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Larry Sylvester is congratulated after the winning the Republican primary for the Calhoun County Commission in this June 2002 file photo. Sylvester died Friday in Birmingham after being injured in a bicycle accident Thursday night in Anniston. Photo: Trent Penny/The Anniston Star
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Former Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Larry Sylvester died Friday at UAB Hospital after sustaining injuries in a bicycle accident Thursday night. He was 69.
Cotton coming up, finallySome farmers have been able to bring in crops thanks to dry weather over the last week or so, as in this cotton field pictured near Rabbittown earlier this week.
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Got the digits? All of them? New dialing rules set to begin today, become mandatory in JuneStarting today, you could be forgiven for forgetting a few digits of your phone number. But that forgiveness ends in June. Next summer, telephone users in parts of north and east Alabama will be required to dial all 10 digits of any number they dial — the area code plus the usual seven digits — even for local calls.
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Figures family upset by police chief's comments
The family members of Tre’Juan Figures said Friday they’re disturbed that Anniston’s police chief said the school system isn’t responsible for the sixth-grader’s suicide.
The family members of Tre’Juan Figures said Friday they’re disturbed that Anniston’s police chief said the school system isn’t responsible for the sixth-grader’s suicide.
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A look back at this date in history
On this day in 1962, Richard Nixon, having lost California’s gubernatorial race, held what he called his “last press conference,” telling reporters, “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.”
On this day in 1962, Richard Nixon, having lost California’s gubernatorial race, held what he called his “last press conference,” telling reporters, “You won’t have Nixon to kick around anymore.”
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Chief: School not responsible for boy's death; Anniston leaders consider putting police officers back into schoolsIn the wake of a sixth-grader’s suicide, Anniston leaders could send police officers back into the schools, although Police Chief John Dryden said school officials aren’t responsible for the child’s death.
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Suspect in area attacks, burglaries appears in court for arraignmentAn Anniston man was arraigned in Calhoun County Circuit Judge Joel Laird’s courtroom this morning, a day after he was indicted by a grand jury on 32 separate charges including rape, sodomy and robbery.
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AIDB program helps those with disabilities get jobsTALLADEGA — These days, the good ol’ boy from Piedmont has a steady job he loves, a job dear to his 20-year-old heart. He sweeps the floors shiny at Tractor Supply, stocks the shelves with 20-pound bags of dog food and tells customers how to rid a horse of those pesky worms, just as he would on his farm at home.
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Motivating boys to men: Crimson Tide star Jeremiah Castille speaks at local programIt was clear that Jeremiah Castille made an impression on the young men who heard his motivational speech Thursday night because it motivated about 20 of them to approach the microphone with serious questions at the end of the talk.
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A look back at this date in history
On this day in 1934, Nebraska voters approved a constitutional amendment which dissolved their two-chamber legislature in favor of a nonpartisan, single legislative body (or “unicameral”), which was implemented in 1937.
On this day in 1934, Nebraska voters approved a constitutional amendment which dissolved their two-chamber legislature in favor of a nonpartisan, single legislative body (or “unicameral”), which was implemented in 1937.
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TALLADEGA — A judge has sentenced a former Lincoln police sergeant to 22 years in prison in the beating death of a Louisiana man who cursed when officers approached his car outside a gas station.
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An Anniston man is scheduled to get his first day in court this afternoon, a day after he was served with 32 grand jury indictments including sex crimes related a series of reported rapes over two years.
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A man sentenced last week to 20 years in prison for murder has requested a probation hearing for early next year.
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WELLBORN — These teachers want to make math, dare they say "fun," for the kids, hoping that more students will stroll across stage, diploma in hand.
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Anniston wants residents to weigh in on renaming the Anniston Metropolitan Airport.
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The McClellan Development Authority on Wednesday voted to lease the former fort's old Burger King building to the Coosa Valley Resource Conservation & Development Council.
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On this day in 1912, Woodrow Wilson was elected president, defeating Progressive Party candidate Theodore Roosevelt and incumbent Republican William Howard Taft.
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Winn Dixie, the United Way and local Kiwanis are sponsoring a food drive to feed the needy during the holidays. The statewide drive began on Sunday and ends Dec. 26.
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Anniston residents in a survey taken in recent months say domestic violence is the biggest problem facing local neighborhoods, followed by unemployment and drug dealers in public places.
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Three Jacksonville men said Monday they will run for the House District 40 seat vacated by Democrat Rep. Lea Fite, who died last week. But anyone, really — Democrats, Republicans, Independents — can go after the post, so long as they follow a set of rules, meet deadlines and, well, qualify.
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