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22/12/2024

Offensive line coach Rick Trickett and offensive coordinator Clint Trickett are set on new Jacksonville State coach Charles Kelly's staff. Most of the other announcements may have to wait until after those coaches are finished with their bowl season.

22/12/2024

New Jacksonville State head football coach Charles Kelly says he's ready to recruit. He'll need to do so — and quickly. He talked about recruiting in depth in a Sunday video conference with reporters Sunday afternoon.

Read the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/free/between-transfer-portal-and-graduation-jax-state-needs-to-recruit-but-new-coach-is-ready/article_5d6dfab4-c0b5-11ef-80ae-73cbe4db8e05.html

22/12/2024

RMC announces leadership transition as Bass prepares for retirement: Bass, who has led RMC since 2014, has overseen significant advancements, including improved healthcare delivery and increased community engagement. His decision to transition reflects a thoughtful approach to leadership succession.

Read the story ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/news/business/rmc-announces-leadership-transition-as-bass-prepares-for-retirement/article_7e3f0146-c0a8-11ef-9363-cbe912a0ccdb.html

22/12/2024

PHOTO GALLERY: Holiday spirit was in no short supply in the Old Noble gift shop Saturday morning, which held an event featuring Santa Claus and the Grinch.

View the photos ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/slideshows/photo-gallery-old-noble-brings-holiday-cheer/collection_96f06cce-c0a4-11ef-94bc-b7d5dac5db11.html

22/12/2024

Downtown gift shop brings holiday cheer with Santa and the Grinch: The festive event was more than just a day of fun; it was a celebration of community spirit and the joy of the holiday season, with a steady stream of customers and plenty of holiday cheer.

Read the story ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/news/business/downtown-gift-shop-brings-holiday-cheer-with-santa-and-the-grinch/article_d8b752d6-c0a3-11ef-8caf-9f434bfa6306.html

22/12/2024

Correction: An ad on 1A of our weekend edition print newspaper included incorrect information. Here is the correct announcement:

The Episcopal Church of Saint Michael and All Angels will host Christmas Eve Worship, Festal Holy Communion (with incense) and special music Tuesday at 9 p.m. The church is located at 1000 W. 18th Street in Anniston. For more information, call (256) 237-4011. The website address is www.stmichaelanniston.org.

21/12/2024

A red-hot second half helped Jacksonville State’s men’s basketball team earn a 91-80 road win over Eastern Kentucky on Saturday.

Find the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/jsu/jax-state-men-gamecocks-use-strong-second-half-to-down-eastern-kentucky/article_c24eb37a-bfe2-11ef-8b80-bb883b9fdb93.html

21/12/2024

Jacksonville State University made public today what Gamecock fans have known since Saturday: Auburn co-defensive coordinator Charles Kelly will be their new head football coach.

Read the free story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/free/its-official-jax-state-formally-announce-kelly-as-gamecocks-new-football-coach/article_c674f13c-bfc7-11ef-943e-93bea1af8954.html

21/12/2024

The City of Oxford and Choccolocco Park is hosting an event at their annual Festival of Lights on Friday and Saturday night. The first 100 children through the gates will receive a special gift from Santa himself. Though the weather was frightfully cold and windy Friday night, that didn't stop some from braving the frigid airs to meet with Santa, go ice skating, grab some hot cocoa, shop at the general store, or simply enjoy the lights in the park.

More photos from the Festival of Lights here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/news/oxford/photo-gallery-oxfords-festival-of-lights/collection_0902c958-bfc2-11ef-99b9-cf937216efda.html

21/12/2024

Is assembling complicated Christmas toys cosmic payback for parents? Columnist Brett Buckner remembers the Christmas he received a G.I. Joe aircraft carrier that was four feet of intricate, interlocking plastic pieces. It was the USS Flagg or, as his father later put it, the USS Last Toy I Ever Buy For My Child.

Read his column here --> https://www.annistonstar.com/columnists/brett_buckner/brett-buckner-christmas-gifts-are-cosmic-payback-for-parents/article_75916b70-bfa8-11ef-9345-a3ff434a66d2.html

21/12/2024

A blank notebook, second-hand shoes and red silk pajamas are some of the requests columnist Audrey McDonald Atkins is making of Santa Claus this year.

