In 1975, a group of 10 and 11-year-old children from Harris Temple COGIC and the Mulberry Heights Community came together to form the Holy Angels Gospel Singers, under the leadership of Rosa Coleman.
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Elba City Schools is participating in the Summer Food Service Program.
Chanler Coppage of Elba was among the Enterprise State Community College [ESCC] students recognized Tuesday, April 12, during the 49th Annual Honors Assembly. Coppage was acknowledged during this assembly as an Honor Student. A 2020 graduate of Elba High School, he is the son of Billy and He…
On Tuesday, March 15, the Coffee County 4-H Club held its annual public speaking contest.
The Elba High School choral department will light up the stage again this spring with a Disney musical. This year’s show will be the Lion King Jr ®.
Live action wrestling is coming to Elba High School this month with professional contract wrestlers delivering the entertainment.
The Bryant-Jordan Foundation Student Athlete Program consists of two main categories: the scholar-athlete awards and the achievement awards. This year, Elba High School is home of the Class 2A, Region 2 achievement award winner.
Pre-Registration is underway for acceptance into Elba Elementary School’s First Class Pre-K program – Alabama’s Voluntary Pre-K Program.
The 2021 overall winner of the John Coffee National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution Chapter Good Citizen’s Award and Scholarship Contest was Elba High School’s Callie Pope.
The Coffee County Sheriff’s Office brought a special guest to celebrate Red Ribbon Week with students at Elba Elementary School last week.
DAR PROMOTES CONSTITUTION WEEK...The National Society Daughters of the American Revolution urges Americans to reflect on the United States Constitution during the month of September’s annual observance in honor of this foundational document of national governance. The DAR initiated the obse…
Elba City Schools superintendent Chris Moseley announced today [Thursday, Sept. 16] that the indoor mask mandate for all Elba school buildings would be extended indefinitely.
The Homecoming Court is (photo at left, identified left to right): Madison Lolley, sophomore attendant; Rachel Hall, junior attendant; Faith Peters, senior attendant; Brooke Senn, 2021 Homecoming Queen; Griffin Holley, senior attendant; Gracie Perry, senior attendant, and Laken White, fres…
Elba High School will celebrate Homecoming Friday, Sept 17, and the theme is “Beat the Bears Back in Time!”
A RIBBON CUTTING WAS HELD last Thursday evening, Aug. 5, on the campus of New Brockton Elementary School celebrating completion of construction for a new 12-classroom addition at the school. School board members, Superintendent Kelly Cobb, former superintendent Kevin Killingsworth, local que…
Elba High School was represented this summer at Alabama Girls State and Alabama Boys State, both held on the campus of the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa, Ala.
The Elba Tigers are conducting a BBQ Plate Sale with all proceeds benefitting the Elba High School Football Program.
Elba Tiger Supporters,
The Elba High Class of 1957 donated $200 last week to the Elba High School Library in memory of three classmates who have passed away - Ben Carpenter, Lee Brown, and Mavis Bowden Burch. The donation check was presented to Elba High School media specialist Jane Moseley (right) by 1957 class …
Due to COVID 19 restrictions registration for Kinston, New Brockton and Zion Chapel will be held at the Coffee County Farm Center in New Brockton, Alabama.
Elba High football coach Marc Sieving says it is important that his football players take part in giving back to the community that support them. With that in mind, Sieving, 22 of his players, and two other coaches put out eight pallets of sod Wednesday, April 7, at the recently completed Ha…
The Daughters of the American Revolution [DAR] Good Citizen’s Award and Scholarship Contest, created in 1934, is intended to encourage and reward the qualities of good citizenship. This award recognizes and rewards individuals who possess the qualities of dependability, service, leadership …
Alabama’s nationally recognized First Class Pre-K is preparing for another exciting school year [2021-2022], and Elba Elementary School is among those encouraging parents to pre-register their qualifying child now!
Elba High School recognized its 2020 Homecoming Queen and Court last Friday, Oct. 23, during Homecoming activities. The Coronation ceremony was held Friday morning, and the queen and court again were recognized pre-game Friday night. Those pictured above include (left to right): Kate Hudson,…
Elba City Schools and Coffee County Schools will remain closed, Friday Sept. 18, due to roads that will be impassable for buses.
Elba City and Coffee County Schools will remain closed Thursday, Sept. 17, due to ongoing weather conditions being experienced due to Hurricane Sally.
