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Straw Bale Gardening Class at Anniston’s Longleaf Botanical Gardens

Third Thursday Straw Bale Gardening

It is time for third Thursday at Longleaf Botanical Gardens. This month the topic is Straw Bale Gardening. This event will be held on Thursday, April 21, 2022 at 11:00am. Join them for April’s Third Thursday program, Straw Bale Gardening, with Regional Extension Agent Eric Schavey! Straw bale gardening is a great way to grow […]

Soaring to State

Soaring to State

Donoho’s girls dominates sectional, wins by a wide margin to earn spot in state tennis tournament at Lagoon Park JACKSONVILLE – The players on the Donoho girls tennis team figure they have some unfinished business down in Montgomery. But they couldn’t take care of that business until they took care of it closer to home […]

Oxford to Partner with Castrol and RFK Racing for Community Cleanup

Earth Day Clean-Up in Oxford,

Oxford Spokeswoman, Lorie Denton wanted to share that in conjunction with the Nascar Cup Series Geico 500 held at Talladega Superspeedway later this month, the city of Oxford is excited for the opportunity to partner with both Castrol and Roush Fenway Keselowski Racing (RFK) for a community cleanup event. April 22, which is also Earth […]

Tuesday Softball

Tuesday softball

Here are scores and details from Tuesday’s softball games in and around Calhoun County TUESDAY’S GAMES Alexandria 12, St. Clair County 2: Ashley Phillips homered, tripled and drove in five runs, Rylee Gattis went 4-for-5 with three RBIs and struck out 12 in the circle, and the Lady Cubs erupted for eight runs in the […]

An American In Paris at the Oxford Performing Arts Center

American In Paris

Come visit Paris on Tuesday, April 19, 2022 at 7:00pm. The Oxford Performing Arts Center will showcase An American In Paris inspired by the Academy Award-winning 1951 film starring Gene Kelly and Leslie Caron, the stage musical An American in Paris premiered on Broadway in 2015 after an opening at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. […]

Lions Getting Close

Lions getting close

Faith boys move closer to their first soccer playoff berth since finals appearance in 2015 after blanking Weaver Tuesday’s results Boys games Faith Christian 6, Weaver 0 Jacksonville 4, Munford 0 Donoho 2, Westbrook Christian 2 Girls games Weaver 3, Faith Christian 1 By Al Muskewitz WEAVER – The Faith Christian soccer team is so […]

Letter to the Editor – Opinion Piece Regarding Needed Reliable Internet

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 April […]

Neighboring Tallapoosa Sheriff Seeks Publics Help in Burglary Case

Sheriff's Office Investigating Yates Lake Burglary

The Tallapoosa County Sheriff’s Office is investigating Burglary and Theft and seeks the public’s help in identifying the suspects. Tallapoosa County Investigators released photos and video of suspects in the act of committing a residential burglary. The crime occurred on April 10, 2022, between 7:40 p.m. and 8:50 p.m. Investigators advise that there are four suspects […]

Greene Riding a Wave

Greene riding a wave

Oak Mountain sophomore has two wins and a major experience over last week, leads team to Oxford Invitational title OXFORD – Will Greene has had a pretty good week. It started by winning a three-man playoff for medalist in his county championship. Then he spent four days on the grounds at The Masters, following all […]

Berman Museum to Hold Ukraine and Russia Discussion

Ukraine and Russia Historical Context for Current Events

On Wednesday, April 20, 2022 the Berman Museum will host a Ukraine and Russia: Historical Context for Current Events discussion from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm. Russia’s recent invasion of Ukraine caught much of the world off guard. However, when you look at the history of each country and their interactions with each other, a pattern […]