The Lt. Dan Band, led by actor Gary Sinise, performs Sunday at a benefit concert in Jacksonville for wounded veteran Ben Tomlinson. (Photo by Trent Penny/The Anniston Star)
Jacksonville rocks for hometown vet
Marine Sgt. Ben Tomlinson’s war wounds are very real, actor Gary Sinise - known for portraying a fictional character with similar problems - and his Lt. Dan Band played a benefit concert Sunday at Jacksonville State University to help make life easier for the Jacksonville native.
May 19, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oxford's new performing arts center opens with ASO program
Work began in 2011 on the $10.4 million renovation and addition at the former city hall in downtown oxford. It was completed just in time to welcome the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, led by resident conductor Christopher Confessore. It was a special night for former Councilwoman Norma Martin, too.
May 18, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oxford City Council: Survey to be done of possible site for new Bynum fire station
Prior to voting to enter into the contract, the council voted to terminate an old contract with Goodwyn, Mills and Cawood that had the fire station being built on land near the Kronospan plant. That property was not chosen as the final location for the station.
May 15, 2013 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Utility committee meeting falls apart
A Piedmont utility committee meeting fizzled before it could begin Monday, after committee chairman Frank Cobb left the room, objecting, he said, to a discussion going on among local landlords there.
May 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
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Relay for Life walk at Oxford Elementary School this afternoon. Photo by Bill Wilson.
Oxford students walk for a cure
Hundreds of kids, all holding signs with messages for cancer survivors and in honor of those that have died, as they walked around the school in a show of support. The event was the capstone of a campaign that raised $3,000 for the American Cancer Society this year.
May 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Craig Russell with the city of Piedmont takes a sample of the core of this large willow oak tree along side South Main Street. He is asking the city to hire an arborist to study city's trees before another one falls. (Photo by Trent Penny / The Anniston Star)
Stately, but unsteady: Some Piedmont trees deserve closer look, says city worker
Craig Russell is asking the city of Piedmont to have an arborist look at several old trees along Main Street before the next close call threatens another life.
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Raven Wright, left, Anissa Ball, center, and DeAsia Jackson work on their reading assignment Sable Learning Center in Hobson City. Photo by Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star
Hobson City after-school program fights to stay open
Maudine Holloway’s Anniston nonprofit, which oversees the center, has suffered for years from dwindling funds. As a result, she said, the center’s after-school program may end this year. The summer program will remain open for now, she said.
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Holiness preacher asks Piedmont City Council for help in setting up massive Christmas display
Roger Keenum, pastor of New Beginnings Congregational Holiness Church, spoke to the council about the recent donation of a large Christmas display from the city of Dadeville.
May 08, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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The Oxford performing arts center, still unfinished, will be done by the time the Alabama Symphony Orchestra is set to take the stage May 17, a city official said. (Photo by Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star)
The show must go on: Deadlines nearing for Oxford projects
Opening night looms for Oxford’s unfinished new performing arts center, and rain threatens to delay Oxford Lake renovations past the Independence Day celebration planned for the park. A city official, though says that both projects will finish on time.
May 06, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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A dry sense of humor (click on the photo to get a better view of the sign) helps overcome wet conditions at the Talladega Superspeedway Saturday. (Anniston Star photo by Eddie Burkhalter)
Saturated seating: Fans endure rain in their pilgrimage to Talladega Superspeedway
RV owner Jay Bryant said the rain Friday night was so bad it started an exodus. He talked about those who fled like they were wartime traitors. “I’ve never seen people pulling out of the campground like we have today. People just leaving. You never see people leave,” Bryant said.
May 04, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
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Paul Dewar is shown with his beloved German shepherd, "Frank." (special to The Star)
Paul Dewar, 66, remembered as a gentleman and friend to all
Friend and fellow coffee shop customer Samantha Smith talked about Dewar’s unwavering respect for women, and how he’d always stand up when she came near, and offer to bring her a coffee from inside.
May 01, 2013 |  0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
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Mayors of Calhoun County cities and towns, pastors and others gathered at the Oxford Civic Center for a prayer breakfast. (Photo by Trent Penny/The Anniston Star)
Local leaders unite in prayer
The inaugural McWane Prayer Breakfast, co-sponsored by the RMC Foundation Board of Directors and YMCA of Calhoun County, brought together the mayors of Oxford, Anniston, Hobson City, Piedmont, Weaver, Jacksonville and Ohatchee for collective prayer.
May 01, 2013 |  0 comments | 30 30 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oxford's Danny Hubbard honored for recreational trail advocacy
Hubbard joined with the local trail advocacy group, Cheaha Trail Riders, and began working to create what is now a 2,800 acre maze of off-highway vehicle trails, now known as Top Trails Park.
