News — Piedmont
Spring Garden graduate to study in Cuba
Zachary Glen Jones, a 2010 graduate of Spring Garden High School, graduated May 4 cum laude from Auburn University with a bachelor of science degree in agronomy and soils.
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Salute to ... Kaylynn R. Russell
Army National Guard Pvt. Kaylynn R. Russell has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo.
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Police blotter for May 15, 2013
The Piedmont police and arrest reports for May 15, 2013.
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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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Plane crash leads mother of four to make decision
It was after a tragic plane crash at her home in Dallas, Ga., on April 4, 1977, that Sadie Foster Hurst realized what she wanted to do with her life.
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Seniors enjoy trip to Blue Bell Creameries
The Piedmont Clyde Pike Civic Center Senior Citizens took a trip to the Blue Bell Creameries, Inc., in Sylacauga to tour the ice cream company’s business operations.
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Monthly cruise-in Saturday
The Piedmont Throttle Kings Classic Car Club will be holding its monthly cruise-in on Saturday, May 18th in the downtown area from 5 to 8 p.m.
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Community calendar beginning May 15
Upcoming community events in Piedmont.
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Piedmont Board of Education selling its first generation of laptops
The school system is selling the first generation of MacBooks it issued to students in 2010 when it began providing those in grades four through 12 with computers they can take home.
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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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Utility committee meeting falls apart
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
May 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
A Piedmont utility committee meeting fizzled before it could begin Monday, after committee chairman Frank Cobb left the room, objecting, he said, to a discussion going on among local landlords there.
5K runners raise $1,928 for the Piedmont Benevolence Center
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 12, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
One of the latest projects the Piedmont Benevolence Center has taken on is the Regaining Access to Mobility Program (RAMP). The organization purchases the materials to build a ramp at a person’s home where mobility would be an issue without it.
Stately, but unsteady: Some Piedmont trees deserve closer look, says city worker
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Craig Russell is asking the city of Piedmont to have an arborist look at several old trees along Main Street before the next close call threatens another life.
City may begin preparing for Christmas
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
May 08, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Christmas is seven months away, but the president of the Piedmont Ministerial Association is asking the city to begin preparing now.
Piedmont schools win Little Red Schoolhouse Award
by Susan Fann
Special to The Star
May 08, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Once again Piedmont City Schools have been recognized as a leader in education. School Superintendent Matt Aiken recently received news that the school system had won the prestigious Little Red Schoolhouse Award given by the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.
Police report and arrests for May 8
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The Piedmont police report and arrests for May 8, 2013.
Community calendar beginning May 8
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Upcoming community events in Piedmont.
Revonda Pruitt’s life is filled with children at home, work
by Margaret Anderson
Special to The Star
May 08, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Revonda Pruitt said there’s never a dull moment in her life -- not at home with her own three children and not at school where she’s with several hundred daily.
Nances Creek News: Church has been through many changes
by Thyra Smith
Special to The Star
May 08, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Reverend Emory (Doc) Word organized the Nances Creek Congregational Holiness Church on September 22, 1946. Services were held at the homes of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Doss until the church was built.
District court judge has Piedmont ties
by Margaret Anderson
Special to The Star
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Chris McIntyre, 34, had a plan early in his teens at Jacksonville High School. He wanted to practice law.


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