The Albertville Board of Education has named Todd Watkins, the district’s current Assistant Superintendent, as interim superintendent for Albertville City Schools effective July 1, 2023.
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The Albertville Board of Education has named Todd Watkins, the district’s current Assistant Superintendent, as interim superintendent for Albertville City Schools effective July 1, 2023.
Rosalinda Dominguez of Albertville recently was awarded a Study Abroad Grant worth $1,000 from The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi--the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines. Dominguez is one of 125 students nationwide to receive the award.
Daisy Zurita of Albertville, AL, has been named an Emerging Scholar at Jacksonville State University in recognition of her outstanding academic performance as a dual enrollment student in Spring 2023.
Snead State Community College’s incoming students have the opportunity to jumpstart their college success this summer with Parson Days.
These Marshall County students were on the President’s List (All A’s) and the Dean’s List (All A’s & B’s) at Wallace State Community College for the spring semester:
Two DAR girls in the Family & Consumer Science (FACS) program have done what no other Alabama team has been able to do in 6 years – place in the southeastern regional Jr. Chef competition.
A popular summer feature in Guntersville for many years, ARTS Spark STEAM camp for K-5th grade will return June 12-16, with sessions running from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 each day.
The Guntersville High Class of 1983 will hold their 40-year class reunion Saturday, June 17, at 6 p.m. at the Upton House at 1137 Bethel Church Road on Georgia Mountain.
Snead State Community College’s Dual Enrollment program has accelerated the academic journey for several students, including two recent Boaz graduates. The recent graduates received their associate degrees before being awarded their high school diplomas.
Snead State Community College students’ pass rates of the National Council Licensure Examination (NCLEX-RN) have increased dramatically over the last year, rising over 10 percent.
The Guntersville City School Board approved its slate of teachers and others to work in the system's "summer camps" or summer programs.
More than 900 students were awarded degrees as part of Jacksonville State University's Spring 2023 commencement on April 29, including:
Alyssa Jones of Arab and Rhegan Watkins of Guntersville made the dean's list at Lee University for the spring semester.
The Guntersville City School Board conducted its annual performance review of superintendent Dr. Jason Barnett and found he’s generally doing an above average job. But each performance review includes goals and one goal for Dr. Barnett in the coming year is to improve his community engagemen…
Nearly 900 students were awarded degrees as part of Jacksonville State University's spring 2023 commencement on April 29, including:
The most successful Guntersville baseball player in the modern era, Clayton Daniel is coming home to coach after leading DAR as the baseball coach for a season.
JSU Announces Spring 2023 Dean's List
Construction on the new Guntersville High School is said to be 2 or 3 weeks ahead of schedule. That’s a very good thing, Supt. Jason Barnett said.
The construction at Guntersville High School isn’t the only work going on in the Guntersville City Schools. Some other big maintenance projects are in the works over the summer.
Guntersville High School is proud to announce that Evan Hill is the Class of 2023 valedictorian and Cale Dollar is the Class of 2023 salutatorian.
To the Kate Duncan Smith, DAR High School Class of 2023:
Graduates, it is my honor to join in the celebration of your success! I am very proud of you and your accomplishments. You have distinguished yourselves through diligence, determination, and a commitment to achievement.
I would like to congratulate all of our Asbury High School graduates!
Guntersville Electric Board manager Jason Kirkland felt pretty strongly that the local utilities had something to offer students in the Guntersville schools.
“Learning is a treasure that follows its owner everywhere.”
Progress Rail’s Project Literacy and Project Graduation programs held end-of-year celebrations earlier this month. The occasions were extra special, as the celebrations were the first to take place since 2019, before the Covid-19 pandemic hit. The 2022-2023 school year was the first full pro…
High school senior Anna Marie Grdjan graduated from DAR High School on May 18. She is going into the Air Force.
Dear Graduates,
Film is more important than ever for high school football teams. Nowadays, film crews provide game footage to coaches in near real-time.
Ross Yarbrough was not supposed to live, but he did. And last week, the young man with Down syndrome graduated from Guntersville High.
Kenzie Brownlowe of Albertville received a Bachelor of Science in Engineering Technologies and Applied Design from Berea College conferred on May 15, 2023.
Mechatronics students from Marshall Technical School dominated the robotics competition held at the Alabama SkillsUSA Conference in Mobile, Alabama, by winning multiple state championships.
The NAACP and the Southern Poverty Law Center will hold a community town hall meeting in Guntersville Tuesday night to talk about potential racial issues in the Guntersville City Schools. All parents and interested parties are invited to attend.
Maci Allen of Boaz was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation's oldest and most selective collegiate honor society for all academic disciplines at the University of North Alabama
Five local students made the President's List at Southern New Hampshire University (SNHU) for the Winter 2023 term. The winter terms run from January to May.
The children’s book, “Lily the Catfish,” was read by author Blair Newman and illustrator Weezie Boiles at Guntersville Elementary School on Wednesday.
After two decades of feeding children at Douglas Middle School, Susan Dennis's last day in the kitchen was Friday.
The Dean's List at Berry College in Rome, Georgia, honors students who posted an academic average of 3.5.
The Cherokee Elementary School PTO held a Color Run spring fundraiser for its students on Thursday, May 11.
The moment symbolized two years of hard work and sacrifice, but it was with mixed emotions that 32 Snead State Community College students crossed the stage in the Bevill Center to receive their pins as members of the 2023 class of registered nurses.
A pinnacle in Snead State Community College’s 125th Anniversary Celebration was the 2023 Spring Commencement, honoring 179 out of 201 graduates participating in the ceremony on Thursday, May 4.
The voters in the Town of Grant overwhelmingly approved the legal sales of alcohol in a special election held Tuesday. The vote was 191 in favor of legal sales vs. 27 against it.
Breanna Black was awarded the High School Attending Two-Year Scholarship at the Alabama Cattlemen’s Foundation Scholarship Banquet held Friday, May 5, in Wetumpka, AL. Breanna is the daughter of Adrian and Jennifer Black of Grant.
The 4th grade is when students learn about Alabama history and the current class of 4th graders at Guntersville’s Cherokee Elementary got an in-depth look at the state’s historical figures with a special project.
Gavin Moy of Horton recently graduated from University of the Cumberlands in Kentucky. Congratulations, Gavin!
Spring Concert Series to feature Southern Heart band on Thursday, May 18, from 6:30 – 8:30 p.m. at Errol Allan Park in Guntersville. Mountain Valley Arts Council.
It’s graduation time in Marshall County. These are the dates for Guntersville High and the four schools in the county system:
A little more than a week after holding a hearing on Natalie Bunch's appeal of her termination by the City School Board, Judge Phillip Wood has affirmed or upheld the Board's decision.
Two students from Snead State Community College were recently honored as members of the 2023 All-Alabama Academic Team.
In what’s been described as a “classic case of disputed facts,” a former teacher at Guntersville Elementary School is fighting to get her job back after being terminated under unusual circumstances.
On Friday, former Guntersville Elementary School teacher Natalie Bunch appealed the Guntersville School Board’s decision to terminate her following an incident with a student last fall.