When about 100 first graders from Brooks Elementary School in Lauderdale County excitedly stepped off three yellow school buses for an educational program at Joe Wheeler State Park in early May, they probably weren’t thinking about Teddy Roosevelt, but they were about to get an up-close experience with what America’s 26th president called “the wonder-book of nature.”
During the recent Scottsboro City Council meeting, several employees were recognized for their years of service and promotions.
Archie F. Stewart was a passionate and innovative civil rights leader who served as president of the regional NAACP for over ten years. In 1981, Mayor Roy Owen proclaimed “Archie F. Stewart Day” in Scottsboro.
Scottsboro Mayor Jim McCamy has announced his bid for re-electioin.
Payton Edmiston, Republican candidate for Jackson County Circuit Judge announced last week that he was withdrawing his candidacy against incumbent Democrat Jackson County Circuit Judge John Graham.