‘His story will continue to march on’ Sylacauga community mourns loss of longtime SHS band director Buddy Simpkins

‘His story will continue to march on’ Sylacauga community mourns loss of longtime SHS band director Buddy Simpkins

SYLACAUGA — Generations of young musicians and local residents are mourning the loss of longtime Sylacauga High School band director George “Buddy” Lewis Simpkins, whose influence helped shape the city’s music program for decades. Simpkins, 89, died Sunday.