The "Something to Do Sunday" held Sunday afternoon was intended to be the first of several. Kids from kindergarten through high school are invited to attend the event, which will be held every third Sunday, to have exactly as the name says, “something to do.” Read the full story
A Ranburne woman is dead and a Ranburne man has been charged with driving under the influence following a two-vehicle wreck that occurred around 1:30 Sunday afternoon on Alabama 46 in Cleburne County, authorities said. Read the full story
Images from the first Something To Do Sunday event held at the Carver Community Center in Anniston. Read the full story
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago. Read the full story
A Ranburne woman is dead and a Ranburne man has been charged with driving under the influence following a two-vehicle wreck that occurred around 1:30 Sunday afternoon on Alabama 46 in Cleburne County, authorities said.
Images from the first Something To Do Sunday event held at the Carver Community Center in Anniston.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
According to mental health experts in Calhoun County, families of dementia patients often wait until behavior is erratic and unsafe to take action. The result in certain cases can be jail, however, if that erratic behavior consists of criminal activity.
In six weeks, Calhoun County’s government will assume operation of the animal shelter on Morrisville Road, where for years the nonprofit Cheaha Regional Humane Society took care of the county’s strays. It’s not so much a takeover as it is a divorce.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Anniston residents are invited to bring children from kindergarten to 18 years old to Carver Community Center on Sunday for the first “Something to do Sunday” afternoon of fun and games.
An Anniston man was arrested and charged with multiple drug-related crimes over the course of two days last week.
When the final buzzer sounded Thursday night at Alexandria, the Cleburne County Junior High girls basketball team left the court in a familiar way: undefeated.
JACKSONVILLE — Residents and visitors to Calhoun County now have access to the state’s first regional bikeshare system as of Friday.
An Anniston man was recently charged with unlawful distribution of a controlled substance after he allegedly dealt methamphetamine from his home more than four years ago.
When Jermelle “Jeh Jeh” Pruitt talked to graduates of the Dannon Project, a life skills program for young men and women, during a ceremony Friday, he compared obstacles to Darth Vader in a football helmet.
Some students in the Cleburne County Elementary School might be considered stock market experts, relatively speaking. They recently placed first out of 218 regional teams in the national Stock Market Game.
Severe storms and damaging winds are possible in the Anniston area Saturday, forecasters warn, as a series of storms sweeps into the eastern half of the country.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Calhoun County residents who might wish to step outside to see a lunar eclipse should plan to wear layers Sunday night, when temperatures drop into the low 20s, according to the National Weather Service.
Heflin police officer Danny Turner arrested LaBrandon Troupe, 37, from East Point, Ga., after Turner and officer Tyler Murphy discovered a black duffle bag containing 14 pounds of marijuana in the vehicle’s trunk.
Federal workers missed their first paycheck last week. By Tuesday, local churches were beginning to put together money to buy groceries for federal workers who need help making ends meet.
“We want a real celebration,” said Trudy Munford, a member of the board, during the board’s Thursday night meeting. “Invite the public, the mayor — do they have an assistant mayor? Whatever — the city council, Mr. Del Marsh ...”
Libraries across the nation recently mourned the loss of the former director of what is now the Public Library of Anniston and Calhoun County, a man remembered for his efforts to open the library to all people.
A judge in Birmingham this week struck down a state law that many had said was aimed at keeping monuments to the Confederacy standing, but which had the effect of hitting much more than that target.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Raider Time at Pleasant Valley and a similar time blockat Weaver Elementary has earned both schools recognition this month by the Council for Leaders in Alabama Schools.
Cleburne County has a new choice for health care, and it’s not just a “doc in a box” according to Southern Immediate Care owner Dr. Jason Junkins.
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