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UPDATED: JSU Student Passes Away After Being Struck by a Vehicle

JSU Student Passes Away After Being Struck by a Vehicle

Updated 11/5/2022 Jacksonville, AL – JSU student Leah Tarvin who was hit by a car while  crossing Highway 21 in a crosswalk near Brewer Hall Wednesday afternoon has passed away from her injuries. She was treated at the scene by Jacksonville Fire and EMS before being airlifted to UAB Hospital where she died on Friday from […]

Tough Day for the Locals As Six Calhoun County Schools Take a Loss

Tough day for the locals

Calhoun County, AL – Six of the nine playoff teams from Calhoun County took it on the chin in Friday’s opening round CALHOUN COUNTY GAMES Anniston 52, Sipsey Valley 0 Gardendale 31, Oxford 14 Gordo 50, Ohatchee 6 Jacksonville 35, Bibb Co. 28 Lynn 42, Donoho 0 Piedmont 61, Oakman 0 Pleasant Grove 43, Alexandria 14 […]

Not Seeing Red in Calhoun County

Not seeing red

Calhoun County, AL – Several county basketball teams go through dress rehearsal in the run-up to their season openers next week By Al Muskewitz Nobody purposely sets out to defend second place. You defend a state championship, for sure, but not coming up short even if you did get a trophy for getting to the title […]

Jacksonville State University Honored for Leadership in Student Persistence

JSU Honored for Leadership in Student Persistence

Jacksonville, AL – Per the JSU press department JSU joined more than 50 colleges and universities in New York City this week for the inaugural PERSIST Summit focused on student success and retention. Hosted by EdSights, the event introduced the PERSIST Awards, recognizing leading institutions that have adopted and implemented innovative and effective approaches to address the […]

Here’s to the Winners from Calhoun County

Here’s to the winners

Calhoun County, AL – Turner’s TD with 2.5 seconds left lifts Jacksonville over Bibb County in Class 4A playoffs; Anniston, Piedmont also win playoff openers G Turner just didn’t want his season to end and he did everything he could to make sure he got in the end zone when his number was called and time […]

Anniston 2023 Youth Basketball Launched

Anniston Your Basketball Program

Anniston, AL – The City of Anniston has released their new 2023 basketball program details. Registration is now open for Anniston’s  Parks and Recreation Department’s youth basketball season.  Registration will be open until Nov. 23, 2022. The Parks & Recreation Department is also seeking Coaches and Referees for the 2023 season! If you are interested in refereeing […]

Friday Playoff Scoreboard for Alabama High School

Friday playoff scoreboard

Calhoun County, AL – Here is a list of Friday night’s first-round Alabama high school football playoff games CALHOUN COUNTY GAMES Anniston 52, Sipsey Valley 0 Gardendale 31, Oxford 14 Gordo 50, Ohatchee 6 Jacksonville 35, Bibb Co. 28 Lynn 42, Donoho 0 Piedmont 61, Oakman 0 Pleasant Grove 43, Alexandria 14 St. James 54, Walter […]

Legal Notice

Legal Notice

LEGAL NOTICE   Wiregrass Construction Company, Inc., hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the State of Alabama for construction of Project No. STPOA-0815(261) Calhoun County This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on 11/05/2022 and ending on 11/26/2022. All claims should be filed at 2908 Scottsboro Highway, Guntersville, AL  35976 during […]