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A veteran points to a familiar name on the Vietnam wall at Centennial Memorial Park. (File photo: Bill Wilson/The Anniston Star)
Local events planned for Memorial Day weekend
Local cities and veterans’ groups are planning observances for the Memorial Day holiday weekend, from somber pomp and circumstance to informal cookout to fundraisers.
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Randy Minton picking up the donated food. Photo: Special to The Star
Letter carriers help Stamp Out Hunger
Benevolence Center executive director Heather Lamey said she couldn’t be happier with a recent gift from Piedmont’s letter carriers and residents.
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Borris Powell worked hard to catch his dream
For 130 years, Jacksonville State University has served as a roadway for dreamers to travel in pursuit of their dreams and aspirations. Dreamers come and go for many different reasons; some see themselves as missionary doctors who help people around the world; others see themselves as instructors imparting knowledge to others who could help change the world.
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cobb out, Keller in as Mayor Pro-Tem
A Piedmont City Council meeting became heated Monday when the governing body unexpectedly decided to unseat its Mayor Pro Tem.
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police report for May 22, 2013
The Piedmont police blotter and arrest report for May 22, 2013.
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Community calendar beginning May 26
Upcoming community events in Piedmont.
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Jackie Watts sings with The Heaven Seekers
Jackie Watts and her husband, Greg, have been married 34 years. For one third of their marriage – 24 years – they have sung in a gospel trio, the Heaven Seekers, with Greg’s sister, Wanda Turner. They sing for churches, organizations and special events.
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Dig into reading this summer at the library
It’s that time again, and Piedmont Public Library is gearing up for the 2013 Summer Reading Program, “Dig Into Reading.”
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Cash wins GRMC award
GADSDEN – Misty Cash, a registered nurse at Gadsden Regional Medical Center, has been named the 2013 Patient Choice Award winner.
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
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Pike represents Bulldogs in state golf tourney
Senior Hunter Pike closed out his athletic career at Piedmont High School at the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Class 3A state golf tournament in Muscle Shoals on Monday and Tuesday of last week, May 13-14.
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GRMC to host stroke screenings
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
GADSDEN – As part of National Stroke Awareness Month, the Gadsden  Regional Medical Center Stroke Team will host stroke screenings on May 28 and May 30.
PIEDMONT CITY COUNCIL: Bill Baker chosen as new mayor pro tem
by Laura Gaddy
lbjohnson@annistonstar.com
May 22, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
“What I really think needs to happen — I think we need a more experienced mayor pro tem,” Councilman Kenny Kelley said.
Sherry-Go-Round: A day to remember
by Sherry Kughn
sherrykug@hotmail.com
May 21, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
One of the highlights of my life was driving from Anniston to Marion about eight or nine years ago. The destination was a “house in a pea patch,” as its owner described it. The owner was Mary Ward Brown, writer of exquisitely written short stories about the Black Belt area of Alabama.
Youngs open Ladiga Portrait Studio Inc.
by Margaret Anderson
Special to The Star
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
When Terry Young was a child, his family gathered often at the home of his grandmother to look at slide shows of photographs taken by his uncle and cousin, Lee Young and Danny Pointer. Terry didn’t know it at the time, but that was the beginning of his love affair with photography.
Spring Garden graduate to study in Cuba
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
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.
Salute to ... Kaylynn R. Russell
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Army National Guard Pvt. Kaylynn R. Russell has graduated from Basic Combat Training at Fort Leonard Wood, Waynesville, Mo.
Police blotter for May 15, 2013
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The Piedmont police and arrest reports for May 15, 2013.
Jimmy Busby: Melvin Fields celebrates 80 years
by Jimmy Busby
News Correspondent
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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.
Plane crash leads mother of four to make decision
by Margaret Anderson
Special to The Star
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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.
Seniors enjoy trip to Blue Bell Creameries
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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.
  • Sherry Kughn: Tribute to my stepfather
    by Sherry Kughn
    sherrykug@hotmail.com
    05.14.13 - 12:18 pm
  • City may begin preparing for Christmas
    by Eddie Burkhalter
    eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
    05.08.13 - 12:17 pm
  • Piedmont schools win Little Red Schoolhouse Award
    by Susan Fann
    Special to The Star
    05.08.13 - 12:16 pm


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