As charter schools debate begins in Alabama, the shape they'll take is an open ... - Anniston Star

5 February 2012, 1:07 am

As charter schools debate begins in Alabama, the shape they'll take is an open ...Anniston StarWhich raises the question: What are charter schools, exactly? What would they look like in Alabama, and in Anniston specifically? The Anniston Star posed some basic questions about charter schools to l... Read More »

News you can use - Anniston Star

2 February 2012, 12:27 pm

News you can useAnniston StarThe AlaBenton Genealogical Society will meet at 1 pm today at the Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County in the Ayers Room. Marty Oliff, a professor at Troy University, is to present a program on how the Alabama home front responded to mobilization ...... Read More »

Relay for Life of Calhoun County plans for this year's teams, events - Anniston Star

2 February 2012, 12:26 pm

Relay for Life of Calhoun County plans for this year's teams, eventsAnniston StarTeams are forming for Relay for Life of Calhoun County. A team captain's meeting is to be noon Tuesday at the Calhoun County Farmers Federation Bldg in Jacksonville and also 4 pm at the Alabama Power Auditorium ... Read More »

Coalition to count homeless residents in Etowah, Calhoun counties - Gadsden Times

28 January 2012, 6:18 pm

Coalition to count homeless residents in Etowah, Calhoun countiesGadsden TimesThe Homeless Coalition of Northeast Alabama on Monday will conduct a count of homeless residents in and around Gadsden and Anniston by interviewing homeless individuals and families, along with agencies that provide servic... Read More »

Tornado watch issued as storms move east across Alabama - Anniston Star

26 January 2012, 8:21 am

Tornado watch issued as storms move east across AlabamaAnniston Starby Star staff Much of Alabama will be under a tornado watch today as another round of rain and storms works its way east. The National Weather Service office in Birmingham issued a tornado watch for 40 Alabama counties at 9:55 this ... Read More »

Calhoun County legislator files bill to make medical marijuana legal in Alabama - al.com (blog)

25 January 2012, 2:14 pm

al.com (blog)Calhoun County legislator files bill to make medical marijuana legal in Alabamaal.com (blog)A Republican representative from Calhoun County has filed a bill in the Alabama House of Representatives to make medical marijuana legal. Rep. KL Brown, R-Jacksonville, has told the Anniston Star... Read More »

Building on MLK's legacy: Naming streets is one thing; seeking equality is another - Anniston Star

16 January 2012, 1:09 am

Building on MLK's legacy: Naming streets is one thing; seeking equality is anotherAnniston StarIn Hobson City, Martin Luther King Jr. Drive paves a path through that historic town that serves as Calhoun County's link to Alabama's African-American past. In Anniston, the attractive Zinn Pa... Read More »

Phillip Tutor: Which Alabama do you prefer? - Anniston Star

13 January 2012, 1:01 am

Phillip Tutor: Which Alabama do you prefer?Anniston StarConstants in Calhoun County politics: Democrats Eli Henderson and Pappy Dunn on the County Commission; omnipotent Leon Smith ruling his noble fiefdom in Oxford; the worst parts of ward politics fouling things up in Anniston.... Read More »

More layoffs possible at Calhoun County Courthouse - Anniston Star

12 January 2012, 1:01 am

More layoffs possible at Calhoun County CourthouseAnniston Star(Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross) More layoffs could be in store for the Calhoun County Courthouse, as well as courthouse staffs across Alabama, according to the circuit clerks who oversee those staffs. Clerks from around the state ... Read More »

Escaped Birmingham inmate captured in Calhoun Co. - Anniston Star

11 January 2012, 1:08 pm

The Huntsville Times - al.comEscaped Birmingham inmate captured in Calhoun Co.Anniston Starby Brian Anderson A press release from County Sheriff Larry Amerson said Michelle Shannon, 29, of Huntsville, was captured in Anniston. Calhoun and Etowah County sheriffs' deputies and members of the feder... Read More »