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Animal cruelty filed in deaths of 4 horses by AnnistonStar
Mar 16, 2011 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A Limestone County man has been charged with four counts of animal cruelty after three malnourished horses on his property died and one had to be euthanized, an official said. Limestone County Sheriff’s Investigator Eric King arrested Jason Lee Wales, 27, of 29092 McKee Road in Toney Monday...
Lincoln murder is under investigation by AnnistonStar
Mar 15, 2011 |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend
Police officers had to provide cover for paramedics to treat the victim of a shooting outside a nightclub early Sunday morning. Lincoln Police Capt. Mike Brewer said shots were still being fired when paramedics arrived at the Odyssey Lounge on McCaig Road. Read more: The Daily Home - Linco...
Alabama Education Association heads to federal court, asks for last-minute stop of new state law by AnnistonStar
Mar 15, 2011 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
Alabama teachers take their fight with Republican lawmakers to federal court in Huntsville this morning, as the teachers' organization looks to protect its primary source of financial support. With just five days to spare, the Alabama Education Association seeks to stop the implementation of a...
Man and woman found dead in basement of house with marijuana being grown by AnnistonStar
Mar 14, 2011 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
The bodies of a man and a woman have been found in a house in the 2800 block of Arrowhead Drive N.E., said Chief Deputy Randy Christian of the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. A white female and a white male, both who appear to be in their 30s, were found dead in the basement of the home, ...
'Rolling reserve' legislation passes by AnnistonStar
Mar 11, 2011 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
State lawmakers passed a bill on Thursday that could keep funding for education at or below 2007 levels for another five years. The House passed the measure Tuesday, and the Senate passed the legislation 23-10 Thursday along partisan lines with Republicans voting for it. Read the full sto...
Legislature closer to dropping DROP; ETF budget change passes by AnnistonStar
Mar 11, 2011 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
A Republican-backed bill to end by April 1 deferred retirement benefits for state employees and school workers moved one step from final passage in the Alabama House on Thursday. .art_main_pic { width: 250px; float: left; clear: left; } Also Thursday, the first bill to make it all the...
Woman sues Lawrence County board of education over teacher sex, drug scandal by AnnistonStar
Mar 11, 2011 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
A woman who two years ago accused a former East Lawrence High School clerical aide of having sex with her 16-year-old son and giving him drugs has filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court. The lawsuit names the Lawrence County Board of Education and others as defendants. Read the ful...
Huntsville native Paul McDonald makes it to 'American Idol' Top 12 by AnnistonStar
Mar 11, 2011 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Last week, "American Idol" seemed to really stretch out the drama when it narrowed the Top 24 to the Top 13 contestants, including Huntsville native Paul McDonald.  On Thursday night, host Ryan Seacrest made it pretty painless, selecting three ladies - Haley Reinhart, Karen Rodriguez and Ashth...
Prattville man convicted of murder sees bid for new trial denied by AnnistonStar
Mar 10, 2011 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
An Autauga County judge Wednesday denied a motion for a new trial for a man convicted of murder in the 2008 shooting death of a Prattville man. Circuit Court Judge John Bush filed his order about 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, following a hearing that lasted about two hours. Read the full story from ...
Alabama House committee supports extending Forever Wild program by AnnistonStar
Mar 10, 2011 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A House of Representatives committee this afternoon voted to extend Forever Wild, the state's land preservation program, for another 20 years.       Forever Wild receives a portion of the interest on the state's oil and gas royalties to buy land for public recreation and ecological preservatio...