The Elba City Board of Education will conduct its annual budget hearings for the Elba City School System on Tuesday, Sept. 15th. The first Fiscal Year 2021 budget hearing will be at 12 noon Tuesday, Sept. 15, from inside the Elba High School auditorium. The second required hearing will be Tu…
Elba Elementary School will hold it 2020 Drive Thru School Supply Drop Off and Back-to-School Orientation next week! In an attempt to reduce the wait time and long lines of traffic, please note the location of the student’s orientation at which Elba Elementary teachers will be handing out st…
With the start of the 2020-2021 school year nearing, Elba City Schools superintendent Chris Moseley provided board member with the latest updates to Elba’s reopening plan during the monthly school board meeting held Tuesday evening, July 21st. The meeting was held in the cafeteria of Elba Hi…
Elba City Schools encourages parents of Elba students to complete the “Elba City Schools Re-Opening Survey for Parents” which can be accessed by clicking on the link on the school’s webside [elbaed.edu] or from the Elba High School or Elba Elementary School facebook pages. “Elba City Schools…
On Monday, May 18, the Elba High School Alumni Association announced its 2020 scholarship recipients. Elba seniors Chanler Coppage and Lauren Haley each were presented with a $1,500 monetary scholarship to be used at the college of their choice. The alumni association provides two $1,500 eac…
Connie Hawthorne of Kinston, Alabama, recently was initiated into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and most selective all-discipline collegiate honor society. Hawthorne was initiated at the University of West Alabama. Only the top 10 percent of seniors and 7.5 percent …
Elba High School senior Leighanne Sanders won the Class 1A Bryant-Jordan Student-Achievement Award, which was announced Monday night, April 13, during the 35th annual Bryant-Jordan Student Athlete Awards Program. This year’s program was televised due to the COVID-19 concerns in the state, bu…
As schools statewide prepare to complete the school year remotely, internet access will be critical to each student's continued academic success.
ELBA ELEMENTARY STUDENT KAYDEN MOSELEY (center) led the Pledge of Allegiance during the Tuesday, March 17, Elba Board of Education meeting. After recently placing third in a Coffee County 4-H Baking Contest, Moseley was invited to attend the board meeting and lead the group in reciting the p…
Elba Elementary School announced this week that it will conduct it 2020-2021 Kindergarten Registration on Wednesday, March 25, and Thursday, March 26, at the school. Anyone with a child that has turned five years old or will turn five years old on or before September 1, 2020, is encouraged t…
Lunch available Monday, Wednesday and Friday [March 23-27] for anyone under the age of 18 at these locations and times in Elba.
On Friday, Feb. 14, Brooke Goff and Rolanda Jones, representing Alabama Power, delivered a check in the amount of $960 to Elba High School principal Wynn Grimes, and that money will be used for classroom supplies. The funds have been dedicated to a science classroom to make lab improvements …
The annual Coffee County Honor Band program continued this year as Elba High School again played host to students from the county for this 3-day clinic that concluded with a community concert held Thursday night, Jan. 23, at the Elba High School auditorium. ‘We were honored to have very high…
Online applications for pre-registration into the First Class Pre-K Program – this is Alabama’s Voluntary Pre-K Program for Elba Elementary School is underway now. This is for the 2020-2021 school year. According to Kenya Martin, counselor at Elba Elementary School, the pre-registration date…
The Elba High School baseball program kicks off the season each year in a unique and fun way, and this year will be no different as the annual Old-Timers vs Rookies Hit-A-Thon and Game event is set for Saturday, Feb. 8, at the baseball field on Elba High School’s campus. This is a family eve…
The Elba High School Alumni Association held its annual Homecoming meeting Friday, Oct. 18, at the Elba High School cafeteria. “We were extremely pleased with the attendance this year for the alumni meeting,” said Linda Hodge, president of the Elba High School Alumni Association. “We had fol…
The Elba High School Marching Tiger Band is hosting its 2nd Annual Pea River Marching Band Contest on Saturday, Oct. 26th. Last year as a first-time event, the band contest drew a crowd of more than 5,000 people in attendance, including bands, parents, and other fans. Elba’s director of ban…
The Elba Marching Tiger Band completed the festival and competition portion of its season last Saturday, Oct. 5, at the 14th Annual A-Town Invitational in Andalusia, Ala. The Saturday prior, the Elba Marching Tigers participated in marching festivals in both Daleville and Rehobeth on the sam…
Elba High School will celebrate Homecoming Friday, Oct. 18, and the theme is “The Real Competition is EHS!” There will be a Pep Rally/Bonfire Thursday evening, Oct. 17, at 7 p.m. The Homecoming Queen Coronation will be held Friday morning at 9 a.m. followed by a pep rally at Elba High School…
DAR AND EHS GOOD CITIZENS...The DAR and EHS Good Citizens for Elba High School have been named for the Class of 2020. The DAR Good Citizen is Lauren Haley (left) and the EHS Good Citizen is Maggie Hammonds (right).
As the nation remembered the tragic terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001 last week on the 18th anniversary of that day, students at Elba City Schools discussed the events. Kindergarten students in Claire Bailey’s class talked about the events that took place 18 years ago and discussed that ev…
5-gallon buckets situated in a semi-circle in the Elba Elementary School music room can only mean one thing… It’s drumming time! Elementary music teacher Jeff Carpenter is implementing this school year a bucket drumming class that will include third and fourth grade classes. He said third gr…
The Elba High School Student Council hosted an American Red Cross Blood Drive at the school Wednesday, Aug. 14, and the ‘gift of life’ the top priority of the day. EHS Student Council sponsor Amanda Martin said 26 units of blood were collected during this blood drive from students, faculty, …
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