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Governor Ivey Signs New Concealed Carry Bill into Law

Permitless concealed carry now law

Montgomery Al – Governor Kay Ivey signed AL HB272 into law this afternoon. HB272 is considered the Alabama Constitutional Carry law where any person allowed to possess a handgun may now carry it concealed without a permit being issued. This legislation was sponsored by Rep. Shane Stringer (R – HD102), was first read on the […]

Senate 12 Candidate Forum to be Held in Jacksonville

Senate Forum

This event will be held on Thursday, March 17, 2022 at 6:30 pm. The event will be at the City of Jacksonville Public Safety Complex.    The Calhoun County Journal has partnered with the City of Jacksonville to host candidate forums. The forums will allow the community to learn more about the candidates and what […]

Calhoun County Boys 3/10/2022

Here are the year-end Calhoun County boys basketball statistics leaders; will be updated as reports are received, coaches should reply to al.muskewitz@gmail.com Scoring PLAYER GP FG 3FG FTA FTM PTS AVG Alex Odam, Pied 24 228 62 90 114 608 25.3 Ethan Richerzhagen, FC 34 216 52 192 279 780 22.9 Ethan Fair, JCA 25 […]

Chloë Agnew: An Irish Heart Live at the Oxford Performing Arts Center

Chloe Agnew AN Irish Heart

This event will be on Thursday, March 17, 2022 ay 7:00 pm located at the Oxford Performing Arts Center (OPAC). Tickets can be purchased at www.oxfordpac.org/events/detail/chloe-agnew or at the OPAC office. Chloë Agnew is a singer, songwriter, and actress from Dublin, Ireland. Agnew gained fame for her integral part as one of the original (and youngest) […]

Calhoun County Girls 3/10/22

Ohatchee’s Jorda Crook led the county in scoring, rebounding, steals and blocked shots.

Here are the year-end Calhoun County girls basketball statistics leaders; will be updated as reports are received, coaches should reply to al.muskewitz@gmail.com Scoring PLAYER GP FG 3PM FTM FTA PTS AVG Jorda Crook, Ohat 29 312 12 144 250 780 26.9 Ashley Phillips, Alex 27 170 41 94 135 475 17.6 Rylee Haynes, PV 24 […]

“Live Your Best Life” Workshop at Jacksonville State University

Live Your Best Life Workshop

This event will be Monday, March 14, 2022 from 3:00 pm – 6:00 pm. It will be held at the Houston Cole Library 11th floor room 1101 C. The event is hosted by the  JSU Student Success and Jacksonville State University. The event will last three hours. Whether you want advice on managing your time, studying, […]

Missing Ohatchee Juvenile

Missing Ohatchee Juvenile Cameron Lunceford

The Ohatchee Police Department is requesting assistance from the public with locating a missing juvenile from their community. On March 7, 2022, 16-year-old, Cameron James Lunceford left the area of Smith Avenue in Ohatchee, AL and has not returned. It has been reported that he left the area in an unknown vehicle and investigators are […]

Overnight Sensation – Alexandria Greeted with Wall of Tradition

Overnight sensation

Alexandria students, staff greeted today with Wall of Tradition principal hopes will be a point of pride for current, future generations of Valley Cubs By Al Muskewitz Students, faculty and staff making their way into Alexandria High School early Wednesday morning were greeted by a sight that wasn’t there when they left the building the […]

St Patty’s Day Party at Rack N Roll in Anniston

St Patty’s Day @Rack N Roll

This event will be on March 17, 2022 starting at 9:00 pm. Hosted by Rack and Roll 917 Noble St, Anniston, AL. If you are looking for a great event on St. Patrick’s Day this is a party event. Highland Groove is a band that focuses on originals and creativity. They grew up in and […]

Hudson the (Gil)man – Oxford Wins County Title

Hudson the (Gil)man

Oxford wins county title on Gilman’s double down the line, Jackets’ only hit of the game By Al Muskewitz JACKSONVILLE – Baseball can be a crazy game sometimes and Wednesday night’s Calhoun County Tournament final proved it. Oxford nearly won the county championship being no-hit and got its only hit on the last pitch of […]