Calhoun County Commissioner Lee Patterson Reappointed to National Leadership Position for the NACo Rural Action Caucus
Calhoun County, AL – The National Association of Counties (NACo) President Mary Jo McGuire reappointed Calhoun County, AL Commissioner Lee Patterson to a one-year term as Vice Chair of NACo’s Rural Action Caucus. McGuire, a commissioner in Ramsey County, Minn., issued leadership appointments shortly after being sworn in as NACo’s president on July 24, at the […]
Open Gate Weekend at Weaver Cave Preserve Coming Soon
Weaver, AL – The Georgia-Alabama Land Trust announced that Open Gate Days will be this weekend for the Weaver Care Preserve. The gate to the preserve will be open Saturday and Sunday (September 2nd and 3rd) from 8:00 am to 5:30 pm, allowing members of the community to explore the preserve surrounding the cave. They […]
Jacksonville State University Mockumentary Selected for Sidewalk Film Festival
Jacksonville, AL – Per the Director of Strategic Communications for JSU, Buffy Lockette, JSU shared that a short film created by JSU students and faculty has been selected for the 25th annual Sidewalk Film Festival taking place in Birmingham’s historic downtown theatre district on Aug. 21-27.The 16-minute “Birdsock Academy” will be screened in the Alabama […]
Packed to the Gills: Anniston’s Lake Yahou Welcomes Carp, Catfish, Coppernose Bluegill Following State Testing
Anniston, AL – The McClellan Development Authority (MDA) shared that on the morning of Tuesday, August 16, a representative from Davis Fish Farms arrived at Lake Yahou with a truckload of aquatic inhabitants: 3,200 Coppernose bluegill, 800 channel catfish, and 20 grass carp. This delivery marked the initial phase of a plan to uphold the […]