The city of Anniston is extending the deadline in its search for a new city manager and offering more money to give the City Council a wider pool of applicants to consider.
Foundation offers help to upgrade Anniston schools' equipment and technology The initiatives, which would put $572,000 worth of new equipment in Anniston public schools, will help level the playing field so city students can compete for jobs and admission to college, said Bruce Jameson, vice chairman of PEFA’s board.
Hibbett Sports store coming to Anniston Hibbett Sports, which has stores in Jacksonville and Oxford, is planning to open a new location at the Anniston Plaza, home of Big Lots and Zaxby’s north of downtown.
Ladiga Trail extension touches more than 280 properties The city of Anniston has identified properties along the planned southern extension of the Chief Ladiga Trail, but officials say they are in a holding pattern before contacting property owners.
Veterans Memorial Parkway delayed again The Alabama Department of Transportation must complete construction documents for the final phase of the project — paving the new road’s northernmost stretch — before the work can be let out for bid.
Judge: Lee County Courthouse more secure for Russell trial Lee County was picked to provide a better chance at a fair trial than an Anniston murder suspect would get in his hometown. The Calhoun County judge trying the case said Tuesday it will also provide a more secure environment.
Selase selected for national fellowship Seyram Selase has won entry into the Fellows Program run by the non-profit arm of the National Black Caucus of Local Elected Officials, a constituency group affiliated with the National League of Cities.
CDP celebrates 15 years The events of Sept. 11 sparked major change for first responders across the nation and for the fledgling facility tucked away on the former Fort McClellan, which celebrated its 15th anniversary with a ceremony on Monday that was attended by staff, current and former trainees and local officials.
City to pay $85K for first fix on $1 million drainage problem Heavy rains that flooded Anniston earlier this month also opened an underground cavern beneath a city street, part of an ongoing drainage problem with a $1 million price tag for repairs.
At a joint work session Tuesday afternoon, the members of the Anniston City Council and Board of Education discussed what it will take to close the middle school on the northern end of the city and relocate its operations in an upgraded facility at Cobb Elementary School.
With the sun high overhead, younger patrons splashed in a kiddie pool and its fountain, older visitors stretched out on towels to sunbathe, and parents perched around the edges of the pool to keep their eyes on their charges.
Held for about the past four years, Stringer said, the May Day event this year was timed perfectly for visitors to enjoy the park’s new features. The city's development corporation has completed about $300,000 worth of work there.
Friday morning, newly retired Anniston police officer Travis Bentley pulled up behind the new home of the APD and unloaded more than 1,700 patches to liven up the bare hallway walls. He and other officers unloaded about three dozen cork board displays and boxes of loose patches that will be hung next week.
Decades-old calls by police officers for the crowded, leaky old building at the corner of 12th Street and Gurnee Avenue to be razed are finally being answered. Anniston police likely won't miss their old headquarters, but they will have plenty to remember about it.
The McClellan Development Authority on Wednesday approved a plan to clean up a corner lot in the authority’s industrial park, potentially opening up another 18 acres for development.
Snow Creek, normally just a gurgle or a pleasant stream, has the potential to become a raging torrent after enough rain drains into it. This past weekend was one of those occasions.
If they comply with the terms of the agreement, according to Assistant District Attorney Jennifer Weems, the cases effectively will be dismissed, and the pleas will not appear on their records.
A CDP official confirmed Tuesday that Smith is no longer heading the McClellan facility but would not comment on the circumstances of his departure, referring all questions to the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
Kevin Welch, whose daughter Kanmiyah attends Cobb, said the move could be a positive step. But at the same time, he added, it could negatively affect students who are dispersed among other elementary schools. “They might be split up with their friends,” he said.
Local restaurants are gearing up for the new patrons expected to come pouring in this weekend, after the Anniston City Council authorized Sunday alcohol sales in the Model City.
The ordinance takes effect upon newspaper publication, which should happen on Saturday, meaning the new hours would be in effect this weekend, according to Anniston City Clerk Alan Atkinson.
In a community working to build a reputation as “Bike City, Alabama” and a local economy on the recreational tourists it draws, cyclists still face a great deal of disrespect and potentially dangerous harassment from others on the road. And in Alabama, there’s not much legal protection for the two-wheeled set.
The garden at Southern Ridge uses a unique setup: bags of soil laid flat on sheets of plastic, with vegetables planted in cut-out holes and covered with straw.