Lee Hedgepeth
The Anniston Star
Anniston, AL, United States
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Finishing strong: Candidates discuss priorities ahead of November general election
Candidates in local races have begun to look toward the November general election, running on issues like education and economic development. → Read More
'Bulldog Pride' team to hold cleanup at Anniston High this weekend
Members of a newly formed “Bulldog Pride” team will meet at the school at 8 a.m. Saturday to begin the process of improving the school’s outward appearance. → Read More
Why they voted: voices from a low-turnout election
A determined few voted Tuesday in a grab-bag of Republican runoff elections. On the ballot were the GOP nominations for lieutenant governor, attorney general, agriculture commissioner and various judgeships, along → Read More
Alabama labels 75 schools ‘failing,’ but gives 104 F's on education report cards
A comparison of the state’s “failing” schools list and its education report cards show a wide disparity in how schools are labeled across the Yellowhammer State. → Read More
New exhibit highlights Calhoun County residents lost in Pearl Harbor attack
A newly renovated Pearl Harbor exhibit will open to the public Friday at the Berman Museum in Anniston. The display seeks to highlight the personal stories of locals who lost → Read More
School administrator discusses accreditation, removal from scholarship list
Rev. Jeff Smith of Trinity Christian Academy discusses his school’s removal from a list of institutions eligible for money through the Alabama Accountability Act over a lack of accreditation. Parents → Read More
Calhoun County youth held alleged teen criminal at gunpoint
Seventeen-year-old Patrick Denson held a theft suspect — also a juvenile — at gunpoint on his grandparents’ property just north of Choccolocco Road last Wednesday while police arrived to arrest → Read More
Fireworks reported stolen in Piedmont-area burglary
Owners of a fireworks stand near Piedmont say $300 worth of merchandise was stolen in the days after the Fourth of July, according to police. → Read More
Ohatchee man reports losing $990 in secret shopper scam
An Ohatchee man is out $990 after receiving a letter in the mail with that announcement of his new position as a secret shopper — an opportunity, it turns out, → Read More
$130,000 in cash said stolen from Wellington resident
A Wellington woman reported Thursday that $130,000 in cash was stolen from her home around lunchtime that day, according to a police report. → Read More
Private school locked out of state funding
A local private school is no longer eligible to accept scholarship funds under the Alabama Accountability Act because it has not proven it is properly accredited, according to the state’s → Read More
New law requires device for convicted drunk drivers
A new state law requires those convicted of DUI to have a certified installer like Dylan Roszell place an ignition interlock system in their vehicle if they wish to prevent → Read More
Anniston woman reports drugging, rape
An Anniston woman told police Friday she had been raped, according to law enforcement documents. → Read More
Trump tax provision on churches, other nonprofits catches locals off guard
Nearly 2,000 churches and religious nonprofits — including at least two dozen in Alabama — have signed a position statement decrying a provision of President Trump’s tax overhaul passed late → Read More
Rogers blasts U.N. as “dangerous;” Hagan responds
U.S. Rep. Mike Rogers this week renewed his criticism of the United Nations, calling the organization "dangerous" in an email to constituents. His opponent in November's election, Mallory Hagan, pointed → Read More
Failed and jailed: Lack of mental health resources can lead to tragic outcomes
Suicides, local officials say, are the result of many factors: a lack of support or treatment, a misdiagnosis, a lack of tolerance toward mental illness, and a scarcity of mental → Read More
Anniston City School Board addresses comments by former mayor
Anniston school board members heard from and addressed a former mayor whose comments on social media sparked controversy Sunday. → Read More
Calhoun area kicks off committee to revamp old bike and pedestrian plan
The meeting – attended by about a dozen local officials, community residents, and bicycle enthusiasts – is the beginning of the process to update the MPO’s Bike and Pedestrian Plan, → Read More
Anniston man charged in shooting case
Anniston police arrested Randy Kirkland, 61, at his home, also on McKleroy Avenue, around 9:45 a.m., according to an arrest report. → Read More
Methodists take stand against attorney general's policy, rationale
This week, one local minister reacted to the religious charges, which stem primarily from Sessions’ actions in relation to harsh tactics used at the U.S.-Mexico border. Sessions is a member → Read More