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Marshall County Youth Tour Winners Receive Snead State Community College Scholarship
BOAZ CHAMBER BANQUET - The annual Boaz Chamber of Commerce Banquet will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at The Event Center located at 201 Elizabeth Street. The event will be DowntownAbbeyAttire and the cost per ticket is $50. The banquet will include dinner, music, fun, games and a live auction. ROCK THE SOUTH - The "Biggest Party in the South” is back in Cullman on Aug. 5-6, 2022, with an incredible lineup of musicians. Morgan Wallen and ALABAMA will be the 2022 headliners with other well- known musicians, HARDY, Jamey Johnson, Koe Wetzel, Jimmie Allen, Colt Ford, Matt Stell and Dee Jay Silver. SNEAD STATE MUSIC EVENTS - Snead State Community College will hold it's Community Wind Band Concert on Sunday, April 24, at 3 p.m., and the Snead State Music Department’s Spring Concert on Friday, April 29, at 7 p.m. Both performances will take place in the Bevill Center Auditorium. The Snead State Masterworks Chorale, formerly known as the Community Choir, will present a spring concert on Thursday, May 5, at 7 p.m., also in the Bevill Center Auditorium. All of these events are free. 2022 BLOOMING FESTIVAL - The 38th annual Blooming Festival will be held on April 23-24 at the Ava Maria Grotto in Cullman. The Arts and Crafts fair will be held from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. STYX CONCERT - The legendary rock band STYX, along with REO Speedwagon, are scheduled to perform at the Orion Amphitheater in Huntsville on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 at 6:45 p.m.. STYX is known for a variety of 70's and 80's music, including hits such as "Come Sail Away" and "Renegade". 1950 US CENSUS RELEASED - The National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) recently made population records from the 1950 Census available to the public for the first time. According to data from the US Census Department, between 1940 and 1950, the US grew 14.5%, to 151,325,798 people. New York, Chicago, and Philadelphia, remained the nation's largest urban places. With a population of 1,970,358 in 1950, Los Angeles, surpassed Detroit to become the nation's fourth largest city. Western states saw enormous population gains with California's population growing an astounding 53.3% since 1940, while Arizona and Nevada's populations grew 50.1 and 45.2 percent, respectively. The nation's foreign-born population decreased from 11.4 million in 1940 to about 10.1 million in 1950. The 1950 Census was taken during the Presidential term from Harry S. Truman and it was filled with famous "firsts" and historic events. U.S. State Department official Alger Hiss was convicted of espionage and Julius and Ethel Rosenberg were arrested for selling nuclear secrets to the Soviet Union. Also, American consumers received their first "charge cards"; the Korean War began; actor James Dean got his first paid acting job; Charles Schulz published the first Peanuts comic strips; and the median value of the American home value was $7,354. In professional sports, Earl Lloyd, Chuck Cooper, and Nat "Sweetwater" Clifton integrated professional basketball; and Yogi Berra and Joe Dimaggio led the NYYankees to a world championship. INTERNSHIP PROGRAM - The US Library of Congress is seeking applicants for its Archives, History and Heritage Advanced Internship Program, which will run from Sept. 12 to Nov. 18, 2022. This 10-week paid internship is open to undergraduate juniors and seniors, graduate and doctoral students interested in learning and conducting research at the largest library in the world. The 2022 internship program will be a hybrid format that includes on-site and remote projects, allowing interns from near and far to participate. The deadline to apply is, April 25, 2022. For more information email AHHA@loc.gov or visit the website at https://www.loc.gov. ADMINISTRATIVE WEEK - Administrative Professionals Week will be celebrated at Gadsden State Community College with a professional development opportunity for administrative assistants and clerks from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. April 28 in the Bevill Center Lecture Hall on the East Broad Campus. Registration is $25 and includes lunch. Participants must RSVP by April 22 to Baisha Woody at 256-549-8234 or bwoody@gadsdenstate.edu. CAMPGROUND RENOVATIONS - The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources' (ADCNR) State Parks Division has announced plans to renovate and construct a new state-of-the-art public access campground, with a full array of utilities, for guests with motorhomes and travel trailers at Lake Guntersville State Park. As part of this project, the state anticipates upgrading/reconstructing the existing Town Creek Campground to add 25 RV sites with “full hookup” supplies, including 50AMP service, water, sewer, and Wi-Fi service. The campsite renovation may also include improvements to the entrance, an asphalt access drive, storm drainage improvements, a water main and related upgrades, a sewage dump station and pump station, water, internet/fiber connectivity, and electrical service at each campsite, as well as picnic tables and grills.
