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Mike McCord is retiring from family business
Mike McCord grew up in the business from which he’s retiring this week.
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Darlene Audy enjoys her job as a counselor
Darlene Audy has always known what she wanted to do, it’s just that circumstances in her life seemed to take her in a different path for quite a few years. Now, though, she’s right where she wants to be.
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Jimmy Busby: Melvin Fields celebrates 80 years
Melvin Fields’ theme song could be the Willie Nelson favorite “On the Road Again.” That’s because Melvin and his wife, Faye, have visited all 50 states during their 57 years of marriage. Melvin celebrated his 80th birthday a month ago on April 6 with a party with family and friends at Bell Breakfast in Cleburne County.
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Sunday concert at JSU to benefit Sgt. Ben Tomlinson
A hometown hero was on hand Thursday at the Jacksonville Exchange Club meeting. Sgt. Ben Tomlinson was injured in Afghanistan in 2009 and 2010, the last of which left him paralyzed from the chest down.
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Sherry Kughn: Tribute to my stepfather
About three months ago, my stepfather, Bill Ford, decided to undergo surgery to replace his hip. He knew his risks, as he was 87 years old and had underlying health problems.
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Community calendar beginning May 14
Upcoming community events in Jacksonville.
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In the service
Navy Petty Officer 3rd Class Jesse M. Watts has graduated from the U.S. Navy’s Nuclear Power School at Naval Nuclear Power Training Command in Goose Creek, S.C.
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JSU presents ‘Blithe Spirit’
JSU drama presents Noel Coward’s “improbable farce,” Blithe Spirit, one of the longest-running comedies in theatrical history.
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Retired teachers luncheon at KSES
There were many familiar faces from the past on the campus at Kitty Stone Elementary school last week as former teachers and administrators gathered at the retired teachers luncheon held in the courtyard at KSE.
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Jacksonville council addresses streetlights, farmer’s market
The Jacksonville City Council on Tuesday approved an agreement to update city traffic lights and voted to amend the schedule for the local farmer’s market.
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Kitty Stone Elementary recognized by USDA
by Laura Camper
lcamper@annistonstar.com
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In May, Jacksonville’s Kitty Stone Elementary School served some odd lunch combinations, said a local administrator. One memorable menu was pepperoni pizza on whole grain crust, whole kernel corn, steamed broccoli and strawberries.
Lt. Dan Band, local community join to build home
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In the 1994 movie Forrest Gump, actor Gary Sinise played Lt. Dan Taylor, a Vietnam veteran faced with rebuilding his life after a devastating war injury.
10th Annual Prayer on Square observed
by Issac Godwin
igodwin@annistonstar.com
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An estimated 50 people joined hands on the Square last Thursday for the 10th annual National Day of Prayer on the Square. Thursday was also the 62nd annual National Day of Prayer.
Community Capsule
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Upcoming community events in Jacksonville.
Blotter and arrests for May 7
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The Jacksonville police blotter and arrest report for May 7, 2013.
Federal-Mogul team leader likes country life
by Margaret Anderson
Special to The Star
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Brenda Farmer likes her job as team leader at Federal-Mogul. What she likes even better though, is going home at the end of the day to her house that sits on 64 acres adjoining the Talladega National Forest in Rabbittown.
Joe Weaver talks to Exchangites about RMC Jacksonville
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Joe Weaver has been spending a lot of time in Jacksonville lately. A senior vice president and chief operating officer of Northeast Alabama Regional Medical Center, Weaver has been in town to oversee the transition at Jacksonville Medical Center after its purchase by RMC from Capella Healthcare Systems took effect on Jan. 1.
Down Art Avenue: Blithe Spirit opens at JSU May 15
by Hervey Folsom
Special to The Star
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The director was ecstatic over the play that was about to go on. “Ladies and gentlemen, you are about to experience a top-notch event in theater,” Bart McGullion, the director, told the cast on opening night as we gathered backstage for Anniston Community Theatre’s Blithe Spirit.
JSU compiles wish list
by Laura Gaddy
lbjohnson@annistonstar.com
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Jacksonville State University has picked the projects it wants to pay for with a major fundraising campaign. The price tag: $35.1 million.
Local volunteers help finish house in Ohatchee
by Margaret Anderson
Special to The Star
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When an F4 tornado, at times a mile wide, struck Cochran Springs Road in Ohatchee on April 11, 2011, Tim Axelton was in his double-wide mobile, while his wife Debbie was visiting neighbors down the road.


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