The Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Foundation is proud to announce a new memorial scholarship. The Hilda Thornbury Fears and Carol McKown Fears Memorial Teacher Scholarship will be available to current Northeast students who are also graduates of Sylvania High School.
Established by Captain John A. Fears, USN (Ret.) and Diane R. Fears, HMCM, USNR (Ret.), this scholarship donation will enable him to honor his mother and late wife while also fulfilling his desire to give back to his alma mater (Sylvania High School) approaching the 60th anniversary of his high school graduation. Fears and his late wife, Carol McKown Fears, had also discussed giving back to Northeast for many years.
NACC (Northeast Alabama Community College) Artist and Art Instructor Barbara Kilgore visited Craig Wedderspoonâs Sculpture Studio at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa over the weekend. She is working in part with University of Alabama Artist and Instructor Katie Adams on a model for the future statue.
A concept developed by NACC President Dr. David Campbell, the statue will honor NACC mascots Trouper the Mustang and Roscoe the Campus Dog. Both Trouper and Roscoe have important fixtures on campus over the past few years, Trouper visitng on special occasions while Roscoe calls NACC s campus home. He can be seen around campus on a daily basis interacting with students, faculty, and staff.
Karrin Ridley was at her old job, working with insurance billing at a doctorâs office in South Pittsburg, Tennessee when she received a message from her husband. He sent her a job posting from Google. They needed employees for the new data center they would be opening in Bridgeport. It was the perfect opportunity.
âThe more I heard about [the data center being built here] and began to see that it was true, the more I hoped and dreamed of one day working here,â said Ridley. âI had pretty much come to the conclusion that if I wanted to work in tech, I would have to commute a couple of hours to and from work each day. That wasnât ideal for me since I still had kids in school at the time.â
Ann Everett, founder of the Northeast Alabama Community College theatre, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021. Mrs. Everett was 81 years old.
Ann Everett was the driving force behind the Northeast Alabama Community College (NACC) Theatre Department, establishing the department and serving as director of the successful program for 21 years. Her legacy at Northeast has impacted countless individuals and will continue to influence the community for generations to come.
âNortheast lost a great friend and contributor with the passing of Mrs. Ann Everett,â remembers NACC President Dr. David Campbell.â âIn fact, her vision, talent, and plain hard work led to the founding of our renowned Theater Department. She used her magic to put on wonderful plays at the college â then on a shoestring budget. She found such great talent in our area, talent that we ourselves did not know we had.â
Ann Maxie Everett, 81, passed away on Tuesday, March 2, 2021 at her home in Scottsboro.Â
Graveside services will be held on Saturday, March 6, 2021 at 2 p.m. at Mountain View Memory Gardens.
Ann was born on December 4, 1939, in Harlan County, Kentucky, and her childhood roots were tied to the Kentucky coal mining area. She received a strong ethic from her parents, Chester and Marie Maxie, who impressed upon their three daughters the importance of education.Â
Ann graduated from Bell County High School in 1957 and attended the following colleges: Georgetown, Moorehead, University of Kentucky, and Lincoln Memorial University. She received a masterâs degree from Auburn University.