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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. 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". CARDINAL COMMIT - Incoming freshmen at Gadsden State Community College are invited to attend Cardinal Commit, a summer orientation for new students, from 8 a.m. to noon July 19 -23 on one of three campuses. Sessions will be held July 19 at Gadsden State Cherokee in Centre, July 20 at the Ayers Campus in Anniston and July 21 and 23 on the Wallace Drive Campus in Gadsden. Cardinal Commit is designed to provide students with the information and tools they need to be successful in college from the beginning and assist parents with the information they need to provide support for their new college student. Registration for Cardinal Commit is now open. Visit https:// www.gadsdenstate.edu/admissions-aid/cardinal-commit. cms to register. Questions about Cardinal Commit should be emailed to enrollment@gadsdenstate.edu. FALL REGISTRATION - Registration for Gadsden State Community College’s fall semester terms is ongoing through Oct. 17. Classes begin Aug. 22 for full fall semester and fall mini 1 term and Oct. 14 for the fall mini 2 term. Visit www.gadsdenstate.edu and click on the link to “ONEACCS” at the top of the page to begin the registration process. To be admitted, go to gadsdenstate.edu/apply. For more information regarding admission or registration, email admissions@gadsdenstate.edu. FOREVER WILD BOARD MEETING - The Board of Trustees of the Alabama Forever Wild Land Trust will hold its third quarterly meeting of 2022 on Thursday, August 4, at the Oxford Civic Center, 401 McCullars Ln., in Oxford, Alabama. The meeting will take place at 10 a.m. At this meeting, updates on Forever Wild program activities and tract assessments will be presented. This meeting will also provide an opportunity for any individual who would like to make comments concerning the program to address the board. The public is invited to attend this meeting and is encouraged to submit nominations of tracts of land for possible Forever Wild program purchase. Written nominations may be submitted by email to Forever.Wild@ dcnr.alabama.gov or by letter to the State Lands Division, Room 464, 64 N. Union St., Montgomery, Alabama, 36130. Nominations can also be made online at www. alabamaforeverwild.com/contact/nominate_land_tracts. SHENANDOAH - The 2022 Music on the Mountain celebration at Northeast Alabama Community College will feature the acclaimed country music group Shenandoah. The event will be held Thursday, July 28, 2022, at 7:00 p.m. in the Tom Bevill Lyceum on NACC’s campus. Tickets for Music on the Mountain are $20 and may be purchased online by visiting www.musiconthemountainnacc.com. More info may be obtained by contacting Chasley Brown, Event Planner at NACC, 256-638-4418 or 256-228-6001, ext. 2248, or by email at brownchasley@nacc.edu. TRUCK AND TRACTOR PULL - The high octane action and thunder of big trucks and tractors are back at Lexington Motorsports Park with the annual Lexington Truck and Tractor Pull on August 12-13, 2022. This is a Lucas Oil Pro Pulling League sanctioned event. There will be seven sanctioned classes each night with the stock gas trucks pulling on Friday night and stock diesel trucks pulling Saturday night after the sanctioned classes are complete. Food will be available from the concession stand including the famous Lexington tractor pull hamburgers. There will also be a beer garden for guests 21 years and older. Action is set to begin at 7 p.m. Aug. 12 and 6 p.m. Aug. 13 and everyone is encouraged to bring a lawn chair. Admission is $15 for 13 years old and older, $10 for children 6 to 12 years old and free admission for 5 years old and younger. The Lexington Motorsports Park is located at 123 McQuire Lane in Lexington, AL. For the latest information, visit Lexington Motorsports Park on Facebook. WATERMELONS AND MUSIC - Plenty of sweet juicy fun is on tap the third weekend in August with the combination of summer’s favorite fruit and an incredible music line-up during the annual Watermelon Festival in Russellville. Set for August 19-20, 2022, the Watermelon Festival offers arts and crafts, a variety of watermelon contests, car and truck show, food vendors, children’s activities, games and musical entertainment, along with free samples of watermelon. Admission is free. All activities take place along Main Street (Jackson Avenue). Hours are 6-10 p.m. on Friday and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. on Saturday. For more details check out the full story on the Alabama Ledger website at www.alabamaledger.com. MOTORCYCLE RALLY - The 2022 Cave Springs, Georgia Motorcycle Rally and Music Fest will be held on July 29-31 at the Big Cedar Festival Grounds, located at 125 Davis Road SW. The event will include bikes, live music, and more. For more info call 763-338-4421.
