From the ground to the roof, metal scaffolding surrounded the stately old Clay County Courthouse in the summer of 1999, as long-delayed renovation work was finally under way. Read the full storyLook Back ... to restoration work at the Clay County Courthouse
July 21, 1949, in The Star: An outstanding example of a young veteran/farmer who’s making the most the Vocational Agricultural Training School at Jacksonville is William Lloyd Etherton, who bought 272 acres of land in the foothills of Colvin Mountain near the Oak Grove Church community when …
One thing happened on stage at this week’s Republican National Convention that I think we can all agree on: The bulldog was mighty cute. Humor columnist Lisa Davis reveals how bulldogs were bred so that we have the sweet dogs we have now.
Rather than being born the son of a preacher man, I was born the son of a librarian.
“The Final Act of Juliette Willoughby” is the new thriller, one that depends on one secret after another, from Ellery Lloyd, the author most recently of “The Club.”
The Anniston City Commission in July 1949 was mulling over a petition from Crescent Motors Inc to increase the bus fare on city bus lines from six cents to ten cents.
Last year, Tracy Curvin-Flynn and Dana Curvin-Williams asked a well-known bluegrass musician, Edgar Loudermilk, to help them honor their father, Paul Curvin. He was a longtime bluegrass musician from Wellington who died in 2021 after a short illness.
I’m no chef. Not because I don't like to eat — which I do, you can look at my waist and tell that — but because I don’t enjoy it. Since I don’t enjoy cooking, I rarely practice, so I’m not good at it. I can throw something together in a pinch, but it’s going to be far from a culinary masterp…
Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett, the new president of the National Association of Secretaries of State, in July 1999 was pushing for regional presidential primaries.
Another 4th of July has come and gone, and I’m still basking in the glow of barbecue sauce, cold watermelon, a mild sunburn and sparklers. That’s because as far as holidays go, July 4th is my favorite. No contest.
Whether he was known for his top secret military background, his hometown generosity or as the man who drives a Rolls-Royce, the late Farley Berman occupied a unique niche in Anniston business and culture.
By the time he died in July 1999, businessman and civic leader Rudy Kemp was known as a model citizen for the Model City.
In 2009, Anniston Star reporter Dan Whisenhunt wrote a feature story about Dave Poore after being impressed with the man’s vitality and enthusiasm while working in the dining room of the local Chick-Fil-A restaurant.
Army officials moved closer in mid-July, 1999, to beginning the cleanup of Fort McClellan’s thousands of acres.
During the course of a four-hour blaze that broke out July 15, 1949, exploding drums of oil severely hampered firefighters' efforts to put out the flames that eventually destroyed Russell Saddle Company in Oxford.
The Nonnenmacher house was sold to a private firm in July 1999.
Regional Medical Center on July 12, 1999, shelled out $440,000 to the city of Anniston for a 2.7-acre parking lot along Eighth Street.
Thirty years ago, before we were married, my husband and I took a trip to the desert, and I made us detour to a little oasis near a river because it was a prime spot for birding. He later admitted that he would rather have jumped off a cliff.
It is live but doesn’t follow a paint by numbers approach. The interpretations are similar enough but with enough twist to serve as a primer for curious listeners.
“Eruption” is the book begun by Michael Crichton, author of, among others, “Jurassic Park,” “The Andromeda Strain,” and “Congo.” After his death in 2008, his widow saw that it was completed by James Patterson, author of the wildly popular series of Alex Cross thrillers.
It seems emo pop has become nostalgic for its fans, much like the revival of nu metal. These are fond days for me as they represent the last vestiges of guitar based rock that we cherished so much.
Firmly entrenched in Calhoun County’s sports calendar, the latest version of the Sunny King Charity Classic ended July 11, 1999.
Master Sergeant Wilbur Atkinson (Ret.) is an army veteran who served in both the Korean and Vietnam wars on the front lines of battle. Having grown up on a tobacco farm in North Carolina, he volunteered to join the Army and served as a rifleman. Atkinson and two of his sons, Tim and Mike, sh…
At my house, “If You Were Here” is a popular fixture as it’s anchored to the movie Sixteen Candles. My wife is an acolyte of John Hughes’ films, and the song serves a willing vehicle to those impressionable, albeit wonderful, memories.
Jellybean is going on the trip of a lifetime, but that doesn't make the 'goodbye' any easier.
Jimmy C. “Big Daddy” Henson was known as a peacemaker even after a relatively short time serving on the Oxford City Council, 1996-99.
