One Sardis resident had the idea to start a tradition of having locals vote to choose a Person of the Year. It was Roy Simmons who came up with it and he came back with the results of the vote – overwhelmingly for John “Big John” Cohen. Cohen is known to people in Sardis and […]
Sardis Shoe Tree to Come Down June 14th; Committee Formed to Plan Comemmoration
With sadness, the Sardis community in Mabelvale is facing the inevitable loss of a longtime landmark and beacon of heritage, the Sardis Shoe Tree. It is a tree that has stood for decades in the middle of an intersection at N. Sardis Road and Hogue Road, famously because for whatever reason, it has become a place to […]