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Arrest report for May 19, 2013
The people listed in this arrest report, whose names and charges are obtained from public records, are presumed innocent unless proven guilty in a court of law.
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Sunday Record for May 19, 2013
The Anniston Star's Sunday Record section for May 19, 2013.
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A motorist left his SUV on Blue Eye Road in Lincoln this morning after trying to cross a water-covered stretch of pavement. (Photo by Bill Wilson/The Anniston Star)
Roads fill with water from heavy rain, downed trees cut power
Heavy, steady rain flooded roads in Oxford and surrounding areas this morning, stranding some cars as the torrent covered the pavement. Meanwhile, downed trees cut electrical power to about 5,000 customers in the Anniston area.
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This aerial photo shows the drainage ditch running through downtown into which a 15-year-old boy was swept Saturday afternoon. (Calhoun County Revenue Commission photo. Info from Anniston FD.)
Teen safe after being swept beneath Quintard by storm runoff
A teenager swept several hundred through a drainage culvert beneath Quintard Avenue was rescued today by a woman and her mother who had stopped to pick up a pizza.
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Flash flood warning for Talladega, southwestern Calhoun counties
The National Weather Service Office has issued a flash flood warning for Talladega and southwestern Calhoun counties this morning, after heavy rains soaked the region overnight.
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Weaver Police Department Sgt. Tim Miller is shown during the benediction of a ceremony honoring the memories of fallen law enforcement officers Friday in Anniston. (Anniston Star photo by Bill Wilson)
Law enforcement officers, friends and family gather to honor the fallen
“We don’t want this to be a Sheriff’s Office law enforcement memorial, we want it countywide, where everyone can come together and honor those who’ve made the sacrifice,” Chief Deputy Matthew Wade said.
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Daisy the cow appears to be a contented soul while serving as an agricultural exhibit for Alexandria students Friday. (Anniston Star photo by Stephen Gross)
Daisy the cow visits Alexandria Elementary students
Amanda Griffith brought Daisy as an exhibit of the Alabama Dairy Farmers Mobile Dairy Classroom. The "classroom" program, which originates from the Southwest Dairy Farmers trade group based in Texas, visits 120 schools in the state of Alabama each school year.
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Oxford's new performing arts center opens with ASO program
Work began in 2011 on the $10.4 million renovation and addition at the former city hall in downtown oxford. It was completed just in time to welcome the Alabama Symphony Orchestra, led by resident conductor Christopher Confessore. It was a special night for former Councilwoman Norma Martin, too.
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Proposed zoning changes to be heard by Heflin City Council
The restaurant, Father and Son Grill, is expected to open May 24 in the building where the Rusty Spur Sports Bar previously resided. It is currently unable to get a liquor license because it sits in a general business district which doesn’t allow alcohol sales.
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Calhoun County unemployment rate drops to 6.5 percent in April
by Patrick McCreless
pmccreless@annistonstar.com
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"Like last month, the positives continued to increase for Alabama counties," said Tom Surtees, commissioner for the Alabama Department of Labor in a press release Friday.
Cobb parents react to planned conversion of their school to junior high facility
by Paige Rentz
prentz@annistonstar.com
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Kevin Welch, whose daughter Kanmiyah attends Cobb, said the move could be a positive step. But at the same time, he added, it could negatively affect students who are dispersed among other elementary schools. “They might be split up with their friends,” he said.
K.L. Brown sponsors legislation on topics he has personal familiarity with
by Leah Cayson
lcayson@annistonstar.com
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“I’ve always heard the third time's the charm,” Brown said. “We tried to make the bill fair for everybody. I get the feeling that some of our cemetery folks don’t want to be regulated.”
Sen. Gerald Dial’s food tax ban died, but others viable on last day
by Debra Flax
dflax@annistonstar.com
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Dial had his own big plans for the year — including a bill that would eliminate the sales tax on food by increasing increasing the sales tax on other items. The bill never came to the floor of the Senate.
County unemployment rate dips to 6.5 percent in April
by Patrick McCreless
pmccreless@annistonstar.com
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According to the Alabama Department of Labor, the county's unemployment rate decreased to 6.5 percent in April from 7.1 percent in March. The decrease was due to a gain of 645 employed workers between the two months.
Randy Wood counts legislative term as a success
by Katie Turpen
kturpen@annistonstar.com
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Two of Wood’s bills this term fall under the category of crime and offenses, which Wood has experience with as a former deputy sheriff. One bill would impose additional penalties on anyone arrested wearing a bulletproof vest.
Coming up dry: Munford representative winless in session marked by alcohol sales debate
by Madasyn Czebiniak
mczebiniak@annistonstar.com
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Steve Hurst's main grievance with the bill was the wording, he said. Hurst believes that, as worded, the law would allow the city to approve the carrying of open containers of alcohol in town.
Regional Medical Center implements first phase of paperless system for daily medical records
by Patrick McCreless
pmccreless@annistonstar.com
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RMC medical director Dr. David Zinn said he and several other hospital physicians have used the new system considerably this week. "I'm impressed ... and we have some physicians who say they love it and appreciate being able to see all their patients on one list."
Just what the forest doctors ordered: Prescribed burn fosters safe growth of Southern woodlands
by Laura Camper
lcamper@annistonstar.com
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There should be an unbroken view into the forest, said fire management officer Scott Layfield. But the undergrowth has become too dense, thereby limiting the diversity of the plants and animals that live there.
Singular sensation: Anniston BOE debates whether to accept only one bid for a service
by Madasyn Czebiniak
mczebiniak@annistonstar.com
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Eventually, the single bid from Preachers Lawncare Inc. was accepted; the Anniston company has been maintaining the school grounds, non-contracted, for the past year.
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