Law enforcement agencies to host recognition ceremony today
Initiated in 2007, the observance was created by Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office to recognize the men and women of the profession and their families.
May 17, 2013 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
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Oxford police investigating $6,000 worth of stolen checks
Oxford police Thursday were investigating several stolen checks totalling more than $6,000 cashed at two local businesses.
May 16, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
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Man reportedly assaulted by girlfriend’s sons
A 54-year-old man was reportedly assaulted this morning by his girlfriend’s sons on Moore Avenue, according to Anniston police.
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Anniston police investigating sex abuse case from 1990s
Anniston police were investigating Thursday a case of sexual abuse that reportedly occurred in the late 1990s.
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Man charged with sexually abusing 7-year-old
An Anniston man was charged Wednesday with sexually abusing a 7-year-old girl in March.
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10-year-old girl reportedly sexually abused in Piedmont
A 10-year-old girl was reportedly abused for nine months by her mother’s ex-husband in Piedmont, officials at the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office said today.
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Deputies: Convenience stores the site of credit card fraud
More than 100 reports of credit card fraud filed with the Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office since April were traced back to Mapco Convenience Stores, officials said Wednesday.
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Nicholas Bower
Body of missing man found in creek near race track
The body of Nick Bower, the man missing from the Talladega Superspeedway since May 4, was discovered in a creek about a mile and a half from the track this morning, according to the Talladega County Coroner’s Office.
May 14, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
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Police: Man’s face grazed by bullet during Anniston shooting
A 43-year-old man was injured when a bullet grazed his face during a shooting Monday evening on East 23rd Street, according to Anniston police.
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Man reportedly pistol-whipped, grabs gun from attacker and flees
Anniston olice this morning were investigating an assault reported Monday afternoon on East 23rd Street.
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Two men injured in Anniston shooting
Police this morning were investigating an Anniston shooting Monday night that sent two men to a local hospital.
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Woman’s death in Borden Springs trailer fire under investigation
A woman died in a mobile home fire Monday morning in Borden Springs, according to the Cleburne County coroner.
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Officers lead inmates from the old Anniston City Jail to the new jail at the Sollohub Justice Center in downtown Anniston Monday afternoon. Photo by Trent Penny
Inmates move into new justice center jail
Thirty-one inmates did not pass go or collect $200, but they did get a free walk to the new Anniston City Jail Monday afternoon.
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Fast food employee reportedly stole $800
Police were investigating this morning a report of an employee stealing money from an Anniston fast food restaurant.
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Teen charged with assaulting his mother with a steel pipe
Deputies charged a Hobson City teen Saturday morning with assaulting his mother with a steel pipe and breaking into an abandoned apartment.
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Fast food employee reportedly stole $800
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 13, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
Police were investigating this morning a report of an employee stealing money from an Anniston fast food restaurant.
Killing with comedy: 'Spirited' show features British wit, and lots of it
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 12, 2013 |  0 comments | 5 5 recommendations | email to a friend
Director Susan McCain says JSU's upcoming production of “Blithe Spirit,” by British playwright Noel Coward, is “full of farce and comedy.”
5K runners raise $1,928 for the Piedmont Benevolence Center
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 12, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
One of the latest projects the Piedmont Benevolence Center has taken on is the Regaining Access to Mobility Program (RAMP). The organization purchases the materials to build a ramp at a person’s home where mobility would be an issue without it.
Annual post office food drive helps thousands in Calhoun County
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 11, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
The drive, sponsored by The United Way and The National Association of Letter Carriers, this year provided thousands of pounds of food to 11 charitable organizations in Calhoun County.
Relay teams at McClellan raise $347,000 to fight cancer
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
A team sponsored by Alabama Specialty Products, a 250-employee materials processing firm in Munford, joined the Relay for Life to remember three co-workers. The team sold cookbooks, raffle tickets, quilts and put people in a fake jail which required a $3 donation for bail and had raised more than $5,200 for the cause.
Police investigating assault
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A landlord was reportedly assaulted Thursday by a tenant after serving an eviction notice, according to Anniston police.
Police investigating theft of $9,000
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A woman told police Thursday she paid a man $9,000 to remodel her home last month and hasn’t heard from him since.
Police link child porn to man charged with sexually abusing 4-year-old
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 10, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
A man who’s been in the Calhoun County Jail since March charged with sexually abusing a girl could face charges of possession of child pornography, Anniston police said Friday.
Stringfellow Memorial celebrates $7.4 million expansion
by Patrick McCreless
pmccreless@annistonstar.com
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
The 2,250-square foot expansion features three new operating rooms, 16 new waiting rooms and several new surgery recovery bays and holding areas, all with state-of-the-art equipment to care for patients.
Search rerouted for man missing from Talladega
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 17 17 recommendations | email to a friend
Chambers said this afternoon that a race fan called in a tip placing Bower near a West Park campsite around midnight. Chambers said the search was rerouted due to that call.
Oxford man charged with killing 2-year-old
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 09, 2013 | 23 23 recommendations | email to a friend
Bryan Butts, 24, of Oxford was charged with capital murder, according to Oxford police Chief Bill Partridge.
Man charged with stealing van from Anniston parking lot
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 10 10 recommendations | email to a friend
Police charged a man Wednesday with stealing a car from the Anniston Salvation Army parking lot last month.
Man in shepherd costume charged with breaking into church
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 8 8 recommendations | email to a friend
Police charged a man Wednesday night with breaking into an Anniston church. Officers said they found him lying on the floor in a shepherd’s costume.
Authorities search for Georgia man missing from Talladega campsite
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 09, 2013 |  0 comments | 19 19 recommendations | email to a friend
Talladega authorities said during a press conference Wednesday afternoon that they are using every resource available to search for Nicholas Bower, who vanished from his campsite at the Talladega Superspeedway on Saturday night.
Sheriff: Search ongoing for missing Georgia man
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 08, 2013 |  0 comments | 13 13 recommendations | email to a friend
Talladega County Sheriff Jimmy Kilgore said his office is using boats, dogs and aircraft to comb the area where Nicholas Bower, 28, of Villa Rica, Ga. was last seen.


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