1+ day, 14+ hour ago   (153+ words) — First Wesleyan Church of Anniston will celebrate its 100th anniversary Aug. 30 with a tent service at its Jefferson Street location. Staff Writer Sherry Kughn: [email protected]. The First Wesleyan Church at 2501 West Jefferson St. in the Cobb Town community has a history…...

1+ day, 14+ hour 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…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago   (138+ words) The Calhoun County DHR’s job and resource fair connected job seekers with about 80 employers, agencies and nonprofits offering employment, training and community resources. About 80 businesses, agencies and nonprofits gathered Wednesday at the Anniston City Meeting Center to connect with…...

4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (154+ words) After 21 years on Noble Street, Wigley is being recognized for his longtime commitment to downtown Anniston and the cycling community. Wig’s Wheels owner honored as Main Street Anniston Hero Patrick “Wig” Wigley, owner of Wig’s Wheels, was…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (157+ words) That’s how Gadsden City Council President Kent Back described what’s facing the city’s Salvation Army corps, which is in its 111th year of service. Back is chairman of the agency’s board of directors... Lts. Daniel and Amanda Jones, the new officers…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (168+ words) Wendy Miller stands in her backyard at her Anniston home beside a concrete stormwater pipe that she says runs beneath her property and carries runoff from 10th Street. Miller is seeking answers about the pipe’s history, maintenance and future as the…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (161+ words) A boarded-up house on West 14th Street illustrates the type of blighted property Anniston officials are looking to address through new redevelopment strategies. During a City Council budget workshop, officials discussed a proposed pilot program that would focus on acquiring and…...

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (169+ words) Questions over a city council member's residency again dominated public discussion Tuesday night, but Anniston leaders said the matter has been resolved as the council turned its attention to a proposed $51.8 million spending plan for the coming fiscal year. ANNISTON…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (149+ words) Rural King and City of Gadsden officials held the official ribbon-cutting on Friday for the company’s eighth Alabama store located at 280 N. Third St. in Gadsden. Gadsden’s new Rural King store stocks 42,000 different items, according to company officials, such as…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago   (192+ words) Area residents, businesses and community leaders came together Friday to paint individual tiles that will be assembled into a permanent mosaic at Noble Street Park celebrating America's 250th anniversary. Four participants hold up their painted tiles Friday during a community mosaic…...