the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency apprehended a woman, Genezza Packett, 22, who was traveling with her 1-year-old son, after abducting him from his custodial caregiver in Fall River, Mass.

All public schools in Calhoun County will close Tuesday and possibly Wednesday because of the governor’s declared state of emergency. However, Piedmont School System’s students will still have plenty to do.

The city of Anniston’s “Good Choices” program has announced the 22nd annual Martin Luther King, Jr. Breakfast and Youth Participation Day will be held Monday, Jan. 15, at 9 a.m. at the City Meeting Center.

The reason Mandy Pearson, 34, loves Calhoun County and its surrounding counties, may be in her genes. Her parents lived in Anniston before moving to Trussville where she was raised. Now she considers Calhoun County her adopted home.

Two women have been sentenced to prison for crimes committed against a couple who were trying to help the pair manage car trouble in Talladega National Forest on August 14, 2022.

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