Local Democrats hear from former state chairman Mark Kennedy
Last month Kennedy left his position as chairman to form his own group, the Alabama Democratic Majority. Kennedy said his decision to step down as chairman came from disagreements with the party’s executive board, and that his new group was a chance to reorganize the party.
May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Communication System offering radio control to County 911 board tonight
It wasn’t supposed to have to come to this, said Mike Fincher, who serves on the 911 Board as well as on the board of directors for the Communication System. When the Regional Communication System was set up under state law in 2011, the plan was to eventually be self-sustaining.
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Weaver City Council hears proposals for private garbage collection
“Weaver was going to go broke if we didn’t do that,” Weaver Mayor Wayne Willis said. “I don’t think we’re asking a lot to raise it again.” Several proposals for raising sanitation rates were brought to the table.
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Radio board proposes handing system over to 911 agency
With no money for an upgrade, the Alabama Regional Communication System has suggested dissolving and handing control of the system used by most local public safety agencies to the Calhoun County 911 Board.
May 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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County parties say state Democratic split won't affect them
Broke, and now divided. That’s the direction the once-powerful Alabama Democratic Party might be headed in, and political science experts say it may be as inevitable as it is unenviable.
May 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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One Million Bones art project at Munford Elementary School today to bring awareness to genocide. Photo by Bill Wilson.
Group teaches Munford students about genocide
Students Rebuild has been traveling through the United States for nearly nine months as part of its One Million Bones social awareness project focusing on countries facing humanitarian crises, made their only stop in Alabama on Friday afternoon.
May 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Salary approved, aesthetics discussed at Calhoun County Board of Education meeting
The board also discussed inexpensive ideas on how to make local schools more attractive to visitors. Tobi Burt suggested making entranceways to the schools brighter to avoid “looking like a post office.”
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Grants in the works for county schools, Hobson City
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office is working with the County Commission to secure two federal grants to pay for security at county schools and in Hobson City.
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Motive for Randolph County shootings still unknown
A law enforcement official on Wednesday said investigators weren’t sure what drove a teenager to allegedly shoot three people Sunday night, killing two and critically injuring another.
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Friend calls Roanoke shooting victims loving, devoted couple
Roanoke police Chief Adam Melton said it’s been close to a decade since multiple shootings took place in Roanoke, but this crime is especially hard to process due to how well known the couple was in the community.
May 07, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Randolph County shooting survivor's condition improving
One of the victims in two separate shootings in Randolph County on Sunday night was talking this morning and her condition appeared to be improving, police said. Meanwhile, the teenager suspected of shooting her and killing two other people was preparing for a court appearance.
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Partnership the focus as Calhoun County launches Tourism Week
The key to expanding tourism in Calhoun County, according to guest speaker Francis Smiley, the Welcome Center director for the Alabama Department of Tourism, is expanding tourism to the region, state and the whole Southeast.
May 06, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Teen suspected in two fatal Randolph County shootings
Randolph County deputies have captured a 16-year-old who is suspected in two separate shootings in the county Sunday night.
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Roanoke police to release info on two Sunday shootings
Roanoke police plan today to release information on two shootings that occurred in the city Sunday.
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Ohatchee quads graduating college, will go their separate ways
by Brian Anderson
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May 02, 2013 |  0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
That adventure took them from Ohatchee, where they grew up, to Auburn University, where this weekend the Haynes quadruplets will receive their degrees and graduate.
Chamber recognizes businesses, urges residents to shop local
by Brian Anderson
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May 01, 2013 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
At a press conference Wednesday morning, the chamber announced nominees for its local business of the year award and the kick-off of its Shop Local initiative – a campaign to keep money and jobs in the local economy.
Biking group touts economic promise of Coldwater trails
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 30, 2013 |  0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Part of the trails’ appeal is their unique quality. Coldwater Mountain, when development is finished, will be one of the only destinations in the Southeast made of completely prepared trails that are largely self-sustaining.
Weaver departments to curtail overtime; effort an attempt to prevent more drastic cuts later
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 30, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Mayor Wayne Willis said “after numerous meetings and discussions” he met with Weaver police Chief Wayne Bush and Public Works Director Joey Conger to hash out a new course of action to save the city money without cutting all overtime pay.
Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce to host mountain-bike meeting tonight
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 30, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The meeting about mountain biking's economic benefits will be at 5:30 p.m. at the Chamber office on Quintard.
Still rebuilding:Two years on, storm’s scars haven’t all healed
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 27, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Standing on his front porch Friday, nearly two years after an F4 tornado tore a hole through his mobile home on Cochran Springs Road, Tim Axelton said it’s still hard to believe how much the view has been altered.
Wellborn High educators receive statewide recognition
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 24, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
This week the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools named Wellborn High School Principal Rick Carter its principal of the year for 2013. And math teacher and department head John Griffin is a finalist for Alabama’s Teacher of the Year award for 2013-14 for secondary education.
Ohatchee mayor hopes to renew town’s river
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Cleaning the park, and most of the area around the river that forms the western border of Ohatchee, has become a constant problem, Mayor Steve Baswell said. It’s why next week he’s meeting with Alabama Power and the Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce to try to organize a regular cleanup day aligned with the power company’s Renew Our Rivers program.
Bicycle accident likely caused by stray dog
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A day after a cyclist tumbled out of the Foothills Classic Road Race and into a hospital, a race organizer said the dog that caused his crash was likely a stray.
Sheriff’s Office investigating reports of credit card fraud
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 19, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office is working with the U.S. Secret Service to investigate a string of credit card fraud reported throughout the county over the last several weeks.
Storms expected Friday morning
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 18, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Early morning thunderstorms could pass through Calhoun County on Friday, but any hazardous weather should be over before noon, according to a meteorologist.
Heavy rain floods Oxford
by Brian Anderson and Patrick McCreless
Star Staff Writers
Apr 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 22 22 recommendations | email to a friend
Flash flooding submerged downtown shops and cars in Oxfords busiest intersections this afternoon as a thunderstorm moved through the county, dropping a half-inch of rain over two hours.
Residents want local hearing for tobacco tax bill
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Some Randolph County residents think their local elected officials are ducking calls and ignoring their requests to discuss an unpopular tobacco tax bill, but a state senator said the outrage is news to him.
Two local runners OK at Boston Marathon
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 14 14 recommendations | email to a friend
Ricky Austin, the coach of Spring Garden High School’s basketball teams, and Tom Schuberth, an assistant men’s basketball coach at Jacksonville State University, were both in attendance at today’s Boston Marathon, according to an official with JSU.
Randolph County group seeks immediate accountability from Laird, Dial
by Brian Anderson
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Apr 12, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Roy Terry, a spokesman with the East Alabama Bipartisan Coalition, a loosely connected group of residents in Randolph County created last year to combat a tobacco tax bill by Alabama Rep. Richard Laird, I-Roanoke, and Sen. Gerald Dial, R-Lineville, said the two elected officials have not kept their promise to meet with the public to discuss re-introducing the legislation.


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