Construction is currently underway for a new gym at Collinsville High School, and the photo above shows the progress as of July 16, 2022. Collinsville Gym Construction Underway Photo by Brandon K. Pierce, Alabama Ledger
Submitted Photo Snead State Community College had 11 students attend the 2022 FBLA-PBL National Leadership Conference in Chicago. During the four day National Conference, the students participated in competitive events, workshops, and social events. Also, the college was awarded the Gold Seal Chapter Award of Merit for the State of Alabama and Dr. Meredith Jackson received the Outstanding Local Chapter Advisor for the State of Alabama. Other winners were: Jake Tidwell - third place in Network Design and fifth place in Networking Concepts; Erika Aragon-Cruz, Cindy Guerrero, Amber Lopez, and Nancy Santiago – third place in Parliamentary Procedure; and Arturo Ramos, Adriana Ponce, Cindy Guerrero and Erika Aragon-Cruz – Bronze PBL Excellence Award. The group members attending the conference were: (Back L-R) Arturo Ramos, Jake Tidwell, Raven Fox, Alicia Ramirez-Perez, Adriana Ponce, Erika Aragon-Cruz, Amber Lopez, Cindy Guerrero, and Nancy Santiago; (Front L-R) R.J. Clark and Sponsor Dr. Meredith Jackson. PBL Students Attend National Leadership Conference
SEC ALL-SPORTS TITLE - The University of Tennessee claimed its first SEC Overall All-Sports title in 2021-22 and the Vols also captured the program's first SEC Men’s All-Sports title since 2007-08. In the SEC Women’s All-Sports standings, Tennessee finished second behind Florida. Across the nine sports for which the SEC tracks head- to-head win/loss records (and at least 13 teams compete), Tennessee owned the league’s best intraconference win percentage in 2021-22 at .672. The next-best win percentage was .595 (Florida). Those nine sports are football, men’s basketball, women’s basketball, baseball, softball, men’s tennis, women’s tennis, soccer and volleyball. Eight Tennessee teams (four men’s and four women’s) finished in the top 16 or advanced to at least the round of 16 in their respective NCAA Championships. Tennessee also was one of only seven Division I programs in the country to make a football bowl game and also qualify for the NCAA Championships in men’s basketball, women’s basketball, softball and baseball (joining Arkansas, LSU, Michigan, Notre Dame, UCLA and Virginia Tech). Tennessee produced a school-record 10 Academic All- Americans in 2021-22, six Lady Vols and four Vols. PLAINVIEW SCHEDULE PICKUP - Students at Plainview High School may pickup their 2022-23 schedules, locker assignments and parking pass on July 25, at the school cafeteria. The following times have been assigned: 11th and 12th Graders (8:00 to 9:30 a.m.), 9th and 10th graders (9:00 to 10:30 a.m.), 8th grades (10:30 a.m. to noon), 6th and 7th graders (1:30 to 3:00 p.m.). There will be a lunch break from noon until 1:30 p.m.
WEISS LAKE MUSIC FESTIVAL - The Weiss Lake Music Festival will be held on August 6 from 4-10 p.m. at Estes Field in Centre. The free event will include music from Chad Steed, Aubrey Itson, Logan Graves, Hanna Dasher and the Oak Ridge Boys. For more info visit www.weisslakemusicfestival.com or call 256-619-0372. BACK TO SCHOOL BASH - The Henagar Chamber of Commerce will present a Back To School Bash on Saturday, July 23 from 4-6 p.m. at the Henagar City Park. The first 150 children will get a free backpack with school supplies. The event will also include Pony Rides, a Bounce House, Hotdogs, Cotton Candy, Pop Corn, and Snow Cones. There will also be free swimming at the Henagar City Pool from noon until 5 p.m. CONFEDERATE RAILROAD - The Alder Springs Volunteer Fire Department is presenting a Concert on the Lake featuring Confederate Railroad. The event, which will also include special guest Jacob Yates, will be held on August 20, 2022 from 5-10 p.m. on the Jeff Cook Stage at Civitan Park in Guntersville. Tickets now on sale at www.eventbrite.com/concertonthelake. For more info call 256-302-4161. ART ON THE ROCKS - The 2022 Art On The Rocks will be held at Noccalula Falls Park and Campground on September 17-18. This will be an outdoor arts and crafts show with over 95 vendors. There will be items such as pottery, paintings, jewelry, baked goods, metal work, glass work and much more Admission will be $4 for kids, seniors and military and $6 for adults. Register to be a vendor by
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