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Students: White Night party at Northeast Alabama Community College

Students: White Night party at Northeast Alabama Community College

The NACC SGA presents a dance party in the Student Center on Friday, August 19 from 8 p.m. - 12 a.m., the White Night Black Light Party.

This dance party is like no other: Dress to impress in neon or your brightest whites!

There will be a live DJ and the T.O.Y.S. are the featured act, a dance crew from Huntsville.

Don't miss it!

We want your back-to-school photos!

We want your back-to-school photos!

It’s that time of the year again, when parents are preparing for the upcoming school year.

We all know that being a parent is a tough job, especially when it comes to school shopping.

WAFF 48 “Your Community” website wants to show off your hard work.

Send us your “Back to School” photos of your kids and don’t forget to include their names, grade, what school they attend and what community you live in to pix@waff.com.

 

Jackson County schools systems fail to make AYP

Jackson County schools systems fail to make AYP

MONTGOMERY, AL (WAFF) - The government determines annually which schools in Alabama are making adequate yearly progress, or AYP. The results for 2010-11 are now in.

About 72 percent of Alabama's schools made AYP, which means those schools met every one of their stated goals.

NACC offers tuition waver for qualified students

NACC offers tuition waver for qualified students

The Alabama State Board of Education has authorized Northeast Alabama Community College to assist students who were adversely affected by the storms of April 27. Northeast will provide a 50% tuition waiver for students to either enroll or re-enroll and who demonstrate a significant loss.

School supplies and Christian music

School supplies and Christian music

School supplies are needed in Jackson County, and this event is supporting that very cause.

Rock The Block will be Saturday, August 6 from 3-10 p.m. at Caldwell School in Scottsboro. It's a Christian rock concert founded in 2009 to provide for the needs of hurting children and families as they prepare for the upcoming school year. They have provided thousands of dollars in materials that have been distributed to hundreds of students.

Bring school supplies, a lawn chair or blanket, and money for food and merchandise.

If you would like to know more about how to help for the 2011 event, contact them at 256-259-8556.

To see the lineup, click here.

Sales Tax Holiday kicks off August 5th

Sales Tax Holiday kicks off August 5th

Just in time for back-to-school shopping, Alabama's Sales Tax Holiday begins on Friday, August 5th in Scottsboro.

Scottsboro students prepare to go back to school

Scottsboro students prepare to go back to school

It's that time of year again: BACK TO SCHOOL!

The dates have been released, and we have some supply information for you! Scottsboro City Schools will start August 15th.