2+ week, 2+ day ago   (151+ words) Anniston City Schools is entering fiscal 2027 with a healthy reserve and nearly $25 million in proposed general fund spending, but declining enrollment and uncertain state revenues loom over the district’s financial outlook. Anniston City Schools lost nearly 80 students in the…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (341+ words) CULLMAN, Ala. (WIAT) -- The oldest living veteran of the U.S. Marines has died at 106 years old. Roy Drinkard, of Cullman, is being remembered as a hero and a great businessman. Drinkard lived in the Borkenau home in Cullman since 1949. "Anybody that's…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (640+ words) It’s the close of a chapter in American history that connects 2026 to World War II. Cullman businessman Roy Drinkard died Sunday night in Cullman at age 106. Among his other accomplishments, Drinkard was the oldest living U.S. Marine. Semper fi. The…...

3+ week, 6+ hour ago   (450+ words) The Academy of Craft Training is starting its 11th year with nearly 1,000 students expected across four Alabama campuses — and hundreds of students already making the jump from the classroom into construction careers. ACT began the 2026-27 school year last week, welcoming students…...

1+ mon, 2+ week ago   (629+ words) Questions about whether foreign actors have sought to influence public opposition to data center projects have reached Alabama as members of Congress request federal investigations into claims that organizations tied to a China-linked network influenced local debates over artificial intelligence…...

2+ mon, 3+ day ago   (759+ words) There won’t be a birthday party for Roy Drinkard of Cullman on his 106th birthday. Instead, family and friends are soliciting birthday cards and expecting a deluge. Drinkard just got home after 123 days in the hospital. His goal was to be…...