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Sigma Nu Car Show to Support the Public Safety Fund at Jacksonville

Sigma Nu Car Show

The Sigma Nu Fraternity from JSU is hosting a car show to help provide funds to build bicycle repair stations across campus! Students at JSU are usually on a tight budget, so it’s an inconvenience when bikes fail, because they aren’t cheap. They are donating all proceeds to the Jacksonville State University Public safety fund […]

April Fools at Anniston’s Happy Hour Comedy Club

Happy Hour Comedy Club

On Friday, April 1, 2022 the Happy Hour Comedy Club will host Electric Temple. This event starts at 8:00 pm. Friday April 1, 2022, it’s time to let your hair down and act a fool! The party starts around 8pm at Calhoun County”s #1 Destination for a fun time, HAPPY HOUR COMEDY CLUB on HWY […]

The Precarious Place of Liberal Education in the Contemporary University

Tocqueville Lecture Series Presents

On Thursday, March 31, 2022 from 5:30 pm – 7:00 pm Jacksonville State University will host The Precarious Place of Liberal Education in the Contemporary University as part of the Tocqueville Lecture Series. The Tocqueville Lecture Series is excited to host Dr. Joseph M. Knippenberg (Oglethorpe University). His presentation, “Forgetting or Denying ‘The Good, the True, […]

Alexandria’s Lady Cubs Ride Out Storm

Lady Cubs ride out storm

Alexandria reaches Gulf Coast Classic semifinals, falls to Hewitt-Trussville; PV goes 1-1 in bracket play WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Gulf Coast Classic II Alexandria 4, North Little Rock 0 Alexandria 3, Westminister (Fla.) 0 Hewitt-Trussville 5, Alexandria 0 Pleasant Valley 4, Sumiton Christian 3 Westminister (Fla.) 11, Pleasant Valley 3 GULF SHORES – Alexandria drove five hours […]

Downtown Strategic Vision Meeting in Jacksonville

Downtown Strategic Vision

Jacksonville City leaders will host a Downtown Strategic Vision Follow-up Meeting for the community on Thursday, March 31 from 6:00 pm – 7:30 pm at the Jacksonville Public Library, 200 Pelham Road South. Come share your thoughts and ideas about recommended actions and goals for improving Jacksonville’s Downtown Square Overlay District and help us take […]

Flooded Roads Still Impassable in Oxford

Avoided Flooded Roads

The Calhoun County Emergency Management Agency has noted that there are still roads the cannot be driven at this time.  There are still some areas throughout Calhoun County that may be covered in floodwater. As of 9:00 am today, these areas in Oxford were still deemed impassable:  Mellon Bridge Rd Boiling Springs Rd Horse Block […]

Anniston Fights Trash with Quarterly Disposal Day

Anniston Trash Pickup

Public information officer for Anniston, Jackson Hodges, shared that the Anniston City Council adopted new debris policies on June 1, 2021. These new policies affect what items our Street Department will pick up, how appliances are picked-up, and more. The new policies also detailed a quarterly “Disposal Day.” This quarterly occurrence will allow for citizens […]

Flags to be Flown at Half-Staff Immediately

Flags at Half Staff

The office of Governor Kay Ivey the following directive was sent out to all Alabama State Agencies:   In accordance with the presidential proclamation, I am directing flags be flown at half-staff immediately to honor the service of former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright, who passed away earlier today, March 23, 2022. On behalf of […]

Good Guy Shows Up – Jacksonville checks all the boxes

Good guy shows up

Jacksonville checks all the boxes in run-rule win over Wellborn; Glencoe wins wild one with Donoho, PV loses a late lead WEDNESDAY’S GAMES Choccolocco Park Spring Break Challenge Jacksonville 11, Wellborn 1 Glencoe 19, Donoho 11 Other games WestView (Tenn.) 9, Pleasant Valley 5 By Al Muskewitz OXFORD – Jacksonville baseball coach Jamison Edwards describes […]