Firefighters Discuss Holiday House Fire Safety
November 24, 2021 Jim Evancho The holiday season is upon us and winter has arrived in Calhoun County increasing the possibilities of residential fires. According to the American Red Cross, there are an average of 47,000 house fires during the winter holidays taking over 500 lives nationwide. Many of these fires can be avoided with […]
Most Wanted by the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office – 11/23/21
November 23, 2021 Jim Evancho Each week the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office released their current “Most Wanted” list. A “FTA” means that a person failed to appear for a court date and does not necessarily mean guilty of a criminal charge. A “Probation Violation” means that a person has been found guilty of a charge […]
Jacksonville Fire Department Providing Free Smoke Alarms
November 17, 2021 Jim Evancho The Jacksonville Fire Department is currently taking part in “Get Alarmed Alabama” which is a state sponsored program where residents can request free smoke alarms. According to the Alabama Fire College website “If you live in Alabama, you are twice as likely as the rest of the nation to die as […]
Most Wanted by Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office – 11/16/21
November 16, 2021 Jim Evancho Each week the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office released their current “Most Wanted” list. A “FTA” means that a person failed to appear for a court date and does not necessarily mean guilty of a criminal charge. A “Probation Violation” means that a person has been found guilty of a charge and […]
Jacksonville Apartment Fire Leads to Two Arson Arrests
November 15, 2021Jim Evancho On November 7, 2021 the Jacksonville Fire Department was dispatched to the Pheasant Run apartment complex [see article]. Today the City of Jacksonville Police Department and the Fire Department issued a press release that they had conducted an arson investigation over the past week and were able to determine that the […]
Anniston Homicide Arrest
November 11, 2021 Jim Evancho At approximately 6:30 pm on November 10, 2021 the Anniston Police Department PIO, Lt. Tim Suits issued a press release that they had made an arrest in the Christian Nobles murder. The suspect, 19 year old Brancen Tripp Champion, was taken into custody and charged with murder. He was brought […]
The Anniston Police Foundation Wraps Up Another Successful Year
November 10, 2021 Jim Evancho This past weekend was the final event held by The Anniston Police Foundation with “Breakfast with the Chief”. Chief Nick Bowles was present to meet and greet all of the attendee’s and to thank the foundation for all its help for the Anniston Police Department in the last year. Also present […]
Calhoun County Most Wanted by Sheriff’s Office – 11/9/21
November 9, 2021 Jim Evancho Each week the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office released their current “Most Wanted” list. A “FTA” means that a person failed to appear for a court date and does not necessarily mean guilty of a criminal charge. A “Probation Violation” means that a person has been found guilty of a charge and […]
Homicide in Anniston – No Suspect(s) in Custody
November 9, 2021 Jim Evancho UPDATE 11/11/21: An arrest has been made [see article] On Monday at approximately 10:00 pm Anniston police officers were dispatched to the 500 block of East 6th Street to investigate a possible gunshot victim. When the officers arrived on scene they located a male, later identified as Christian M. Nobles, deceased […]
Republican’s, Democrat’s, Bama Fans, and Tiger Fans – All Welcome
November 11, 2021 Jim Evancho On April 1, 2021 we officially launched the Calhoun County Journal. We discussed how we could best serve the residents of Calhoun County and our many readers across the United States. It was a unanimous decision that we would report only the news without any spin or leaning in any direction. […]