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Jacksonville Superintendent Shocks Board with Retirement Announcement

Mike Newsome and BOE Members

  During the course of the regularly planned Jacksonville City Board of Education meeting a personnel issue came up that shocked the board and brought many to tears. Superintendent Mike Newell formally submitted his retirement from the school system effective July 1, 2022. Marita Watson was the the first to speak and in very un-Marita […]

Beginning Sign Language Being Offered by Jacksonville State University

Sign Language

Let Your Hands Do the Talking! During this 8-week beginning sign language course, you will learn the manual alphabet, basic signs, and deaf culture. Not only will you learn to communicate with your hands, but you will develop fine motor skills, improve listening skills, and improve your spelling. After 8 weeks, you will be able […]

2022 Baseball in Calhoun County

2022 Baseball

January 26, 2022 East Alabama Sports Today   Here is a 2022 master schedule for high school baseball teams in and around Calhoun County; will be updated as more become available; to include your schedule email [email protected] 2022 BASEBALL SCHEDULES Feb. 17 Hokes Bluff at Sardis Pleasant Valley at Jacksonville White Plains at Ragland Feb. […]

After 7 Years Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office K9 QT is Retiring

Photo of QT and Cpl. Eric Patterson at QT's retirement party

  Seven years ago, the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office hired a new K9 by the name of QT. QT is an explosive trained black lab that was primarily assigned to work at county schools with his handler Corporal Eric Patterson. On Tuesday, January 25, 2022, at approximately 2:00 pm, QT officially retired from his home […]

Attempted Murder and Suicide in Anniston

Attempted murder and suicide in Anniston

  Yesterday at approximately 1:30 pm the Anniston Police Department was dispatched to a business in the 700 block of Noble Street regarding a gunshot victim. Upon arrival officers located two gunshot victims, one a 51 year old white female and the second, a 55 year old male. Medical personnel were immediately requested to respond […]

Golden Eagles Bounce Back

Golden Eagles bounce back

January 26, 2022  By Al Muskewitz  East Alabama Sports Today   uesday boys roundup: Jacksonville has enough to turn back Alexandria; Saks denied at the buzzer, Ohatchee wins in 2 OT and more TUESDAY’S BOYS GAMESAnniston 63, Cleburne County 25Childersburg 62, Saks 60Hokes Bluff 70, Pleasant Valley 51Jacksonville 85, Alexandria 75Lanett 86, Ranburne 40Ohatchee 57, […]

Into the Spotlight – Oxford eighth-grader scores in double figures

Into the Spotlight cover photo

January 26, 2022    By P.E. Class   East Alabama Sports Today   Tuesday girls roundup: Oxford eighth-grader scores in double figures for the first time, Heflin’s Brown goes over 1,000, and more TUESDAY’S GIRLS GAMESAnniston 44, Cleburne County 41Cherokee County 82, Fort Payne 35Childersburg 58, Saks 39Etowah 53, Jacksonville 45 (OT)Geraldine at GlencoeJacksonville Christian 50, […]

Preserving the History of Hurt House of Photography in Oxford

Historic Main Street Oxford This past Friday, Hurt House of Photography caught on fire. Hurt House has been a long-time downtown Oxford business for decades. We are deeply saddened by the loss. The Snow Street business was based in a late 19th century modified Eastlake Victorian residence formerly occupied by two of Oxford’s leading physicians […]

2022 Softball for Calhoun County

Softball

January 26, 2022 East Alabama Sports Today   Here is a 2022 master schedule for high school softball teams in and around Calhoun County; will be updated as more become available, to include your schedule email [email protected] 2022 SOFTBALL SCHEDULES Feb. 17 Oxford at Lincoln Feb. 18 Alexandria in Albertville Invitational (Sand Mountain Park) Weaver […]

JSU’s Marching Southerners to Perform at 80th Anniversary of D-Day in 2024

Marching Southerners

January 26, 2022  Lee Evancho   Jacksonville State University announced that the Marching Southerners would be adding to their travel itinerary.  They have been invited to perform in Normandy, France to represent the United States commemorating D-Day. The event will be held in June 2024 Official Release JACKSONVILLE, Ala. – They led the parade celebrating […]