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Tornado Watch for Calhoun County

Tornado Watch

THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE HAS ISSUED TORNADO WATCH 22 IN EFFECT UNTIL 9 PM CST THIS EVENING FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS IN ALABAMA THIS WATCH INCLUDES 17 COUNTIES IN CENTRAL ALABAMA AUTAUGA BIBB BLOUNT CALHOUN CHEROKEE CHILTON CLAY CLEBURNE COOSA DALLAS ETOWAH JEFFERSON MARENGO PERRY SHELBY ST. CLAIR TALLADEGA THIS INCLUDES THE CITIES OF ALABASTER, […]

Anniston Finalizes Rebranding at Work Session and City Council Meeting

Anniston City Council New City Photo

Work Session  Bids Bids for restrooms addition Anniston Museum Natural History The bids will open on 2/24 and be presented at the next meeting. Surplus Equipment Discussion of surplus real personal property for Police Department These items are mainly confiscated items. Fire Hydrant Installation Installation of a fire hydrant at McClellan Vapor Wake K9 wants […]

Arrest Made in Reckless Driver Passing School Bus Investigation

Arrest made in reckless driver case

On February 15 we reported on a story that the Ohatchee Police Department was looking to identify a driver of a vehicle passing a stopped school bus in Ohatchee. Later that afternoon Ohatchee Police Chief, Allen Kelly, announced that the driver had been identified. On February 17 the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office announced that an […]

Calhoun County Sheriff Announces “Shooting with the Sheriff” Event

Shoot with the Sheriff fund raiser

Calhoun County Sheriff, Matthew Wade, has announced the Calhoun County Deputy Sheriff’s Association will be hosting a shooting event that is open to the public. “Shooting with the Sheriff” will be a clay target event held on April 9, 2022, at the CMP-Talladega Marksmanship Range in Talladega, AL. This fun event will be supporting the […]

Special Education Teaching Certification to be Offered by Jacksonville State University

University to Offer Special Education Teaching Certification

JSU has announced in an effort to combat a critical shortage in special education teachers, they will now be offering provisional teaching certification in special education. Upon completion of the program, candidates will have full Class B certification in the State of Alabama to teach Grades 6-12 for three years while working to receive permanent teaching credentials. […]

AHSAA Wrestling Championship State Bracket

Cover photo of Weaver’s Joshua Johannson in his sectional championship match last weekend by Jimmy Smith.

Here are the first-round pairings for this week’s AHSAA Wrestling Championships in Huntsville; 1A-4A is an 8-man bracket Class 1A-4A 106 Zeke Dernlan, Bayshore Christian (30-4) vs. Owen Meads, Ashville (25-16) David Hill, Oak Grove (45-7) vs. Dalton Fink, Weaver (46-7) Briley Carter, Ohatchee (31-6) vs. Braylen Corley, St. James (31-8) Brysen Pugh, Prattville Christian […]

Letter to the Editor – Opinion Piece Regarding Speeding Problems in Jacksonville

Letter to the Editor

We believe that all our residents deserve to voice their opinions. All opinions are from the writer and are not the opinion of Calhoun County Journal. Please feel free to include your name or post anonymously. We will not posts threats or accusations. We encourage our reader interaction with this news platform. Date Submitted February […]

Let’s Freakin Race Hill Climb at Piedmont’s Indian Mountain

Indian Mnt Hill Climb Event

Saturday, February 19, 2022 10:30 am – 4:00 pm Event by LFR Lifestyle, Indian Mountain ATV Park and 4 others Indian Mountain ATV Park This hill climb race will be held at Indian Mountain ATV Park during their anniversary weekend event! Races will start PROMPTLY at 11 AM on Saturday Feb-19. You can now pre-register […]

2022 Master List for High School Baseball Games in Calhoun County

2022 Baseball

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 al.muskewitz@gmail.com 2022 BASEBALL SCHEDULES Feb. 17 Donoho at Ranburne Hokes Bluff at Sardis Pleasant Valley at Jacksonville White Plains at Ragland Feb. 18 Randolph County at White […]

Let’s Talk Money Workshop at Jacksonville State University

Let's Talk Money

Thursday, February 24, 2022 5:00 pm – 7:00 pm Event by JSU Student Success Jacksonville State University – Houston Cole Library Duration: 2 hr During this workshop, the Financial Aid Office will assist students with an information session and assistance in filling out the FAFSA for 2022-2023. A representative from the Military and Post-Traditional office […]