Rankin inducted into HoF 06-24-2009 By Rip Donovan Journal sports correspondent Before a receptive audience that included two of his coaches at Piedmont High School, Carlton Rankin became Piedmont’s newest member of the Calhoun County Sports Hall of Fame.

Hammett interns for Rogers
06-24-2009
By Patrick Swafford
Journal News Writer
Piedmont’s Pamela Hammett has spent her summers with a string of internships that have prepared her for the time she’s currently spending at Auburn University and her future at law school.

Freedom Festival Saturday
06-24-2009
By Patrick Swafford
Journal News Writer
The Piedmont Business Council will host the Seventh Annual Piedmont Freedom Festival this Saturday from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the Clyde H. Pike Civic Center.

A day by the pool
06-24-2009
By Patrick Swafford
Journal News Writer
With the sweltering summer heat roasting the city of Piedmont, a good number of Piedmont’s youth and adults have taken to the pool adjacent to the Clyde H. Pike Civic Center.

Sparrowhawk returns to Journal
06-24-2009
By Patrick Swafford
Journal News Writer
A familiar face has returned to the staff of The Piedmont Journal.

Wheeler is semifinalist in quilt expo 06-24-2009 Piedmont native Chris Epps Wheeler has been selected as a semifinalist for the 2009 AQS Quilt Expo July 22-25 at the Knoxville (Tenn.) Convention Center.

Piedmont cheerleaders attend camp
06-24-2009

The 2009-10 Piedmont High School varsity and junior varsity cheerleaders, along with over 900 other cheerleaders, recently attended cheerleader camp sponsored by the Universal Cheerleader Association at the University of Alabama.

Newspaper ad lef Mills to her job
06-24-2009

Kim Mills credits the newspaper for her current career.

Stewarts celebrate anniversary
06-24-2009

Loyd and Pauline (Tolleson) Stewart who live in Vestavia Hills, celebrated their 65th anniversary on June 16.

Jaycee competes, wins in pageants
06-24-2009

Jaycee Ford competed in the Total Miss Easter Pageant on April 5 at Wallace Hall in Gadsden and won the titles of queen, most beautiful girl, prettiest eyes and prettiest smile.

Spring Garden completes summer baseball work
06-24-2009
By Rip Donovan
Journal sports correspondent
The Spring Garden Panthers completed their summer baseball work with a three-day, double-elimination tournament on their home diamond Thursday, Friday and Saturday of last week.

Electricity beats the heat in Alabama
06-24-2009
By Lea Fite
State Representative
Summer begins officially this week with the solstice, but you didn’t need a calendar to know that summer has arrived.

Expect major battles for seats in Legislature
06-24-2009
By Steve Flowers
As the 2009 Regular Legislative Session comes to an end, we are approaching the end of the quadrennium. It is at this point that plans are beginning to be laid for the 2010 Alabama elections.

Remembering one of our own
06-24-2009
By Mike Rogers
U.S. Congressman
Many of you across East Alabama may have heard of a man named Kenny Callahan.

Obituaries
06-24-2009

Obituaries for June 24, 2009.

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