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Assault on Sunset Hill Returns to Fort McClellan for Labor Day Weekend

Assualt on Sunset Hill

ANNISTON, AL — Mountain bike racers will return to the Fort McClellan Mountain Bike Trail on Saturday, Sept. 5, for the 2026 Assault on Sunset Hill 6/3 Hour race. The Labor Day weekend event will feature six-hour and three-hour endurance races, along with a one-lap race. This year’s event will also be part of the […]

JSU Band Day Set for Sept. 5 in Jacksonville

JSU band day

JACKSONVILLE, AL — High school band students will have an opportunity to experience life as a Jacksonville State University Marching Southerner during JSU Band Day on Saturday, Sept. 5. The event is scheduled to begin at 9:15 a.m. at Jacksonville State University, 700 Pelham Road N. in Jacksonville. Band Day is open to high school […]

Pink Heals Eastern Alabama Plans Childhood Cancer Awareness Ride and Annual 5K

Pink Heals Eastern Alabama 6th Annual

Jacksonville and Oxford, AL – Pink Heals Eastern Alabama will host two upcoming events aimed at raising awareness and showing support for children and families affected by cancer. The first event, the Knock Out Childhood Cancer Awareness Ride, will take place Saturday, Aug. 29, beginning at 10 a.m. The free ride will travel from Jacksonville to […]

Anniston Museum Launches Nature in Conversation Lunch and Learn Series

Nature in Conversation lunch and Learn Series

Anniston, AL – The Anniston Museum of Natural History will offer a monthly lunch and learn series beginning in September that combines books, museum collections and discussions about the natural world. The “Nature in Conversation Lunch and Learn Series” will be held on the first Friday of each month at the museum. The first program is […]

Talladega Seven to Host Second Annual Driving Futures Golf Tournament in Oxford

Talladega Seven

OXFORD, AL — The Talladega Seven Nonprofit Organization will host its second annual C2G Driving Futures Golf Tournament on Friday, Aug. 28, at Cider Ridge Golf Club in Oxford. The tournament will begin with an 8 a.m. tee time and will feature an 18-hole, four-person scramble. Registration is $100 per golfer or $400 for a […]

Pollinator Field Day to Bring Citizen Science Event to Anniston

Pollinator fied Day

ANNISTON, AL — Southern Wonder Nature School will partner with the Calhoun County Cooperative Extension for a Pollinator Field Day on Saturday, Aug. 22, at Cane Creek Community Gardens in Anniston. The event will be held from 9:30 to 11:30 a.m. at Cane Creek Community Gardens, located at 77 Justice Avenue, and will be held […]

Bantam Breeder Summer Swap and Sale Set for August 29 in Calhoun County

bantam breeder Summer Swap & Sale

CALHOUN COUNTY, AL — Poultry breeders and enthusiasts will have an opportunity to buy, sell and trade birds during the Bantam Breeder Summer Swap & Sale later this month. The event is scheduled for Saturday, Aug. 29, beginning at 9 a.m. at the Calhoun County Ag Center. Organizers describe the gathering as an opportunity to […]

Oxford to Host Fifth Annual Alabama Open Table Tennis Tournament Aug. 22

Oxford Alabama Open

OXFORD, AL — Table tennis players will return to Oxford on Saturday, Aug. 22, for the fifth annual Oxford Alabama Open, a USA Table Tennis event scheduled at the Friendship Community Center. The tournament is scheduled to begin at 9 a.m. at Friendship Community Center, located at 2930 Friendship Road in Oxford. The event is […]

Anniston Museums and Gardens to Offer Free Admission for Museum Day

Museum Day

ANNISTON, AL — Anniston Museums and Gardens will host Museum Day on Saturday, Aug. 22, offering free admission and a variety of activities for visitors. The event will run from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the museum complex on Museum Drive in Anniston. Special Museum Day activities are scheduled from 10 a.m. until 2 […]

The Arc of Calhoun and Cleburne Counties to Host Lip Sync Battle Fundraiser August 29

The arc's Lip Sync Battle

ANNISTON, AL — The Arc of Calhoun and Cleburne Counties will bring its annual Lip Sync Battle Fundraiser back to the community on Saturday, August 29, with an evening of entertainment aimed at supporting programs for individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities. The event is scheduled from 7 to 9 p.m. at Jacksonville State University’s […]