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Anniston Star launching online subscription plan
Bob Davis, editor and associate publisher of The Star, said the change is part of a national trend of newspapers — about 400 in the last two years — that are asking readers to pay for online content.
Apr 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Local cities rank low on group’s business-friendly list
The list was compiled by the Alabama Policy Institute, a nonprofit research organization that, according to its website, is “dedicated to the preservation of free markets, limited government and strong families.”
Apr 06, 2013 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Left to right, Victor Williams, Ellen Bass, Sonde Coleman and Julia Segars receive their Citizen of the Year awards Thursday at Anniston’s First United Methodist Church. The awards were presented by Anniston Star Associate Publisher, Bob Davis, far right. (Anniston Star photo by Bill Wilson)
Four groups earn 'Citizen of the Year' status
The Anniston Star-sponsored award that has traditionally gone to one man or one woman was this year given to four groups due to the nature of their collective accomplishment.
Mar 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Civil rights historian and Pulitzer Prize winner Diane McWhorter at the Ayers Lecture Series at JSU on Thursday.(Photo by Bill Wilson / The Anniston Star)
Pulitzer Prize winner delivers Ayers lecture
McWhorter wrote “Carry Me Home: Birmingham, Alabama, the Climactic Battle of the Civil Rights Revolution,” which won the 2002 Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction.
Mar 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Diane McWhorter
Pulitzer Prize-winning author to be Ayers Lecture speaker on March 14
Diane McWhorter will speak at 1 p.m. on the fifth floor of Stadium Tower at Jacksonville State University. Admission is free, and the event will be open to the public. Doors will open at 12:40 p.m. McWhorter will also speak at 4:30 p.m. in the auditorium of the Anniston Museum of Natural History, which will also be free to the public.
Mar 07, 2013 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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City leaders are hopeful serious progress can be made in downtown redevelopment with a new city council and investment in area bike trails. (Photo by Trent Penny / The Anniston Star)
Residents, officials hopeful Anniston’s downtown can thrive again
Fresh faces in City Hall are studying the problem again. They hope to draft a plan for the district — developed from feedback from residents and business owners — that will capitalize on resources like the area’s cycling trails.
Feb 24, 2013 |  0 comments | 18 18 recommendations | email to a friend
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Water board hires Ed Turner to succeed Jim Miller as general manager
“I look forward to working with Ed in the transition to new leadership for our water and sewer system,” Jim Miller said in a press release.
Feb 23, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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Sheriff Amerson speaks as association leader on topic of gun violence
“Gun control alone will not solve the problem of guns and extreme violence,” Amerson read. “Society needs a thoughtful and comprehensive approach to this many faceted issue.”
Feb 02, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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The water splashed up by this car on Hillyer High Road in Anniston Wednesday could become part of a slushy mix on area streets this evening if snow falls during the afternoon as predicted. (Anniston Star photo by Bill Wilson)
Snow is on the horizon today — here's what you might be wondering
Is this a buy-bread-and-milk event? Probably not, because while the snow depth might be impressive by central Alabama standards, the ground temperature has been so mild lately that getting around shouldn't be too difficult, forecaster said.
Jan 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Fog is seen Tuesday among trees along Veterans Memorial Parkway in Anniston. (Anniston Star photo by Bill Wilson)
Rainfall heavy, but normal; cold on its way
From the first of the month until Jan. 14, an instrument at the Anniston City Airport measured 3.14 inches in rain. That’s about an inch and half above normal for that time.
Jan 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
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A shopper pushes her cart to the car after shopping at the Big Kmart in Anniston. The store has been at its north Anniston location across from Blue Mountain Road for some 40 years. (Anniston Star photo by Shannon Tucker)
Anniston's Kmart will close soon
A manager at the local store, one of Anniston’s oldest big-box retailers, confirmed that it would be closing, but directed all other questions, including the specific date of closure, to the company’s corporate media relations department.
Jan 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
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Star publisher releases book on Alabama football
Days before the BCS national championship, Anniston Star publisher H. Brandt Ayers has released an electronic book that explores the cultural implications of college football — a sport he calls a civic religion, a metaphor for combat and a fulcrum for change in American race relations.
Jan 03, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
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Crews recently cleared the path for a planned road to connect Iron Mountain Road to Alabama 21 north of Lenlock. It's hoped the road will help draw industry to McClellan.
Planned road could be path to more jobs at McClellan
Officials with the McClellan Development Authority hope a planned new road will entice manufacturers to consider a move to the old fort. Crews recently clear-cut the right-of-way for nearly two miles of planned road to connect an industrial park at McClellan with Alabama 21 north of Lenlock.
Dec 16, 2012 |  0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Nearly a dozen National Guardsmen, including Steven Kearns, above, spent much of Wednesday morning unloading 52 boxes of wreaths at the Fort McClellan Army National Guard Center. The decorations are for a nationwide effort to honor deceased veterans. (Anniston Star photo by Trent Penny)
Local military officials to take part in Wreaths Across America event
Retired Army Maj. Gen. Gerald Watson, head of the local committee, said the public is encouraged to attend the wreath-laying event. Visitors are asked to enter through Baltzell Gate and to follow the signs directing them to the cemetery.
Dec 12, 2012 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Commerce Tower, the 11-story building at Noble Street and Alabama 202, is in foreclosure, (Photo by Bill Wilson/The Anniston Star)
Downtown high-rise in foreclosure
One of Anniston’s most prominent office buildings, the Commerce Tower, is in foreclosure. According to a legal notice published Saturday, the building’s owner, Commerce Tower LLC, recently defaulted on a loan from Regions Bank.
Dec 10, 2012 |  0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
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On display at the museum in Eastaboga is a pocket-sized Bible stained with blood. George Ingram had it on him when he was killed in the aviation building of the naval base. His brother, Bob, is committed to making sure people remember that day. (Anniston Star photo by Bill Wilson)
Museum honors Calhoun County serviceman who died at Pearl Harbor
At Bob Ingram’s museum, there’s also a wooden box that held the bottle of champagne used to christen the Navy destroyer named in honor of George Ingram in 1946.
Dec 08, 2012 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Ministry's clients get constructive with handmade wreaths
by Daniel Gaddy
dgaddy@annistonstar.com
Dec 05, 2012 |  0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
The work at Interfaith Ministries not only generates income from people who buy the Christmas adornment, but also gives people who might have hit a temporary rough spot in life a smooth place to rest.
Many floors remain vacant in Anniston's office towers
by Daniel Gaddy
dgaddy@annistonstar.com
Dec 03, 2012 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Fans of Anniston's downtown had high hopes for growth when the Watermark Tower reopened for business. But the building -- and its neighbors -- haven't filled with offices yet.


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