Snead State College recently presented one-year full tuition scholarships to the winners of the first round of the Alabama Youth Tour Competition, sponsored by Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative. The competition required students to submit an essay and participate in an interview process prior to selection for the scholarship. All of the participants were eligible to be included in an Alabama Youth Tour trip to Montgomery, which took place on March 15-17. Students participating in the competition included Juleydi Franco Ramos of Crossville, Nicole Abercrombie and Katlyn Amanda Brothers, both of Douglas, Emma Cook and Elijah Slaton, both of Geraldine.
Participants of the 2022 Alabama Youth Tour competition, sponsored by Marshall-DeKalb Electric Cooperative, received a scholarship to Snead State Community College to use once they graduate from high school. (Pictured from left) Snead State President Dr. Joe Whitmore presented the scholarships to Juleydi Franco Ramos, Nicole Abercrombie, Amanda Brothers, Emma Cook and Elijah Slaton while MDEC representatives Kelli Whorton and Hannah Hanson offered their congratulations. Photo Courtesy of Snead State
Andrew Albrechet, Owner/CEO gives remarks, during the AUBix Grand Opening on Monday March 28, 2022. In August 2021, Governor Kay Ivey announced that AUBix LLC planned to open this $120 million data center in Auburn. The 40,000-square foot facility is located just outside Auburn University’s campus. AUBix is a firm founded by Auburn businessmen and will serve as a secure, multi-tenant data center. It is designed to bring technology parity to underserved communities across the state and is expected to become an economic catalyst for Alabama. Photo by Hal Yeager, Governor's Office Auburn Data Center Holds Grand Opening
GARTH BROOKS CONCERT - County music legend Garth Brooks has announced a concert for June 4, 2022 in Birmingham. Tickets went on sale Friday, April 8 at 10:00 a.m. CDT. You can blame it all on our roots when we show up in boots to welcome Garth Brooks back to Alabama on June 4 for the new Protective Stadium’s first concert. "I am proud to have Garth here in Sweet Home Alabama and knowAlabamians and folks from all over will give this country legend a warm welcome in Birmingham this summer," said Alabama Governor Kay Ivey. MOON OVER BUFFALO - The Gadsden State Theatre Department will present "Moon over Buffalo" at 7 p.m. April 21-23 and 28-30. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students/seniors. For tickets or more information, please visit wallacehall.org. MEMORIES OF MAYBERRY - The Town of Valley Head will be hosting Memories of Mayberry on Saturday, May 7, 2022. The event will include your favorite Mayberry characters, a cruise-in, arts and crafts, food, live entertainment and various vendors. There will be an Aunt Bee's Dill Pickle Contest and a Pie Baking Contest. The Dill Pickle contest judging will be at 10 a.m. at City Hall and the Pie Baking contest judging will be at 11 a.m. Proceeds from the event will benefit the Valley Head Fire Department. The day of fun will kick off at 9 a.m. For more information call 256-899-3776 or 256-635-6814. RENT ASSISTANCE - The U.S. Department of the Treasury has announced that through February 2022, state and local Emergency Rental Assistance (ERA) grantees have made over 4.7 million payments to households and spent or obligated approximately $30 billion in assistance of the program’s total $46 billion. Treasury expects the vast majority of the remaining funds to be deployed to households or paid to grantees by the middle of 2022. For more information please check out the Alabama Ledger's web site at www.AlabamaLedger.com.
WOMEN'S FOUNDATION GRANT - Snead State Community College has received a $50,000 grant from the Women’s Foundation of Greater Birmingham to serve women within the Marshall County and surrounding area The grant will fund scholarships for career skills training for up to 15 women who meet the eligibility requirements. Students receiving a scholarship as part of this project will have access to comprehensive career coaching services. They will earn credentials needed in the manufacturing industry, such as Certified Production Technician, OSHA 10 Hour General Industry, NC 3 Precision Measurement, National Career Readiness and Alabama Certified Worker. In addition, the other training received will be soft skills, digital and financial literacy and parenting workshops. Childcare and transportation assistance will be available as needed. Snead State is accepting applications for the Career Scholarships for Women, and classes are scheduled to begin May 16. For more information or to apply for the Career Scholarships, call (256) 840-4152 or email cherri.barnard@snead.edu. BLACKBERRY SMOKE CONCERT - The Sand MountainAmphitheater inAlbertville is set to host the Spirit of the South Festival, which will feature music from Blackberry Smoke, Drake White, and the Read Southall Band. The concert will be held on June 24, 2022. EARTH DAY CELEBRATION - Earth Day is set for Friday, April 22, 2022 and the Town of Valley Head is planning a special Earth Day Celebration on Thursday, April 21 at the Valley Head Town Park. The event will be held from 3:30-5:30 p.m. and will include a Duck Race at 5 p.m. Everyone is encouraged to bring their lawn chairs and come enjoy various display, activities and games. Food will be available for purchase. The events special guests will include Bigfoot and Smokey the Bear. For more information about the event contact the city of Valley Head at 256-635-6814.
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