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Jacksonville High’s Hayden Smith (left) and Zach Limberis sign Wednesday as family members look on in the school’s library. Smith will play ESports for Huntingdon College, and Limberis will play golf for Point University. (Photo by Joe Medley/EASportsToday.com)

Jacksonville, AL – Once All-Calhoun County offensive linemen, Jacksonville’s Limberis, Smith find their college opportunities … Limberis with Point golf and Smith with Huntingdon ESports By Joe Medley Hayden Smith and Zach Limberis spent years side by side as All-Calhoun County offensive linemen for Jacksonville, Limberis at center and Smith at guard. Their friendship naturally led […]

Jacksonville Police Stats 2/26/2023 -3/5/2023

Jacksonville Stats

Jacksonville, AL – The Jacksonville Police Department has shared the weekly stats for the dates of 2/26/2023 -3/5/2023. There were a total of 245 answered calls for service. There were 40 criminal incident/offense reports taken. There were five felony arrest made and 12 misdemeanor arrests. There were ten traffic accidents, 169 traffic stops, and 68 citations/written […]

Tuesday Spring Sports

Tuesday spring sports

Calhoun County, AL – Donoho boys’ soccer gets big performance from Williamson, extends regular-season winning streak with victory over Coosa Christian Drew Williamson scored five goals, and Donoho’s boys’ soccer team extended its regular-season winning streak to 19 matches with a 10-2 victory over Coosa Christian. Williamson also had an assist. Sam Johnson added two goals. Trey Alexander […]

JSU Names New Department Chairs

New Department Chairs Named

Jacksonville, AL – Per the JSU press department congratulations are in order for Julie Staples, who has been named chair of the Department of Finance, Economics and Accounting after serving in the interim role for the past two years. The accounting instructor and licensed CPA serves as faculty advisor of the Accounting Club. Additionally, two interim […]

Governor Kay Ivey Calls Special Session of the Alabama Legislature

Governor Kay Ivey Calls Special Session of the Alabama Legislature

Montgomery, AL – Governor Kay Ivey this morning issued the proclamation officially calling the Alabama Legislature in for a Special Session. Last night, the governor announced her decision during her state of the state address: “Alabama’s budgets are strong. Folks, that is not by chance. That is because, together, we have taken a fiscally conservative approach to […]

Free Kids Fishing Clinic

Fishing Clinic

Oxford, AL – The Choccolocco Creek Watershed is offering a free fishing clinic on March 12th from 12:00 pm to 4:00 pm at the lake at the Oxford Civic Center. Learn how to cast, catch, and cook from the Coosa. Kids will get to learn everything from fish identification to knot tying to casting, while parents will […]

Anniston Block Grant Applications Now Open

Block Grant Applications Now Open!

Anniston, AL – Per the city of Anniston, the Community Development Department (CDBG) is soliciting Grant Applications for the programs listed below. Grant Applications will be accepted until Friday, March 31, 2023. ___________  A Grant Application Workshop will be held on Thursday, March 16, 2023, at 11:00 AM CST at the City of Anniston Community Development […]

Calhoun County Baseball

Alexandria’s Evan Snow celebrates after sliding home to complete his inside-the-park home run against Donoho in Tuesday’s Calhoun County semifinals at Choccolocco Park. (Photo by Mike Lett/lettsfocus.smugmug.com)

Oxford, AL – Top seed Oxford, No. 2 Alexandria dominate in semifinals, punch ticket to Thursday’s title game at JSU; final moved to 6 p.m. By Joe Medley Top seed Oxford and No. 2 Alexandria made quick work of their Calhoun County semifinal opponents on Tuesday. Alexandria beat No. 6 Donoho 22-3 in five innings, and Oxford […]