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Daisy the cow appears to be a contented soul while serving as an agricultural exhibit for Alexandria students Friday. (Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross)
Daisy the cow visits Alexandria Elementary students
Amanda Griffith brought Daisy as an exhibit of the Alabama Dairy Farmers Mobile Dairy Classroom. The "classroom" program, which originates from the Southwest Dairy Farmers trade group based in Texas, visits 120 schools in the state of Alabama each school year.
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Oxford's new performing arts center opens with ASO program
Work began in 2011 on the $10.4 million renovation and addition at the former city hall in downtown oxford. It was completed just in time to welcome the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, led by resident conductor Christopher Confessore. It was a special night for former Councilwoman Norma Martin, too.
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Proposed zoning changes to be heard by Heflin City Council
The restaurant, Father and Son Grill, is expected to open May 24 in the building where the Rusty Spur Sports Bar previously resided. It is currently unable to get a liquor license because it sits in a general business district which doesn’t allow alcohol sales.
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Calhoun County unemployment rate drops to 6.5 percent in April
"Like last month, the positives continued to increase for Alabama counties," said Tom Surtees, commissioner for the Alabama Department of Labor in a press release Friday.
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The plan in the next couple of years or so is for Cobb Elementary School to assume a new role and take in junior high aged children from the middle school, which will close. (Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross)
Cobb parents react to planned conversion of their school to junior high facility
Kevin Welch, whose daughter Kanmiyah attends Cobb, said the move could be a positive step. But at the same time, he added, it could negatively affect students who are dispersed among other elementary schools. “They might be split up with their friends,” he said.
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K.L. Brown sponsors legislation on topics he has personal familiarity with
“I’ve always heard the third time's the charm,” Brown said. “We tried to make the bill fair for everybody. I get the feeling that some of our cemetery folks don’t want to be regulated.”
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Sen. Gerald Dial’s food tax ban died, but others viable on last day
Dial had his own big plans for the year — including a bill that would eliminate the sales tax on food by increasing increasing the sales tax on other items. The bill never came to the floor of the Senate.
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County unemployment rate dips to 6.5 percent in April
According to the Alabama Department of Labor, the county's unemployment rate decreased to 6.5 percent in April from 7.1 percent in March. The decrease was due to a gain of 645 employed workers between the two months.
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Randy Wood counts legislative term as a success
Two of Wood’s bills this term fall under the category of crime and offenses, which Wood has experience with as a former deputy sheriff. One bill would impose additional penalties on anyone arrested wearing a bulletproof vest.
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Coming up dry: Munford representative winless in session marked by alcohol sales debate
by Madasyn Czebiniak
mczebiniak@annistonstar.com
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Steve Hurst's main grievance with the bill was the wording, he said. Hurst believes that, as worded, the law would allow the city to approve the carrying of open containers of alcohol in town.
Regional Medical Center implements first phase of paperless system for daily medical records
by Patrick McCreless
pmccreless@annistonstar.com
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RMC medical director Dr. David Zinn said he and several other hospital physicians have used the new system considerably this week. "I'm impressed ... and we have some physicians who say they love it and appreciate being able to see all their patients on one list."
Just what the forest doctors ordered: Prescribed burn fosters safe growth of Southern woodlands
by Laura Camper
lcamper@annistonstar.com
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There should be an unbroken view into the forest, said fire management officer Scott Layfield. But the undergrowth has become too dense, thereby limiting the diversity of the plants and animals that live there.
Singular sensation: Anniston BOE debates whether to accept only one bid for a service
by Madasyn Czebiniak
mczebiniak@annistonstar.com
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Eventually, the single bid from Preachers Lawncare Inc. was accepted; the Anniston company has been maintaining the school grounds, non-contracted, for the past year.
1/167th Battalion expected home soon after a year away, mostly in Afghanistan
by Sara Milledge
smilledge@annistonstar.com
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“For nine months, every day not knowing if your child is OK or not is a humbling experience,” said Lauren Hobbs, whose son, Mitchell Skidmore, has been deployed with the A Company Detachment.
911 board makes no call on 800 megahertz radio acquisition
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
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Mike Fincher, who serves as 911 board chairman and is a member of the Communications Systems board, said Thursday that if the 800 MHz radio system isn’t updated in the next few years it will be useless. “There are some replacement parts of our radio system that aren’t manufactured anymore,” Fincher said.
Local Democrats hear from former state chairman Mark Kennedy
by Brian Anderson
banderson@annistonstar.com
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Last month Kennedy left his position as chairman to form his own group, the Alabama Democratic Majority. Kennedy said his decision to step down as chairman came from disagreements with the party’s executive board, and that his new group was a chance to reorganize the party.
Law enforcement agencies to host recognition ceremony today
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
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Initiated in 2007, the observance was created by Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office to recognize the men and women of the profession and their families.
Tractor-trailer pulls into Heflin gas station and burns Thursday afternoon
by Laura Camper
lcamper@annistonstar.com
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No one was injured in the blaze, although a nearby business had to be evacuated
Oxford police investigating $6,000 worth of stolen checks
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
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Oxford police Thursday were investigating several stolen checks totalling more than $6,000 cashed at two local businesses.
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