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28/01/2025

Former Lincoln coach Matt Zedaker is set to take over as Childersburg's head coach. Former head coach Johnny Johnson will remain at Childersburg as the athletics director and head boys basketball coach.

Read the free story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/free/johnson-hands-childersburg-football-coaching-reins-to-zedaker/article_34b35e94-ddb0-11ef-a69d-4b46d6a6f7cd.html

28/01/2025

The Board of Trustees for Jacksonville State University honored the work of two individuals who have influenced not only the university, but their communities as a whole; the late labor rights activist Lily Ledbetter and former 7th Judicial Circuit Judge Samuel Monk.

Read the full story --> https://www.annistonstar.com/news/jacksonville/lily-ledbetter-sam-monk-honored-at-jax-state-trustee-meetings/article_9bbb12d0-ddb0-11ef-83eb-7b6ee6ab4cba.html

28/01/2025

In Monday prep basketball action, the Class 1A No. 1 Spring Garden girls finished their regular season with a running-clock win. Jacksonville Christian's boys and girls swept Woodland, and Jacksonville's boys drilled Pleasant Valley.

Read the roundup here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/high_school/prep-basketball-spring-garden-girls-finish-season-with-running-clock-win/article_54fbaa28-dd9f-11ef-b0e0-cfea9d5f616d.html

28/01/2025

An Anniston man will likely be tried by a Talladega County jury next week for burglary, so**my and r**e. Tony Lamar White, 49, is charged in Talladega County with breaking into the home of a 67-year-old woman in Munford in July 2013.

Read the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/the_daily_home/dh_news/tony-lamar-white-assault-trial-to-begin/article_11b4fab8-dd9e-11ef-bede-8720f449589b.html

28/01/2025

Scenes and action from the 74th annual Calhoun County basketball tournament on Monday at Pete Mathews Coliseum. In the boys semifinals, Oxford defeated Piedmont, 73-40.

See the rest of the photos here --->
https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/photo-gallery-oxford-vs-piedmont-calhoun-county-tournament-boys/collection_746fa620-dd40-11ef-b30a-0f12c729a767.html

28/01/2025

Scenes and action from the 74th annual Calhoun County basketball tournament on Monday at Pete Mathews Coliseum. In the girls semifinals, Oxford defeated Alexandria, 67-37.

See the rest of the photos here --->
https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/photo-gallery-oxford-vs-alexandria-calhoun-county-tournament-girls/collection_92f73692-dd3d-11ef-ac90-9be2d98ed961.html

28/01/2025

Scenes and action from the 74th annual Calhoun County basketball tournament on Monday at Pete Mathews Coliseum. In the boys semifinals, Alexandria defeated Anniston, 60-56.

See the rest of the photos here --->
https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/photo-gallery-alexandria-vs-anniston-calhoun-county-tournament-boys/collection_bae92972-dd3c-11ef-9901-bb86d93f48ca.html

28/01/2025

Scenes and action from the 74th annual Calhoun County basketball tournament on Monday at Pete Mathews Coliseum. In the girls semifinals, Jacksonville defeated Anniston, 53-27.

See the rest of the photos here --->
https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/photo-gallery-jacksonville-vs-anniston-calhoun-county-tournament-girls/collection_cc2cd662-dd3b-11ef-9365-e35fa454ecfe.html

28/01/2025

Pressure defense has been Anniston’s trademark for years, but on Monday, Jacksonville was better at applying pressure and turning turnovers into points, as Golden Eagles beat the Bulldogs 53-27 and earned a spot in the county girls finals.

Read the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/high_school/exhausting-defense-jacksonville-girls-wear-down-anniston-to-advance-to-county-finals/article_72d1668e-dd39-11ef-bd22-efd0e576d737.html

28/01/2025

Top-seeded Oxford punched a ticket to its ninth straight Calhoun County boys basketball tournament championship game after breezing past fourth-seeded Piedmont 73-40 in the semifinals Monday night.

