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The City of
Sumiton
 The
City of Sumiton is located on the eastern edge of Walker County
and the city limits extend into Jefferson County. Some of
the friendliest people on the planet live here.
Within the last several years Sumiton has
grown extensively with the addition of several national chain
stores and lots of new restaurants, and many other local businesses
which combined make Sumiton a bustling area of commerce.
Sumiton is also the home of Bevill State Community College
which has grown exponentially over the last several years.
Sumiton School which is K-8 is one of the largest schools
in Walker County.
The Library which is located at city hall has a large selection
of books for the entire family. Also available for Library
visitors is a computer with Internet access which is ideal
for research, job hunting, and educational pursuits.
There are upscale subdivisions and charming
older homes in the area depending on your tastes. Sumiton
recently completed construction of a multi-function Senior
Citizen Center which server the people of Sumiton and surrounding
communities. The Senior Center is a hub of activity for
Seniors and a place where they can meet, play games, eat
hot meals and enjoy companionship. The Senior Center is
also a safe shelter for the community during violent weather
situations.
Click here for photos
of the Senior Center.
All of this together makes Sumiton is a great
place to raise your family.
Sumiton Area Veteran's Memorial Holds Wreath Laying Service
Citizens from Sumiton and the surrounding
area gathered at the Sumition Community Center on Saturday, May 29 and held a "laying of the wreath" ceremony for area veterans.
The service was for all veterans from the area who have served America through the years. The wreath was  ceremony was for those soldiers who gave their lives in service to this country.
Bill Fowler who heads the Veteran's Memorial Committee along with Mayor Petey Ellis presided over the ceremony. The Walker County Honor Guard performed
The dedication for the Veteran's Memorial
is scheduled for September 11th 2010. There are still a limited number of memorial granite stones available for those who would like to purchase one of a in honor of a local veteran.
The granite paver stones will help finance the monument. The committee is selling paver stones which will be a permanent part of the memorial.
The pavers (pictured below) will contain the name and other information about local veterans. The deadline for getting your paver in place before the 9/11/10 event is August 1st 2010.
Pavers cost $100 each and contain 3 lines, 21 characters per line (including spaces and special characters). The link below has the form that should be used for each paver.
Click here to view photos from the Laying of the Wreath Ceremony.
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Council members presented $15,000 grant
SUMITON — Tommy Sherer, Alabama House representative for District 13, presented Sumiton Mayor Petey Ellis with a $15,000 grant check during Tuesday’s meeting of the Sumiton City Council.
“We are glad when Council members from our district visit our meetings,” Ellis said upon receiving the check. “We are very appreciative of our representatives and will use this check to help take care of landscaping around the community center.”
Full story courtesy of the Daily Mountain Eagle
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Sumiton Welcomes New Businesses to City
The City of Sumiton welcomes new businesses to Sumiton
Sumiton Feed & Mercantile is a new business that carries a full line of supplies for all your animal needs including tack, wormers, feeds, hay and accessories.
Sumiton Feed and Mercantile is located at 562 State Street Sumiton. The phone number is 205-915-8054.
Also new in Sumiton is Sumiton Recycling. Sumiton Recycling is located on 370 Old Warrior Road (the road between highway 78 and Main Street near TD's Furniture Outlet).
Sumiton Recycling pays cash for aluminum cans, copper, brass, batteries and other metals.
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Sumiton Veterans Memorial Events Planned
The Sumiton Area Veteran's Memorial committee is planning a "Laying of the wreath" ceremony at the Sumiton  Community Center on Saturday May 29th at 2 p.m.
"This ceremony is to commemorate and honor all our fallen comrades. The Walker County Honor Guard will perform at this event.
The committee extends a special invitation to any families who have lost loved ones in the line of duty. Please contact Mike Roberts @ 205-901-7146 or Bill Fowler @ 205-470-1316 and let them know you will be attending this event so that your loved one can be recognized.
The dedication of the new Veteran's Monument will take place on Saturday November 13th 2010.
Again, the Walker County Honor Guard will perform at this event. "This is a really big deal for all area Veterans," says Bill Fowler. "We want to bring honor to all the men and women who have served in the Armed Forces for America."
To help finance this monument, the committee is selling paver stones which will be a permanent part of the memorial.
The pavers (pictured below) will contain the name and other information about local veterans. The deadline for getting your paver in place before the 11/13/10 event is August 1st 2010.
Pavers cost $100 each and contain 3 lines, 21 characters per line (including spaces and special characters). The link below has the form that should be used for each paver.
Print this form, fill out and return to one of city clerks (Judy or Shelby).
NOTE: The Date for the Memorial Dedication has been moved from 9/11/10 until the Satruday after Veteran's Day, November 13th, 2010.
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The
Sumiton Frog Festival
 October 3th 2009
The
2009 Sumiton Frog had picture perfect weather again.
The long-range forecast did not bode well but the rain
moved out on Friday afternoon and the skies were blue
as a swimming pool. It would be hard to order up a better
day off a menu of Great Day options.
The air was cool before sunrise but when the sun peeked up above the horizon
and burned off the early morning dew, the weather was perfect.
There is no way to count the number of people that attend the festival, but at
one point looking down main street in either direction was wall-to-wall people>
The vendors seemed happy this year as people were not only out in droves, but
they were buying more than in years past.
Below is a link to photos from this year's festival.
2009
Frog Festival Fhotos
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