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Wallace State celebrates 47th commencement

Submitted by Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Monday, May 13th, 2013, 1:55pm
Wallace State celebrates 47th commencement

HANCEVILLE, Ala.—Wallace State Community College in Hanceville and President Vicki Hawsey conferred degrees upon approximately 1,000 graduates during Wallace State’s 47th commencement ceremony at Tom Drake Coliseum Friday.  More than 500 participated in the ceremony.

“Graduates, as you conclude this phase of your life’s journey and embark upon the next, we congratulate you and honor each of you tonight for all that you have achieved,” Dr. Hawsey told the Class of 2013.

Hawsey encouraged the group to claim “a life of significance” as defined by John Maxwell. “Success is when we add value to ourselves – through education, achievements, a great job, possessions we acquire, a nice bank account.  Significance, on the other hand, is when we add value to others,” she said. “I challenge you to channel your calling toward adding value to others through your unique ability to serve.”

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Your week in review: May 3

Submitted by MyFoxAL Web Staff on Friday, May 3rd, 6:40 pm
Your week in review: May 3

(RNN) - Police said they arrested three people in connection with the Boston Marathon bombing attacks. Two of the students were roommates with Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, the surviving suspect in the attacks. Azamat Tazhayakov and Dias Kadyrbayev, from Kazakhstan, were charged with obstruction of justice. Robel Phillipos, a U.S. citizen, was charged with making a false statement. Officials do not believe they helped planning the attack, but that they tried to cover up the crime after the fact.

NBA player Jason Collins has come out, saying he is gay. He is the first active openly gay athlete in the NBA.

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Cullman, Blount Co. juniors participate in 'invesTECHgate' Day

Submitted by Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Thursday, May 2nd, 2013, 9:00am
Cullman, Blount Co. juniors participate in 'invesTECHgate' Day

HANCEVILLE – Wallace State Community College hosted more than 300 high school juniors from both Cullman and Blount Counties last month for the second annual “invesTECHgate Day.” The event offered high school students a chance to get an in-depth look at technical careers available at the collegiate level.

High schools visiting campus were Vinemont, Hanceville, Cold Springs, J.B. Pennington, Hayden and Locust Fork.  

Through a survey administered at the respective high schools, students selected the technical program they’re interested in and spent a couple of hours at Wallace State learning more about the skills and requirements associated with their possible career choice. Students chose among Diesel Mechanics, Welding, Agriculture, Precision Machining, Aviation, Cosmetology, HVAC, Drafting/Design, Auto Manufacturing, Electronics, Culinary Arts, Auto Service and Collision Repair.  

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Ala. follows up Best BBQ Bracket contest with Sauce-Off competition

Submitted by Melynda Sides, Digital Content Producer
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 1:58pm
Ala. follows up Best BBQ Bracket contest with Sauce-Off competition

MONTGOMERY, AL - Community leaders in four Alabama cities will sample local barbecue sauces and send regional winners to the "BBQ Sauce-Off" championship on May 18 in Birmingham.

The regional competitions will begin May 4 in downtown Montgomery at the Southern Makers Festival and in Mobile at the Market on the Square.  The following Saturday competitions will be held in Decatur at the Decatur/Morgan County Farmers Market and in Tuscaloosa at the Tuscaloosa River Market.

Alabama Tourism Department's Brian Jones said the Sauce-Off is a follow up to the popular BBQ Bracket contest on Facebook that state tourism did last month. "We had more than 81,000 votes cast on our Alabama Food Facebook page with Jim ‘N Nick's ending up as our state winner. The BBQ Bracket was like a hit movie and the Sauce-Off is our sequel," Jones said.

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Get Healthy 5K run, bike ride raises money for United Way of Cullman

Submitted by Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Tuesday, April 30th, 2013, 1:07pm
Get Healthy 5K run, bike ride raises money for United Way of Cullman

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Approximately 50 runners, walkers and bicyclers took part in the Wallace State Healthy Campus Initiative’s 5K Run and Fun Bike Ride benefiting United Way of Cullman on April 21.

According to Cynthia Newman, member of the Healthy Campus Initiative committee and one of the event’s organizers, the event raised $400 for United Way.

Winners in the 5K were Nathan Graves (1st place male – 19:35) of Cullman and Hannah Sharp (1st place female – 32:43) of Red Bay. 

Adults and children participating in the Fun Bike Event traveled the newly designated 2-mile route around campus.

The event is the latest in the college’s Healthy Campus Initiative, which this spring is encouraging students, faculty, and staff to bring an extra set of wheels to campus.

For more information about Wallace State, visit www.wallacestate.edu.

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Get rid of prescription drugs at national take back event April 27

Submitted by Brianne Britzius, Fox 6 Digital Producer
Monday, April 22nd, 2013, 5:14pm
Get rid of prescription drugs at national take back event April 27

The Cullman Police Department will participate in the National Drug Take Back 2013 event.

Officers will take back unused or expired prescription drugs, no questions asked, Saturday, April 27 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.

At last year's event, 488,395 pounds of prescription medications were collected at more than 5,000 take back sites across the U.S.

The most common ways of getting rid of prescription drugs--throwing them away or flushing them down the toilet--are considered unsafe. The Partnership for a Drug Free America estimates that every day 2,500 teenagers use prescription drugs, most often found in a home medicine cabinet, to get high for the first time. The National Take Back Day seeks to prevent the availability of those unused prescription drugs in the home.

Residents can drop of their medications at the following locations:

601 2nd Avenue NE, Cullman

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Wallace State Theatre presents "You Can't Take it with You"

Submitted by Wallace State Community College-Hanceville
Saturday, April 13th, 2013, 8:54am
Wallace State Theatre presents "You Can't Take it with You"

HANCEVILLE, Ala. – Chaos ensues when Alice Sycamore brings a young suitor home to meet her eccentric family.

That’s the setting for Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman’s 1937 Pulitzer-Prize winning play, “You Can’t Take It with You,” being staged by the Wallace State Theatre Department this week. 

If the Sycamore family seems mad, it is not long before we realize that if they are mad, the rest of the world is madder in this quick-witted and timeless screwball comedy about a crazy, dysfunctional family.

Director Lauren Cantrell-Salerno said, "'You Can't Take it With You' is a charming play about living life to the fullest. The cast and crew have worked very hard on this production, and I'm excited to share it with our community." 

Five performances will be held in the Betty Leeth Haynes Theatre at the Wallace State Student Center through April 14 as follows:

Saturday, April 13, at 7 p.m.

Sunday, April 14, at 2 p.m.

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