Read her letter to Santa here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/columnists/audrey-mcdonald-atkins-my-christmas-wish-list/article_3380e36c-bfa5-11ef-a1a2-0fe7c31d6f94.html

21/12/2024

Jax State ended a four-game losing streak with a 57-47 win over New Orleans and along the way, they got a much better rebounding effort, shot better from behind the 3-point arc, and got an encouraging effort from Heflin native Brooklyn McDaniel, a Cleburne County grad.

Read the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/free/jax-state-women-gamecocks-break-losing-skid-as-heflins-mcdaniel-thrives/article_d3500888-bf3b-11ef-9b08-8bec28459171.html

21/12/2024

Columnist Lisa Davis can now take “being a Salvation Army bell-ringer” off her bucket list. Once she arrived at her station outside the Anniston Wal-Mart, she put on her apron, picked up the little silver bell and started ringing it — and ringing it and ringing it.

Read the story here --> https://www.annistonstar.com/columnists/lisa_davis/lisa-davis-ring-my-bell/article_1b4f7ed2-bf2f-11ef-9742-3782bdbcd3ba.html

20/12/2024

Jacksonville State displayed the same fight it showed all season in the second half of Friday’s Cure Bowl, but the Gamecocks ultimately ran out of time, as Ohio claimed a 30-27 victory inside Camping World Stadium.

Find the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/jsu/gamecocks-fight-back-in-second-half-before-falling-to-ohio-in-cure-bowl/article_d5025152-bf29-11ef-9518-4380c206754a.html

20/12/2024

Interim head coach Rod Smith did an admirable job trying to hold together the Jax State team through one more game, but Mark Edwards says circumstances — and a really tough opponent — were too much for the Gamecocks to overcome.

Read Edwards' opinion column here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/free/mark-edwards-cure-bowl-loss-doesnt-ruin-jax-states-championship-season/article_7952e302-bf25-11ef-8071-67b1a34f8475.html

20/12/2024

Lewis Ladon Spivey pleaded guilty Friday to two counts of capital murder in the 2002 killings of Monica Rollins and her 6-year-old son, Dalton Rollins.

Read the story here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/news/anniston/man-pleads-guilty-to-2002-heflin-double-murder-receives-life-sentence/article_37a74b2a-bf23-11ef-bcd0-57cb18680cc9.html

20/12/2024

The report card from Jacksonville State’s 30-27 loss to Ohio in the Cure Bowl on Friday.

See our grades here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/jsu/report-card-how-we-graded-jacksonville-states-30-27-loss-to-ohio/article_4e610e54-bf1a-11ef-8847-c7efab314c28.html

20/12/2024

Tyler Huff spent only one season at Jacksonville State, but the transfer quarterback had a year to remember. It topped a career in which he compiled more than 12,000 yards of total offense. We've got all the numbers for his three collegiate stops.

See all of Huff's stats here ---> https://www.annistonstar.com/sports/jsu/big-numbers-tyler-huffs-career-by-the-numbers/article_71e88a2a-bf18-11ef-ae67-2f629e6d1b1b.html

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Santa will be at Old Noble in Anniston today until 4 p.m.

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).

On Saturday, members of the Kiwanis Club of Anniston gave away dozens of bikes to children who would not have received one for Christmas. Volunteering were members of the Key Club of The Donoho School. See the Anniston Star story online or in Wednesday’s hard copy newspaper. To subscribe, call 256-236-1551.

Gilley’s Christmas Lights in Ball Play on December 14.

Gilley’s Christmas Lights in Ball Play.

Mr. Milton Ford salutes a wreath at the 2024 Wreaths Across America ceremony on Ft. McClellan

Cynthia Garcia asked for a reporter to help her students get ready for a writing and go-cart competition. Sherry Kughn volunteered as an Anniston Star reporter and had a great time.

Jacksonville State mascot Cocky before the JSU vs Western Kentucky game on Friday.

Oxford coach Sam Adams talks about three-year starting quarterback Mason Mims and what makes him special. Mims signed with Louisville today. Check our website for the story. The link is in the bio. #Louisville #Oxford #SigningDay

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