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Winn Dixie manager Mark Junior, left, and employee Ashley Bowman fill bags with food for the United Way display at the store in Golden Springs. Photo: Trent Penny/The Anniston Star
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Winn Dixie, the United Way and local Kiwanis are sponsoring a food drive to feed the needy during the holidays. The statewide drive began on Sunday and ends Dec. 26.
Local survey cites domestic violence as biggest problem
Anniston residents in a survey taken in recent months say domestic violence is the biggest problem facing local neighborhoods, followed by unemployment and drug dealers in public places.
Anniston residents in a survey taken in recent months say domestic violence is the biggest problem facing local neighborhoods, followed by unemployment and drug dealers in public places.
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Nov. 13 deadline to qualify for House seat
Three Jacksonville men said Monday they will run for the House District 40 seat vacated by Democrat Rep. Lea Fite, who died last week. But anyone, really — Democrats, Republicans, Independents — can go after the post, so long as they follow a set of rules, meet deadlines and, well, qualify.
Three Jacksonville men said Monday they will run for the House District 40 seat vacated by Democrat Rep. Lea Fite, who died last week. But anyone, really — Democrats, Republicans, Independents — can go after the post, so long as they follow a set of rules, meet deadlines and, well, qualify.
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George Smith: Former Cub moving up, now a colonelGeorge Smith’s column for Wednesday, November 4, 2009.
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Anniston Veterans parade will return Nov. 11
The Anniston Veterans Day parade will return on Nov. 11 after a hiatus, organizers said Monday.
The Anniston Veterans Day parade will return on Nov. 11 after a hiatus, organizers said Monday.
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Weaver near top of state in stamp sales for cancer research
Weaver’s Post Office is No. 4 in the state for selling breast cancer awareness stamps and raising money for research.
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Mayor Young undecided about running for Fite's seat
PIEDMONT — Mayor Brian Young has yet to decide if he will make a run for the vacant seat left by Alabama House District 40 Rep. Lea Fite, who died last week.
PIEDMONT — Mayor Brian Young has yet to decide if he will make a run for the vacant seat left by Alabama House District 40 Rep. Lea Fite, who died last week.
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A look back at this date in history
On this day last year, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States.
On this day last year, Barack Obama was elected President of the United States.
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Keep going: Local woman battled breast cancer while watching her husband fade away due to Alzheimer'sSara Doss never worried about the cancerous lump in her breast. Her husband was dying from Alzheimer’s. Seeing her husband of 54 years fade away was harder than the violently ill days after chemotherapy, harder than seeing thick clumps of blond hair tangled in a comb or wrapped around her fingers.
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Election set for Fite's seat: 3 vying to replace Jacksonville Democrat in Alabama HouseGov. Bob Riley’s office on Monday announced dates for a special election to fill the vacant seat of Alabama House Dist. 40 Rep. Lea Fite, the Jacksonville Democrat who died last week.
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Anniston school officials said Monday they're still investigating what may have led to the death of Tre'Juan Figures. The 12-year-old, who went by Trey, took his own life last Tuesday night in his west Anniston home.
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The victim of an alleged rape who was kidnapped in November 2007 from The Victoria Inn in Anniston has filed a lawsuit against the hotel's former owners and the suspect named in the case.
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Mohawk Industries, a flooring supplier for residential and commercial buildings, announced last week it plans to expand production at its Roanoke carpet-backing facility.
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The Community Foundation of Northeast Alabama will co-sponsor a forum at the Anniston City Meeting Center tonight that focuses on ensuring high-quality early-childhood programs.
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On this day in 1957, the Soviet Union launched Sputnik 2, the second manmade satellite, into orbit; on board was a dog named "Laika" who was sacrificed in the experiment.
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MONTGOMERY — Gov. Bob Riley has scheduled a special election to fill the state House District 40 seat vacated by the death of Democratic Rep. Lea Fite of Jacksonville.
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Public records and vital statistics in Calhoun County for the week of Nov. 2, 2009.
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Fans of armchair deer hunting can catch one of Oxford's finest on the Outdoor Channel this week. Police investigator Dewitt Ashley, who has been filming his hunts since 2002, will make his television debut Tuesday morning at 9 on CableOne channel 305. The video is being shown on a program called Cabela's Memories in the Field, sponsored by Cabela, a Nebraska-based outdoor outfitting retailer.
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It's not all fun and games when you go off to work by renting, transporting and operating party equipment. But at the end of the day, when the kids have had fun and the adults seem to want you back next time, it's all worthwhile for Terry and Frances Howell.
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The value of maintaining enough space between your vehicle and the one ahead was made clear in a five-car pile-up at the old Summerall Gate Road intersection with McClellan Boulevard shortly after noon on Sunday.
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