Have Another Coke! – Remembrances of Sylacauga by Ginger Clifton

Last  week I shared some of Ray McDiarmid’s memories of Coke’s business development in Sylacauga. Ray, the pharmacist at Dixie Drug in Sylacauga for many years, along with his Dad, Dr. Red McDiarmid, were in a position to know many of the people who worked at...

Brown Bag Fall 2023 Series “Sentimental Journey”

Wednesday, October 4th, 2023 – Linda Rochester Irene (Rena) Vansandt Teel—Gone but Not Forgotten” Irene “Rena” Vansandt, born in 1894 near Rockford Alabama, entered the world with a veil or caul over her face, causing her parents to fear that their child...

Heroes Remembered – Remembrances of Sylacauga by Ginger Clifton

Woody Harris and his younger brother, Luel, grew up in the Gantts Quarry community. Their parents Eppie Saxon Harris and Houston Monroe Harris had eight children. Their sister, Mary Nell Harris Dale (Aubrey) is the mother of Sylacauga’s own Sandra Dale Sims (Rev....

Jim Nabors – Remembrances of Sylacauga by Ginger Clifton

James Thurston Nabors was born in Sylacauga, Alabama, June 12, 1930, to Fred and Mavis Nabors. Fred was a policeman and Mavis worked at a local restaurant, the Forks Café, on South Broadway near where Jim’s childhood home still stands. He had two sisters,...