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Hobson City’s 124th Founders’ Day Festival

Hobson City’s 124th Founders’ Day Festival

Hobson City, AL – The Town of Hobson City will be celebrating their 124th Anniversary with a Founders’ Day Festival. In 1899, Hobson City became Alabama’s first established all-African-American city and the second in the nation. Hobson City was a magnet for Black excellence and entertainment in the American South. This year’s Founders’ Day Festival will run […]

Commentary with Donoho’s Coach Jeremy Satcher

Second-year Donoho head football coach Jeremy Satcher talks during Tuesday’s preseason interview. (Photo by Joe Medley)

Anniston, AL – Donoho made its stand to return to playoffs in 2022, and the Falcons have makings to stand taller in Satcher’s second season at helm Joe Medley Jeremy Satcher was a first-year head football coach on a seminal September Thursday night in 2022, looking for the right words to meet the right moment. His […]

Volunteer Opportunities Open House at the Anniston Museums and Gardens

Volunteer Opportunities Open House Anniston Museums and Gardens

Anniston, AL – On Friday, August 8th from 1:00 pm to 5:00 pm the Anniston Museum of Natural History will host a volunteer opportunity open house. One of the best ways to experience the Anniston Museums and Gardens is to become a volunteer. Whether you are a plant enthusiast, animal lover, or history geek, there […]

Governor Ivey Announces New Statewide Brand for High-Speed Internet Expansion

Governor Ivey Announces New Statewide Brand for High-Speed Internet Expansion

Montgomery, AL – Governor Kay Ivey on Tuesday during an event in Dothan announced how more than $400 million in federal funding and over $1.4 billion from the U.S. Department of Commerce Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment Program (BEAD) will be used to expand access to high-speed internet across Alabama. Governor Ivey also unveiled Be Linked […]

Commentary with Anniston’s Coach Rico Jackson

Commentary with Anniston's Coach Rico Jackson

Anniston, AL – Until Jackson can reward those who gave him a chance, the first-year Anniston coach’s most important superpower is confidence to weather ‘noise’ Joe Medley Months afforded Rico Jackson time to move beyond first impressions with his Anniston players and bosses who hired him. Fans? For those who haven’t had the pleasure, especially those […]

Local Area Spotlight: Anniston Museum of Natural History

Local Area Spotlight Anniston Museum of Natural History

Anniston, AL – Anniston Museums and Gardens – 800 Museum Dr, Anniston – www.exploreamag.org The Anniston Musuem is a place not only my kids have grown up, but I did as well as a child. It’s so wonderful getting to see things I loved as a kid, but also all the improvements and new attractions […]