Two former special agents of the Drug Enforcement Administration spoke at JSU Monday, recounting what they said was the true story behind the hunt for and eventual killing of Colombian drug kingpin Pablo Escobar. Read the full story
Events of local interest from 25 years ago. Read the full story
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago. Read the full story
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday indicated she’d like to stop labeling some Alabama schools as “failing.” Read the full story
Events of local interest from 25 years ago.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
MONTGOMERY — Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday indicated she’d like to stop labeling some Alabama schools as “failing.”
Anniston school board members say they’re willing to meet with the public to explain why they’re against proposals to take Ward 4 out of the city, they’re wary about how that meeting would be conducted — and who has the authority to convene it.
Investigators at the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office were looking Wednesday morning into a video that surfaced the day before accusing a local teacher of soliciting teenagers for sex.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Trent Moody spent part of his Friday afternoon in the Theron Montgomery Building food court at Jacksonville State University, putting his $1,705 meal plan to use.
After about 10 minutes of business meeting, the board entered into a closed-door executive session for a little more than an hour, with a stated reason of discussing the good name and character of an individual.
English students at Jacksonville State University held a meet-and-greet with city and campus police Thursday, inspired by a book read in class.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Local businesses are putting their money into a program to encourage good grades at Anniston High School, a business owner said Wednesday.
JSU’s Department of Criminal Justice and Forensic Investigation received a passing mention in “American Son,” a Netflix adaptation of a Broadway play that deals with gender and race bias in law enforcement.
Randolph Park Elementary holds an annual program called Hammer Build, designed to reinforce math skills with hands-on work. School leaders say the house-building project helps kids understand the use of fractions — and might help them select a career.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
A lawyer for Calhoun County Schools intends to go before a federal judge next month to argue that the school system is in compliance with a decades-old court order to desegregate schools.
Anniston’s school board voted to move forward with a search for a new chief financial officer Monday, in a brief meeting that also included tweaks to a past school system budget.
About 15 students protested the dining hall proposal on campus Friday, marching around University Circle chanting slogans such as “degrees, not fees.”
About a dozen volunteers from Gadsden State's Community College’s Ayers campus who came to McClellan on Friday morning to mow weeds and clear branches from the pet cemetery on the former military base.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
It comes as no surprise that administrators spent so much time Wednesday at a student town hall meeting fielding questions about a proposed new on-campus dining hall and accompanying “mandatory commuter meal plan.”
Two months ago, Tahj Jones said he intended to become the first Anniston High student in recent memory to get a 30 on the ACT college entrance exam.
Photos of the Anniston High School Honors/Awards Assembly.
Acting President Don Killingsworth, Provost Christie Shelton and Chief Financial Officer Jim Brigham were among a panel who explained where negotiations for a new food services contract and proposed dining hall stood.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
