A new partnership between law enforcement and a home security company could make Oxford safer, according to city police. Read the full story
Rogers, a Republican from Saks, spoke to — and debated — about 50 local residents Thursday in a town hall meeting at Oxford Civic Center. The event was a chance for Rogers to openly engage with critics. Read the full story
Oxford police charged a Talladega man Tuesday after he allegedly broke into a home and attacked a woman with a box cutter earlier this month. Read the full story
Oxford police charged a 22-year-old man Friday after he allegedly dealt drugs from an “undisclosed location” in February. Read the full story
Rogers, a Republican from Saks, spoke to — and debated — about 50 local residents Thursday in a town hall meeting at Oxford Civic Center. The event was a chance for Rogers to openly engage with critics.
Oxford police charged a Talladega man Tuesday after he allegedly broke into a home and attacked a woman with a box cutter earlier this month.
Oxford police charged a 22-year-old man Friday after he allegedly dealt drugs from an “undisclosed location” in February.
Two Anniston residents were charged Friday after they allegedly dealt methamphetamine in Oxford earlier this week.
According to John Mulherin, vice president of government relations for Hull Property Group, residents can expect to see construction start sometime in the summer. “We’ve never sold a mall, so we’re not going to buy it and try to flip it,” Mulherin said. “We believe in it.”
UPDATED 7 p.m. -- The tornado warning for Calhoun County has been cancelled, according to the National Weather Service. A watch remains in effect until midnight.
An Oxford man was charged Thursday after he allegedly dealt heroin in July.
Four managers of Oxford’s Golden Corral had lunch Tuesday at the Longhorn Steakhouse next door, just days after their own restaurant closed without warning.
The event centers around anime, a style of Japanese animation that’s been growing in popularity in the United States since the late 1980s and which often draws on over-the-top plots featuring magic, monsters
Revisiting the issue of Sunday alcohol sales in Oxford may be a surprise to its residents, not least of all Oxford City Council President Chris Spurlin. He said by phone Friday there had been no discussion about alcohol sales before the council’s Tuesday meeting this week.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Representatives of local agencies will gather next week to discuss ways to combat the opioid drug crisis, which has affected Calhoun County and the rest of the nation for decades, organizers of the discussion said.
During its Tuesday night meeting, the City Council voted 3-2 in favor of having Mayor Alton Craft ask local legislators for authorization to hold a citywide referendum on Sunday sales.
A man charged with attempted murder after he allegedly led police on a car chase from Heflin to Oxford while naked and attempted to run over several people waived his preliminary hearing Monday.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
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.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Days of rainfall have swollen streams and covered some streets in northeastern Alabama. Some streets and parks were closed on Friday, and first responders helped evacuate some residents of an Oxford neighborhood on Thursday night.
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.
County officials closed a rural road Thursday afternoon because of flooding, after days of rainfall that is forecast to continue through at least Saturday.
Area flooding after heavy rains pelted North East Alabama for the last few days.
First Bank of Alabama will soon open an Oxford branch outside Quintard Mall, according to the company’s president.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
