Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago. Read the full story
A nonprofit group with Anniston-area roots last year produced its first documentary film, on African-American history in Lowndes County. Its second production, on Hobson City, is in the works now. Read the full story
Photos of the 2019 Special Olympics at Piedmont High School. Read the full story
Weather forecasters are growing more confident that Alabama is at risk for tornadoes this weekend, and the latest models show the Anniston area at highest risk on the morning of Palm Sunday. Read the full story
A nonprofit group with Anniston-area roots last year produced its first documentary film, on African-American history in Lowndes County. Its second production, on Hobson City, is in the works now.
Photos of the 2019 Special Olympics at Piedmont High School.
Weather forecasters are growing more confident that Alabama is at risk for tornadoes this weekend, and the latest models show the Anniston area at highest risk on the morning of Palm Sunday.
The town is celebrating its 120th anniversary this year and in tribute the event’s emcee, Montressor Sudduth, called Hobson City “the sweetest city for a black man to work, play and live.”
Images from the Hobson City Annual Black History Program.
Hobson City’s black history program Saturday will include the usual dose of history, but in what might be regarded as a look to the future, will include a presentation about home ownership, too.
Circuit Judge Debra Jones denied a request Monday to amend the bond of a former Hobson City man charged with murder.
Two board members and the chief executive of Health Services Center, an HIV clinic in Hobson City, were barred from working with the clinic by court order last month, court records show.
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.
Images from Meals on Wheels food delivery in the Calhoun County area.
A 17-year-old from Lincoln was hospitalized with a gunshot wound to the face Thursday night after what Calhoun County’s sheriff says was likely a drug deal gone wrong in Hobson City.
Events of local interest from 25 years ago.
If you had been a Star reader 75 or 25 years ago, these items might have caught your attention.
A summary of some of The Anniston Star’s coverage of local races and ballot measures, to help you decide.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Staff and volunteers of the Dannon Project, a post-jail rehabilitation program, held a four-hour-long rally at Zinn Park Saturday.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Hobson City leaders are hoping the town will get a federal grant that could help replace water and sewer lines that have strained the town’s finances for years.
Events of local interest from 25 years ago.
Around 40 people participated in the annual Hobson City Heritage 5K Run/Walk on Saturday. And they were just a fraction of the hundreds of people who turned out for the community reunion afterward at J.R. Striplin Park — the capstone for the town’s weeklong Heritage Festival to celebrate its 119th birthday.
Images from the Hobson City 2018 Heritage 5K walk/run.
Hobson City is celebrating its 119th birthday with myriad events at its annual Heritage Festival starting Monday.
More than 300 children from three counties came to the Boys and Girls ClubS of East Central Alabama’s annual back to school bash. The event gave the children one more blast of excitement for the summer, but also free supplies to start their new school year.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
