Prayer Garden Dedicated at First Baptist, West Blocton

Sunday, July 29, marks the dedication of a prayer garden at the First Baptist Church of West Blocton. This event culminates the run of the Smithsonian Exhibit, Between Fences, in West Blocton and in Alabama. For more information on the prayer garden, contact the Reverend Bob Praytor at 205-938-7392.

Students from West Blocton Elementary School Place in International Web Design Contest

If you want to see a really neat, fact-filled, website designed by 4th graders from West Blocton, go to www.bibbed.org/wbes/CSI/index.html
The team has placed in the International Thinkquest Competition and will be traveling to Atlanta to present their work. The prizes for honorable mention are new laptops for each person on the team, a trip the the Aquarium in Atlanta, and a trip to a Braves game, provided by the Friends of the Cahaba National Wildlife Refuge. This is a huge honor for our kids, our school, and Alabama. The site focuses on the Cahaba River and the wildlife on the Cahaba National Wildlife Refuge.