Alabama’s 14th annual Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday is from Friday until midnight on Sunday, with certain back-to-school items being sold without sales tax statewide. Read the full story
Many decades ago, before personal photography and quick phone calls became the norm, postcards were a cheap, friendly and colorful way of letting the folks back home know where you were or where you'd been. A collection of the cards is now being displayed in Calhoun County. Read the full story
Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old Arlington, Texas, girl and her younger brother spent one afternoon in January 1996 riding their bicycles at an abandoned grocery store parking lot. Only one of the children made it home. Read the full story
Anniston’s heat index reached 103 degrees on Tuesday, making it the hottest-feeling day so far this year, according to the National Weather Service. Read the full story
Many decades ago, before personal photography and quick phone calls became the norm, postcards were a cheap, friendly and colorful way of letting the folks back home know where you were or where you'd been. A collection of the cards is now being displayed in Calhoun County.
Amber Hagerman, a 9-year-old Arlington, Texas, girl and her younger brother spent one afternoon in January 1996 riding their bicycles at an abandoned grocery store parking lot. Only one of the children made it home.
Anniston’s heat index reached 103 degrees on Tuesday, making it the hottest-feeling day so far this year, according to the National Weather Service.
Photos of riders on the new McClellan bike trails.
Four years ago on July 13, Jaxson’s father, Billy Douglas, was reported missing during a fishing trip with two friends and his body was never recovered, even after an extensive search by several agencies.
As states go, Alabama’s soul is as convoluted as any other. It bathes in complexities. Outsiders never really get its idiosyncrasies, our idiosyncrasies. We love and we despise. We value life and execute inmates. We are, by and large, proud Bible Belters who nonetheless supported the candida…
A 2-year-old Anniston girl was reported safe early Thursday morning, authorities said, after an amber alert late Wednesday night, following what officials said was an abduction by the girl’s father, Freddy Victory Rimpsey Sr., 75, an Anniston pastor and nonprofit leader.
Northeastern Alabama residents can expect summer heat to stay, weather forecasts say. Meanwhile, scattered rain and storms could affect the area later in the week, including Thursday’s Independence Day.
“They’re overcrowded. They’re sleeping on the floors,” said Anniston resident Danielle Hawkins, whose son is in the jail.
Gov. Kay Ivey signed a bill May 31 that amends Alabama’s current marriage law, removing the requirement for probate judges to issue marriage licenses. The new law, which goes into effect 90 days after signing, requires probate judges only to keep a record of marriages performed in their counties.
Photos of the CCTS 17th reunion breakfast at the Anniston City Meeting Center.
Photos of local ice cream shops.
Jacksonville State University plans to demolish Merrill Hall while pursuing arbitration to settle a dispute with state insurers over a payout for the building, according to information presented at a meeting of JSU’s board of trustees Tuesday.
Education advocacy groups were relieved the education budget didn’t get stuck with the growing expense of the Children’s Health Insurance Program, so losing a small, flat revenue source was an acceptable tradeoff.
“Dr. Leath arrived with vision and enthusiasm to take Auburn to the next level. We’re grateful for his dedication and commitment as Auburn made strides as a world-class public university. We wish Steve and Janet all the best.”
Alabama's unemployment rate was 3.7 percent in May, according to the Labor Department, down from 4.1 percent in May 2018. An estimated 2.15 million people were working in Alabama in May, an increase of more than 40,000 from the same month the year before.
Alabama Medicaid doesn’t always find out when a recipient or their spouse dies and their assets, such as their homes, are sold, state officials said. A new law will require specific notice to Medicaid at the commencement of a probate proceeding.
Fire officials around the state are praising a new Alabama law that will require local governments to provide supplemental insurance coverage for career firefighters diagnosed with cancer.
A new law will make it illegal to sell multiple cars on the side of the road without a proper business license.
Events of local interest from 75 and 25 years ago
A new regional federal courthouse in Anniston moved a step closer to reality Tuesday, as the City Council agreed to a land swap with the federal General Services Administration.
“In the ratings, we improved in 11 out of 16 categories, stayed the same in four, and went down in one,” said Rhonda Mann, deputy director of Voices for Alabama’s Children, an Alabama child-advocacy organization.
A north Alabama lawmaker says telecommunications companies’ ability to offer 5G service has been stalled by cities that want too much money for access to their existing infrastructure, including utility poles.
Next year, voters across the state may get to decide whether Elks Lodge 189 on Noble Street can keep its regular bingo game.