Read the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/high_school/oxford-boys-breeze-past-piedmont-advance-to-calhoun-county-final-for-ninth-straight-year/article_2bab82fa-dd37-11ef-b84c-67e4cd6ce1ed.html

28/01/2025

Top-seeded Oxford, the three-time defending champion, scored the first 16 points and led by 19 early in the second quarter on its way to a 67-37 win over fifth-seeded Alexandria. That puts the Yellow Jackets into Tuesday's finals against Jacksonville.

Read the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/high_school/top-seeded-oxford-blitzes-its-way-into-calhoun-county-girls-finals/article_cbb65c32-dd25-11ef-b1c9-a7b9ad685c72.html

28/01/2025

Alexandria’s boys accomplished something Monday night they hadn’t in a decade. The second-seeded Valley Cubs held off an Anniston rally to down the third-seeded Bulldogs 60-56 and advance to the Calhoun County tournament final for the first time since 2015.

Read the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/high_school/alexandria-boys-hold-off-anniston-to-advance-to-first-county-tournament-final-since-2015/article_9a18661c-dd1a-11ef-9809-9f88bc4623fc.html

27/01/2025

Ciara Smith, Ward 3 councilwoman for Anniston, reflected on her growth and experiences since taking office, emphasizing her journey from south Anniston to City Council. She highlighted the city’s progress, including a budget increase, infrastructure investments, new businesses and efforts to address healthcare disparities and housing development.

Read the story ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/news/anniston/ciara-smith-updates-local-civic-club-on-anniston-s-progress/article_18ee11f6-dd04-11ef-b9fc-9fc1d2249e10.html

27/01/2025

Jacksonville State has a trip planned to the site of one of its biggest regular-season football victories. Vice president for athletics Greg Seitz says Jax State will tentatively visit Ole Miss in 2031 and 2034. JSU won at Ole Miss in 2OT in 2010.

Read the free story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/free/jax-state-sets-pair-of-football-trips-to-ole-miss-in-2031-and-2034/article_f0dbe672-dd01-11ef-a6a7-8fe803079fba.html

27/01/2025

Dates and deadlines for Alabama’s upcoming municipal elections.

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https://www.annistonstar.com/news/anniston/dates-and-deadlines-for-alabama-s-upcoming-municipal-elections/article_bf91e4ec-dcff-11ef-ba9d-932f88f48440.html

27/01/2025

Alabama Department of Public Health offers free radon test kits. Calhoun, Talladega and Cleburne counties rank in the top 15 counties in the state for the highest radon levels.

Read story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/news/anniston/alabama-department-of-public-health-offers-free-radon-test-kits/article_56939866-dcf8-11ef-bc46-e34fb1a31fa4.html

27/01/2025

Jessica Slaten has been named the new dean of Financial and Administrative Services at Gadsden State Community College after 27 years with the institution. In her new role, Slaten will oversee the College's financial operations while continuing her commitment to student success and professional development for her team.

Read the story ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/news/education/jessica-slaten-named-dean-of-financial-and-administrative-services-at-gadsden-state/article_20b4d606-dcf8-11ef-9f61-9f0854030702.html

27/01/2025

Girl Scout cookies arrive in Anniston: Girl Scouts of North-Central Alabama will distribute over 599,000 packages of cookies to 290 local troops on Jan. 31, with 65,748 packages set for the Anniston area. The annual fundraising effort helps local troops fund activities while teaching scouts valuable skills like goal-setting and money management.

Read the story ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/free/girl-scout-cookies-arrive-in-anniston/article_b9b8de3c-dcf4-11ef-9a8b-3b0d4cd927e0.html

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Look at www.annistonstar.com for a story about a big change for longtime Jacksonville Mayor Johnny Smith.

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Spring Garden’s girls, two-time defending state champ and ranked No. 1 in 1A, are at home tonight against Faith Christian. Check our website later for coverage. The link is in the bio.

Watch Annistonstar.com for a story about Heflin coming soon!

Having fun at the 9th annual Judkins Family BBQ Christmas Day at the Carver Community Center. For story go to the Anniston Star link in the profile.

Cobb Preparatory Academy Christmas program Thursday morning. The Pre-k-3 class singing “Santa Claus is coming to Town.” Check out the Anniston Star for a slideshow of yuletide photos (link in profile).

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