City leaders on Tuesday also voted to change the time of the council’s Nov. 27 meeting to 5:30 p.m. on account of the Regional Medical Center Foundation’s tree lighting ceremony in Oxford that same night. Read the full story
During Robert Hase’s senior year in 1952, he enlisted in the Navy over the Christmas holidays and wound up serving for 20 years. Never graduating from Oxford High School was his lifelong regret — until Sunday. Read the full story
About 250 gathered at the back of the Vista Cliffside irestaurant in Cheaha State Park to witness the bird returning to the wild after it had been in rehab since June at the Southeastern Raptor Center in Auburn. Read the full story
Winter is coming. Read the full story
During Robert Hase’s senior year in 1952, he enlisted in the Navy over the Christmas holidays and wound up serving for 20 years. Never graduating from Oxford High School was his lifelong regret — until Sunday.
About 250 gathered at the back of the Vista Cliffside irestaurant in Cheaha State Park to witness the bird returning to the wild after it had been in rehab since June at the Southeastern Raptor Center in Auburn.
Winter is coming.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
On the 100th anniversary of World War I’s end, Mike Abrams said it’s especially important for communities to recognize veterans on Nov. 11.
Del Marsh defeated Democratic challenger Jim Williams Tuesday night by what seemed to be a large margin. With 40 of 46 precincts in, he had about 20,000 votes in Calhoun County, compared to 11,600 for Williams. Marsh said he was also ahead in the Talladega County portion of the district.
Dr. Raul Magadia is 50 years old, and he intends to cast his first vote in a U.S. election today.
Job Shadow student Cameron Carroll from Oxford High School gets hands on experience at Clanton Animal Hospital in Jacksonville.
An Oxford man died in a single-vehicle crash in Cleburne County early Tuesday morning, according to a Tuesday news release from Alabama State Troopers.
For as long as he can remember, Oxford resident Michael Barker has been interested in the ancient earthen mounds that dot Alabama’s landscape. On Thursday, he paid his first visit to the mounds in his own hometown.
The city will hold a ribbon-cutting Thursday to celebrate Choccolocco Park’s inclusion on the Alabama Indigenous Mound Trail, a state effort to call attention to the ancient earthworks that dot the state, largely unnoticed.
Around 180 bikes will be given to the county by the company as it establishes its first locations in the Deep South. Oxford will receive 20 to 30, while Jacksonville and Anniston will receive 70 to 75 each. The bikes in Jacksonville will be split between the city and JSU students, with the majority going to the school. Â
The Talladega City Council voted unanimously Monday night to declare a 1998 model fire truck as surplus and to replace it with a used truck one model year newer from Oxford. The city will pay $17,000 for the vehicle.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
A state panel is quietly revising schools' math standards. The criteria will be available in draft form on the Alabama Department of Education's website as early as Nov. 1 and the department will likely open a comment period on them at the same time.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Raul Humberto Companioni, 44 and Puebla Anyileidys, 33, both of Miami, face multiple felony charges of encoded data fraud, Oxford Police Capt. L.G. Owens said.Â
For first-year vendors and annual exhibitors alike, participants from across Calhoun County said they enjoyed the opportunity to connect with customers and other businesses.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago.
The Make-A-Wish volunteer came to surprise second-grader Rowdy McLeod with a trip to Disney World  and Universal Studios.
Images from Courtney Watson's 3rd grade math class at Oxford Elementary School.
Images from a Make a Wish ceremony at DeArmanville Elementary School for Rowdy McLeod.