Apr 30, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Teresa Russell plays ball with her black Lab, Max at her farm in Eastaboga. (Photo by Stephen Gross / The Anniston Star)
Shelter volunteer explores dog-park possibility for Oxford
Before taking the idea to Oxford Councilwoman Charlotte Hubbard, Teresa Russell called other cities with dog parks to better understand what goes into building and operating them. She called officials in Alabaster, Hoover and Birmingham, and found all three have had similar experiences with their dog parks.
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Calhoun County’s farmers markets growing in number
Two new farmers’ markets will open in Calhoun County this year, bringing the total to five, but organizers say there are plenty of customers, and produce, to go around.
Apr 25, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Lincoln man indicted on more charges of sending threatening letters
by Eddie Burkhalter
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Apr 25, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A federal grand jury on Thursday indicted a Lincoln man, already serving more than four years for mailing hoax anthrax letters in 2010, on seven more charges involving threatening letters mailed in 2011.
Rough roads don't discourage cyclists
by Eddie Burkhalter
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Apr 21, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Hundreds of cyclists rode in the 21st Cheaha Challenge, a 102-mile long ride — billed as “the toughest ride in the South” — with portions cutting through the hills of the Talladega National Forest, and one patch of highway with a reputation as rough as its surface.
Pro cyclist injured after dog runs onto Foothills Classic course
by Eddie Burkhalter
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Apr 21, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A professional cyclist was being treated Sunday for head injuries suffered in a crash during the Foothills Classic cycling race near Piedmont that morning.
Hundreds attend Noble Street Festival
by Eddie Burkhalter
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Apr 21, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Hundreds of people attended the Noble Street Festival Saturday, where visitors mingled with professional and amateur cyclists, listened to live music and ate food from local restaurants.
Hats, not horses: Fine millinery on display for museum’s Derby Day celebration
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Apr 21, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
It’s all about the hats. That’s what Jean Anne Oglesby said about the Kentucky Derby. On May 4, fans of the storied horserace will get the chance to don those colorful, feathered, sequined creations for the ladies and sharp-brimmed fedoras for the men, and experience the thrill of the race at Longleaf Botanical Gardens.
County District Attorney looks for revenue in unpaid court fines
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Apr 19, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Calhoun County District Attorney Brian McVeigh has asked the city of Oxford to allow his office to collect unpaid criminal court fines that are at least 90 days past due, as allowed by state law.
Plant sale Saturday to benefit youth horticulture program
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Apr 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
The Calhoun County Tree Amigos Master Gardeners will hold a plant sale Saturday, April 20 from 8 a.m. until noon at the Cane Creek Community Garden at McClellan. Proceeds from the sale will benefit the Tree Amigos 4-H horticulture program for residents at Coosa Valley Youth Services’ Attention Home.
Oxford moves toward online testing
by Eddie Burkhalter
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Apr 16, 2013 |  0 comments | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
Oxford City Schools will be changing the way the district tests student achievement next year, and those tests won’t involve pencils and paper.
A flavorful fusion to go: Alabama couple serves barbecue with an Irish twist
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Apr 03, 2013 |  0 comments | 12 12 recommendations | email to a friend
Eating from Smoke N’ Hot BBQ’s traveling food truck is a bit like following one’s favorite underground rock band. Someone finds out where they’re setting up, spreads the word and everyone meets up, stands in line and talks about how they were the first to know about them.
Business as Usual: New retail development underway in Oxford
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Mar 31, 2013 |  0 comments | 15 15 recommendations | email to a friend
Tractors were busy smoothing the way for a new retail project in Oxford on Friday, and the developer is asking the city for $2.3 million to help build it.
Bumper to bumper: Oxford working to ease traffic woes
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Mar 29, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Traffic congestion along Leon Smith Parkway near the Oxford Exchange has only worsened since Publix opened last month, but city officials say they’re working to reduce it.
Performing arts center director Rani Welch has big plans for Oxford’s old city hall
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Mar 28, 2013 |  0 comments | 11 11 recommendations | email to a friend
When the curtain finally does rise on the new stage, Welch said, she’d like to see the center draw large audiences for shows of all kinds, from ballet companies to piano concerts and theater troupes.
Renovations near completion at Oxford Lake, Oxford Civic Center
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Mar 24, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Inside the 1,110-seat gym, electronically-controlled bleachers have replaced the old wooden bleachers, and the freshly-applied finish on the new basketball floor was wet to the touch Friday afternoon.
Traditions keep Passover memories alive
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Mar 23, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
Members of Temple Beth-El in Anniston will gather together Monday for a congregational Seder meal, and for many, the meal will bring back memories of Seders past.
Crews work to turn lights back on, repair damage
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
Mar 20, 2013 |  0 comments | 9 9 recommendations | email to a friend
It was a long day for tree crews and power crews, but at least the weather was pleasant.


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