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Wednesday, 19, 2013
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Man charged with robbing victims with sawed-off shotgun
by Rachael Brown
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
Jun 19, 2013 | 74 views |  0 comments | 3 3 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Kelly Tatum
Kelly Tatum
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Police charged a man this afternoon with robbing two people with a sawed-off shotgun Sunday night and charges for involvement in a separate shooting this afternoon could be pending, Anniston police wrote in a press release. Police were searching for Kelly Tatum, 53, of Anniston, this week as the robbery suspect, Anniston police Capt. Allen George wrote in the release. A 58-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were visiting friends Sunday night at a home on the 1700 block of Cobb Avenue. The victims told police another man, with whom they were acquainted, opened the door holding the weapon, Anniston police Sgt. Chris Sparks told The Star this week. The suspect, Sparks said, told everyone he was going to rob them and fired shots into a window. The man was robbed of $400 and the woman had $600 taken, according to a police report. No one was injured during the incident. Sparks said the suspect fled in a car before police arrived. This afternoon, police were dispatched to 15th Street and Dooley Avenue after a home was shot into and gunfire was exchanged between two vehicles, the release said. George said no one was injured during the shootings. Tatum was discovered by a warrants investigator on the 2500 block of Paul Street standing outside a red Ford Explorer with a broken rear window, the release noted. Tatum was armed with a shotgun, according to the release, but he dropped the weapon when he was confronted by the investigator. Tatum was apprehended and charged with two counts of first-degree robbery, a felony, and resisting arrest, a misdemeanor. Tatum could face additional felony charges for involvement in today’s shooting, the release said. Tatum was in the Anniston City Jail this afternoon. Bond and a court date have yet to be set. Staff Writer Rachael Brown: 256-235-3562. On Twitter @RBrown_Star.
Joe Medley's In My Opinion: So this is what an overexposed freshman looks like
by Joe Medley
jmedley@annistonstar.com
Jun 19, 2013 | 101 views |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy last season as a redshirt freshman. (Associated Press photo)
Johnny Manziel won the Heisman Trophy last season as a redshirt freshman. (Associated Press photo)
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It’s easy to trash Johnny Manziel after the off-season he’s had since becoming the first freshman to win the Heisman Trophy. Off-field headlines have many sizing him up as a one-hit wonder. With that in mind, he tweeted Sunday some unspecified “bull----” has him eager to leave College Station, Texas, where his school is based. Then he deleted the tweet and seemed to clarify. “Don’t forget that I love (Texas) A&M with all of my heart, but please please walk a day in my shoes,” he tweeted. The last year in his shoes has, appropriately, been more of a scramble than a walk. He went from not having played a collegiate down to winning the Heisman in less than four months and did it in the social-media era. The kid who could appear in public with little fanfare a year ago steps out and into twitpic hell, exposed flaws and all. No telling how many of his nearly 367,000 Twitter followers he walks by daily. Consider that Alabama’s AJ McCarron and Katherine Webb have 420,126 combined followers, and Manziel has more than twice McCarron’s 159,337. Alabama coach Nick Saban stands more validated than ever in limiting the public exposure of his freshmen. Contact Sports Columnist Joe Medley at jmedley@annistonstar.com. Read “In My Opinion” in every Anniston Star sports section, written by Star staff members.
HOT BLAST: Getting on track for bike tourism
Jun 19, 2013 | 90 views |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Passengers board an Amtrak train during its stop at the Anniston station. (Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross)
Passengers board an Amtrak train during its stop at the Anniston station. (Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross)
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One of Anniston's big cycling dreams is for bicycle tourists to take advantage of the city's Amtrak stop, either to enjoy the Ladiga Trail or ride Coldwater Mountain.

The problem is only a few Amtrak routes allow passengers to bring their bicycles on board unless they are boxed up like luggage.

This report, however, finds "Amtrak is seeing increased demand for walk-on bike service across the United States."

The good news for Anniston and bike tourism is, "Steve Kulm, a spokesman for Amtrak, said the agency is looking for opportunities to retrofit train cars to allow more convenient bike transport."


Police: Fake check cashed at Anniston credit union
by Rachael Brown
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
Jun 19, 2013 | 1179 views |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend | print
Anniston police were investigating this morning a forged check for more than $1,000 cashed at a local credit union Tuesday afternoon. Anniston police Capt. Allen George said a suspect cashed a check for $1,675 from a physician’s office in Gadsden at the Alabama Teachers Credit Union on U.S. 431. The check was cashed Tuesday between at around 3 p.m., according to a police report. George said the doctor’s office later called the credit union and told them the check was forged. The doctor’s office told police that a check was never written to the suspect, George said, and that the suspect does not work at the office. George said police were reviewing the credit union’s surveillance today. A suspect could be charged with felony second-degree possession of a forged instrument. Staff Writer Rachael Brown: 256-235-3562. On Twitter @RBrown_Star.
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