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Painting Classes Offered by Oxford Library

Painting Classes Offered by Oxford Library

Oxford, AL – On Monday the 6th and Tuesday the 7th the Oxford Library is offering two point classes. Monday: Painting with Zy at 12:00 pm. Please register on the website to join this event. www.oxfordpl.org/paint. The library is excited to invite local families to come paint with Ms. Zy. Be sure to bring a canvas, and the library […]

Falcon First for Anniston’s Donoho

Donoho’s Estella Connell takes her place on the podium after winning a state indoor championship in the long jump Friday at Birmingham CrossPlex. (Photo submitted)

Anniston, AL – Connell jumps way to becoming Donoho’s first indoor-track state champion; Ohatchee’s Ferguson vaults to third state title By Joe Medley Estella Connell keeps adding to her resume as an elite high school athlete, and she jumped her way to Donoho history during Friday’s action in the state indoor track championships. She finished first in […]

An Enchanted Builders Ball Celebrating 30 Years of Service Comes to Anniston

An Enchanted Builders Ball Celebrating 30 Years of Service

Aniston, AL – Saturday, February 11th at 6:00 pm will be a special evening for Calhoun Cleburne Habitat for Humanity. Calhoun Cleburne Habitat for Humanity has been serving the community for 30 years and they are ready to celebrate! Join them for the second annual fundraising ball on February 11, 2023, from 6:00 pm to 10:00 […]

Oxford’s Lady Jackets Tend to Garden

Lady Jackets tend to Garden

Oxford, AL – Oxford spoils Spring Garden’s bid for undefeated regular season; White Plains’ Martin finding stroke at right time, PV’s Gannaway, Hester have career nights, and more FRIDAY’S GIRLS GAMES Alexandria 59, Saks 32 Oxford 59, Spring Garden 53 Pleasant Valley 76, Coosa Christian 31 Ohatchee 67, Ragland 39 Southside 55, Glencoe 47 Jacksonville Christian […]

New Vice Provost Selected for Jacksonville State University

New Vice Provost Selected

Jacksonville, AL – The JSU Media department released that Dr. Staci Stone, dean of the College of Arts and Humanities since 2018, has been named vice provost of the university, effective Feb. 1. In her new role, she will oversee Online@JSU, Faculty Commons, Institutional Research and Effectiveness, International House and Programs, Dual Enrollment, and Sponsored Programs. […]

Cold Dish Served by Jacksonville

Jacksonville’s Caden Johnson appears to get a hand on Jaylen Alexander’s shot in traffic with John Broom (5) and Ethan Duke (21). (Photos by Mike Lett/Lett’s Focus Photography)

Oxford, AL – Revenge is a dish best served cold and Jacksonville served it to Oxford, crushing the team that beat them in the last two Calhoun County Tournament finals By Al Muskewitz The outcome of the last two county tournament finals have been eating at the Jacksonville basketball team for the past two years. The […]

Central Alabama CrimeStoppers Announces Statistics for 2022

Central Alabama CrimeStoppers Announces Statistics for 2022

Montgomery, AL – Since 1997, Central Alabama CrimeStoppers has continued its mission to stop, solve, and prevent crime. CrimeStoppers is a nonprofit organization that brings together law enforcement, media, and the community; working together to make local Alabama communities a safer place to work, live, and play. CrimeStoppers currently serves 79 law enforcement agencies covering 28 […]

This Week’s Calhoun County Sports Schedule

Cover photo by Mike Lett/Lett’s Focus Photography

Calhoun County, AL – Area basketball tournaments get underway and highlight the high school sports schedule for teams in and around Calhoun County for the week of Feb. 6-11 Basketball AHSAA AREA TOURNAMENTS FEB. 6 1A-12 Girls at Gaylesville: Coosa Christian vs. Gaylesville, 5 p.m. 3A-12 Girls at Ohatchee: Glencoe vs. Westbrook Christian, 5 p.m. 4A-8 […]

Creature Feature at the Anniston Museums and Gardens

Creature Feature

Anniston, AL – On Saturday, February 11th from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm the Anniston Museums and Gardens will host their Creature Feature. Did you know that the Anniston Museums and Gardens is home to a variety of live reptiles, mammals, and birds? Make plans to join them in the exhibit halls on the second Saturday of […]

Cinderella Auditions at JSU Mason Hall

Cinderella Auditions at JSU Mason Hall

Jacksonville, AL – On February 9th the Jacksonville Opera Theatre (JOT) will hold auditions for Cinderella at JSU Mason Hall from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.  Make plans to see this performance in June! Callbacks will be Saturday, February 11th at 5:00 pm. Read through will be April 11th. Rehearsals begin – May 1st and will be evenings […]