Happening Now

Spring Sports Roundup

Spring sports roundup

Calhoun County, AL – Just getting into the swing of baseball season, Saks gets two-hit shutout from Rucker and downs Anniston; Piedmont slams five home runs   Saks baseball coach Wes Ginn said his team is “on track” in this young season, but on track is relative. A team with several multisport athletes, including pitchers nursing bum […]

JSU to Host Northeast Alabama Heart Walk

JSU to Host Northeast Alabama Heart Walk

Jacksonville, AL – The JSU press department shared through, Brett Buckner, that heart disease is the No. 1 killer of adults worldwide. To raise awareness and decrease the incidence of illness, JSU is hosting the annual Northeast Alabama Heart Walk on campus April 22. This marks the first time JSU has hosted the Heart Walk, […]

Scout Breakfast at Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Scout Breakfast at Sacred Heart Catholic Church

Anniston, AL – On Saturday, March 4th Sacred Heart Catholic Church will host a Scout Breakfast fro 7:00 am to 11:00 am. Benefits will go to Troop 4006. There will be homemade salsa bar, fresh pancakes and sausage. Adults are $8 and children (10 and under) are $5. There are to-go boxes available. Cll or text 256-371-1052 […]

This Week’s Schedule

This week’s schedule

Calhoun County, AL – Here is the high school sports schedule for teams in and around Calhoun County for the week of Feb. 27-March 4: Basketball AHSAA state basketball championships BJCC Legacy Arena, Feb. 27-March 4 Monday, Feb. 27 CLASS 1A Girls’ Semifinals Elba ( (25-6) vs. Marion County (20-13), 9 a.m. Loachapoka (25-10) (15-8) vs. […]

Learn How to Work With iPads and Apple Devices at the Public Library of Anniston

Learn How to Working With iPads and Other Apple Devices

Anniston, AL – On Wednesday, March 1st at 2:00 pm Public Library of Anniston-Calhoun County is providing an opportunity to learn all the differences between Apple products such as iPads and iPhones and how to utilize them. This class is an excellent starting point for those whom are unfamiliar with the Apple family of products. The Public […]

Duke’s ‘Dirty Work’ for Jacksonville

Ethan Duke goes up for two of his nine points against Etowah in Wednesday’s the Northeast Regional final in Pete Mathews Coliseum. (Photo by Greg Warren)

Jacksonville, AL – Senior center proves there’s life after departure of 6-9 star Phillips, helps defending state champion Jacksonville return to Final Four in his way By Joe Medley Ethan Duke matter-of-factly notes he’s not 6-foot-9, like the guy he replaced in Jacksonville’s starting lineup. While Tennessee commit Cade Phillips sharpens his game at Link Academy in […]

Weekly Anniston Police Stats 2/20/2023 to 2/26/2023

Anniston Week stats

Anniston, AL – The Anniston Police Department shares their weekly stats. The stats for the week of 2/20/2023 to 2/26/2023 follow below: Anniston Officers answered a total of 1135 calls for service. There were 100 criminal incident/offense reports taken. There were 80 miscellaneous (minor) incident reports taken. There were four felony arrests. There were 31 […]

Calhoun County Baseball

Wellborn principal Andy Carpenter leads Sunday’s seeding meeting for the Calhoun County baseball tournament. Coaches voted Oxford No. 1 seed and Alexandria No. 2.

Calhoun County, AL – Defending champion Oxford voted top seed, Alexandria No. 2; contingencies laid out for potential inclement weather, date and site for final Editor’s note: Tickets for the Calhoun County baseball tournament are $6 per day and can be purchased only on GoFan. By Joe Medley The only question left from Sunday’s seeding meeting […]

Legal Notice

Legal Notice

LEGAL NOTICE CHARLES E. WATTS, INC. hereby gives notice of completion of contract with the Calhoun County Highway Department for construction of Bid No. FY22-14 in Calhoun County, Alabama. This notice will appear for four consecutive weeks beginning on 02/14/2023 and ending on 03/13/2023. All claims should be filed at PO BOX 1686 GADSDEN, AL […]