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School officials said total enrollment had gone up by 2.4 percent this semester, reaching a total of 9,238 students, 217 more than the last fall semester.
Enrollment in Calhoun County Schools had risen smartly in the past couple of years in the mid-1940s, but schools’ physical campuses were in dire need of attention.
The United States census deadline has been moved to Oct. 5, allowing more time for people to participate and earn tax dollars for their communities.
Money troubles have forced the county commission into difficult budgeting process for 1995-96, even resulting in cutbacks to the DA’s office.
It takes a mature, dedicated group of volunteers to keep big-name talent happy, but they do, and that’s why the big names keep appearing on the Knox stage.
The first of several expected bills related to the coronavirus has been filed in the Alabama Legislature for its 2021 session.
Photos of the Browns house in Alexandria.
Teddy Grogan is one of those University of Alabama football fans you hear about but rarely meet. His bonafides jingle like Army medals: a Crimson Tide fan since JFK, a 1973 graduate of the university, a longtime Tide Pride member, a season-ticket holder. He hasn’t missed an Alabama-Tennessee…
An attorney retained by some employees is looking into claims from former employees of missing money and back payments that have yet to be received, along with similar retirement and Social Security issues.
On Friday U.S. Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt and other officials were joined by public and private representatives in Fort Benning, Ga., to celebrate the proposed downlisting.
School is back in, there’s a cool autumn breeze and so far, Dr. Almena Free hasn’t seen local signs of the COVID-19 surge most health officials expect this fall.
Calhoun County won’t have to dip into its general fund to balance next year’s budget, the first time it hasn’t done so in several years, members of the County Commission heard at their Thursday meeting.
There is a small risk of strong storms and tornadoes Thursday in southern Calhoun and Cleburne counties as the remnants of Tropical Storm Beta cross Alabama, forecasters say.
“The number of people who turned out the first day is encouraging. We have every evidence of a fine spirit of cooperation,” a state public health official said in 1945.
The Anniston City Council Wednesday approved millions of dollars in infrastructure improvements, from a new museum roof to golf course upgrades and repaving of West 15th Street.
Authorities charged a Talladega woman Tuesday after she allegedly exposed a baby to drugs earlier this year.
The Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency began a supply drive Tuesday to help those affected by Hurricane Sally, which hit the Alabama Gulf Coast last week.
A Calhoun County grand jury indicted an Anniston man last month on numerous charges involving child pornography.
A multifaceted long-range plan got the school board’s OK yesterday, amid hope that this time, in 1995, a plan will make a difference.
A Jacksonville man remained in jail Monday after he reportedly abused a child over the course of several years.
A group of local first responder agencies teamed up Sunday to help those affected by Hurricane Sally, which hit the Alabama Gulf Coast last week.
Pleasant Valley High School senior Eva Bryant was crowned homecoming queen at her home Friday night in front of a crowd — of 10 people. Bryant was under quarantine at home because of COVID-19 exposure earlier in the week and could not attend the Raiders’ football game to enjoy the pageantry …
Pleasant Valley High School senior Eva Bryant was crowned homecoming queen at her home Friday night in front of a crowd — of 10 people.
The insightful generosity of an Anniston woman who used her wealth 100 years ago to make northeast Alabamians’ lives better today will enjoy the spotlight Sunday on Alabama Public Television.
James Bennett likes what he sees in the pages of The Anniston Star, and as the new executive editor he plans to make sure that readers get more of what they like as well.
