Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago. Read the full story
Calhoun County’s productivity grew for the second year in a row in 2017, mainly from gains in manufacturing, a recent federal report shows.\ Read the full story
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago. Read the full story
A Calhoun County judge last week granted a preliminary injunction, finding “good cause to believe” that a plumbing company doing business in Calhoun County had violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act. Read the full story
Calhoun County’s productivity grew for the second year in a row in 2017, mainly from gains in manufacturing, a recent federal report shows.\
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
A Calhoun County judge last week granted a preliminary injunction, finding “good cause to believe” that a plumbing company doing business in Calhoun County had violated the Deceptive Trade Practices Act.
States with lower obesity rates tend to have more policies in schools that ensure students get adequate physical activity and healthy food each day, said John Auerbach, president and CEO of Trust for America’s Health, a Washington D.C.-based nonprofit.
If you had been a Star reader 75 or 25 years ago, these items might have caught your attention.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
The partnership was just one of five agreements the depot signed with area stakeholders on Thursday to meet mutual needs. The agreements were the culmination of months of talks between the depot and the stakeholders. The hope is to improve efficiency and reduce the cost of operations for the depot and all agencies and cities involved.
Calhoun County residents recognized the 17th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks Tuesday at remembrances in Jacksonville and Anniston.
“It’s a merit raise,” said Council President Chris Spurlin. “They’d get a performance review and would be able to get as much as 2.5 percent.”
Calhoun County’s Chamber of Commerce is planning to replace its usual pre-election candidate forum with a series of online interviews, but some candidates wish they’d go back to the old system.
An Oxford police officer was injured in a crash with a drunk driver Wednesday night, police said.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Warrants for the arrest of Colby Adam Humphries, 28, Ronnie Dale Norton II, 31, and Johnathan Miquel Brittain, 36, charge the men with conspiracy to commit theft in the first degree.
Anniston City Councilman David Reddick has a list of projects he wants to help improve his district: sidewalks, a dog park, a pond and recreational trails. The funding ideas for the proposed projects are far less detailed, though Reddick has some ideas there, too.
During its Tuesday meeting, the Oxford City Council named the park’s entrance road after Rusty Riley, who died last year, to honor his service as the park’s first director.
The prospect of a consumer boycott against America’s largest motorcycle manufacturer didn’t pose much of a problem Saturday for Oxford’s yearly gathering of Harley-Davidson fans.
More than a year after the Alabama Legislature put the pro-life amendment on the ballot, there’s been little public campaigning for or against the measure. Activists on both sides say the inclusion of anti-abortion wording in the Alabama Constitution would amount to a momentous change.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
According to a Thursday press release, Georgia-based retail chain Farmers Home Furniture has opened at new store at 1881 U.S. Highway 78 West, near Oxford Middle School.
A Huntsville man, wanted in relation to a weekend shooting in Oxford, turned himself in on Monday, Oxford police say.
Oxford Police Capt. L.G. Owens said investigators believe Dewann Brown shot another man at Sterling Pointe Apartments Sunday morning. Brown was believed to be driving a blue Dodge SUV.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Barrett Williams, a Missouri resident and streetscape consultant, prays that the city will re-install them. That’s because he spent nearly two decades lobbying to get them put up in the first place.
Images from a day selling cool AJ's Ice Cream treats.
