Congratulations Class of 2024
Valley Head High School Senior Class of 2024 (Photo by SHEBEV ART & PHOTOGRAPHY) Scenes from Valley Head’s Kindergarten Graduation Valley Head High School Senior Class of 2024 (Photo by SHEBEV ART & PHOTOGRAPHY)
Valley Head Fire Department Receives Thermal Imaging Camera
The Valley Head Volunteer Fire Department was gifted a Seek FirePRO 200 thermal imaging camera by the Alder Springs Volunteer Fire Department Chief James Edwards and Public Information Officer Buck Brown during their meeting on Monday, May 13. Edwards started “Project » Read More
Preparing for Future Healthcare Needs
Many people assume that their family members would automatically be able to make decisions about medical treatments if they were to become incapacitated. However, rules vary greatly from state to state. In some cases, decisions are left up to healthcare providers » Read More
Cub Scouts Trip to the Gulf Packed with Adventure and Education
This past spring break, Cub Scout Pack 4178 embarked on a historical, educational, yet fun trip to Mobile. There the Scouts and families visited the aquarium on Dauphin Island, the USS Alabama, USS Drum, Mobile History Museum, Fort Conde, Africatown » Read More
Valley Head Students Learn From Museum of Literature Project
by Cindy Harrison, English Teacher The group’s assignment is to work as curators to create a museum exhibit for a novel that they chose to read on their own. In doing this, the students must consider what design would work » Read More
St. Joseph’s on-the-Mountain Celebrates Vann McCary Scholarship Winners
The Vann McCary Scholarship fund was established by two St. Joseph’s families with a deep commitment to the growth and prosperity of Mentone and the surrounding area, including Valley Head and Fort Payne. This fund has been making scholarships available for » Read More
Blame the Uke on My Roots
by Sandra Monk I showed up with a uke… My ukulele journey started just this way at the Moon Lake Library, as I appeared with a borrowed instrument for my first free lesson. As a retired nurse and nurse educator, I » Read More
Book Review: The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War by Erik Larson
Erik Larson is a favorite author among Moon Lake Library’s nonfiction fans. The Devil in the White City, Isaac’s Storm, and The Splendid and the Vile are just a few of Larson’s nonfiction bestsellers. His latest, The Demon of Unrest: A » Read More
Summer Reading for All Ages at Moon Lake Library
Tie-dye, Trains, Falconry, and More Coming Your Way When I was young, I liked nothing better than penciling in book titles on my summer reading log. Watching the list of books I’d read over those lazy months get longer by the » Read More