Daniel Gaddy
The Anniston Star
Anniston, AL, United States
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Boyd keeps seat, winning seventh term in state House
Democrat Barbara Boyd on Tuesday won a seventh term to the Alabama House of Representatives. → Read More
Work on Iron Mountain Road extension to start Tuesday
Anniston officials expect work for the extension of Iron Mountain Road to McClellan Boulevard to begin Tuesday, according to the city engineer. The news comes after years of delays to → Read More
Quintard wreck sends one woman to hospital
Anniston police Sgt. Michael Webb said the woman’s injuries were not life threatening. → Read More
MDA board hires new administrator, consultant
The agency tasked with developing Anniston’s former Army post recently hired two employees who will continue the work of the former executive director, who retired Sept. 28. → Read More
Police investigate dog’s death in fall from bridge
Someone may have thrown a dog off of bridge near the intersection of Gurnee Avenue and Alabama 202 in Anniston Tuesday, according to a police report. Sgt. Kyle Price said a crew working on the bridge reported the crime, but couldn’t be sure whether the animal was thrown or fell. Price said the dog died from the fall, and an animal control officer collected the remains. The event happened between… → Read More
Building project helps foster math skills among fifth-graders
Scott Dorsett, site services manager for Eastman Chemical, crouched down as he told the fifth-graders of Golden Springs Elementary on Wednesday how, together, they would build a 15-by-18-foot house, complete with a window and porch, that morning. “The most important thing we’re going to do is not get hurt,” he told the children. Dorsett and eight other employees from Eastman came to Golden… → Read More
Glenwood ghouls to return this evening
The tradition has only gotten more popular in the following decades for the strip of affluent homes east of RMC and north of the Anniston Country Club. Wakefield said a → Read More
Thunderstorms expected in Calhoun County Thursday
Storms forecast for the Anniston area Thursday could bring wind gusts between 30 and 40 mph, according a National Weather Service meteorologist. → Read More
County property values rise $1 billion this year
From 2017 to 2018, the total value of real property in Calhoun County increased $1 billion, to $9.3 billion. That led to an increase of total tax revenue collected in → Read More
Calhoun Commission names new EMA director
The Calhoun County Commission on Thursday approved a contract for a new Emergency Management Agency director: Michael Barton, currently Etowah County’s chief deputy sheriff. → Read More
Another drug take-back event scheduled for Saturday
A local nonprofit will host a prescription drug take-back event at three locations across Calhoun County on Saturday. → Read More
Local meeting provides core of network to combat youth violence
More than 40 pastors, elected officials, nonprofit volunteers, business people and community members gathered at a Lenlock church Tuesday to talk about how they could help stanch some of the → Read More
School board group evaluates superintendent, financial officer
A representative from a state school board association on Thursday presented to the Anniston school board evaluations of the district’s superintendent and chief financial officer. → Read More
Anniston school board’s audit still not ready;Firm asks for extra information from district
A email from the school system said the final draft of the audit should be complete by the week ending Nov. 2, and the board will have a presentation of → Read More
Council clears way for two downtown bars, puts 6-month moratorium on any more
Two new bars can now open in downtown Anniston after a Tuesday vote from the City Council — but just those two. The council approved a measure that allows bars and taverns in the area along Noble Street between 9th and 13th streets. The establishments had been prohibited in that area since 2016. Tuesday’s amendment, which applies to an existing ordinance, will allow entrepreneurs to open bars at… → Read More
Make-A-Wish surprises Oxford second-grader with Disney trip
The Make-A-Wish volunteer came to surprise second-grader Rowdy McLeod with a trip to Disney World and Universal Studios. → Read More
County commission OKs 2 for post-storm work
The Calhoun County Commission on Thursday approved companies for emergency debris removal and debris monitoring services for the next year. → Read More
A JSU forensic scientist dissects horror movie deaths
Have you ever seen a particularly bizarre death scene in a horror film and wondered, Would that really kill you? Well, we at The Star sure have. And it just → Read More
Anniston’s Councilman Little is granted continuance in ethics case
The conclusion of a state ethics complaint against Anniston Councilman Ben Little is now less clear, after the Alabama Ethics Commission granted a continuance on the case last week. → Read More
Tax rebate agreement passed for Exchange developer
The Oxford City Council on Tuesday agreed to rebate up to $250,000 in sales taxes to a firm that hopes to bring in three businesses at the Oxford Exchange. → Read More