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  • ‘What we’ve got here is a failure to communicate’

    Ardmore’s police chief was placed on leave in September and fired in December, and the reason was out there the whole time

  • 4 ways to engage with local government in Carter County

    After years of attending public meetings as a reporter, the best stories I covered involved residents engaging with their local government

  • What’s going on with the newspaper?

    Just last week, I was asked “what’s going on with the newspaper” for probably the 10th time this year alone.

  • Homelab Tour: Part One

    At the heart of a growing homelab sits a refurbished piece of enterprise equipment

  • Where have all the water coolers gone?

    Local communities not only need reporters, but also thoughtful editorial content.

  • An open letter to open source contributors

    I’ve had a lot of computing devices over the years, and one thing has kept me coming back.

  • Streaming free and legal broadcast TV to the home network

    Search the web for Kodi tutorials and you get a lot of sketchy advice. I’ve found legal stuff is way more exciting.

  • Mill Creek monument for fallen airmen unveiled

    More than two years after first learning about a 1944 training accident that killed 10 airmen training at the former Ardmore Army Air Base, members of the Mill Creek graduating class of 2025 have completed a project to remember the fallen soldiers.

Latest Posts

Lawsuit against city challenges stormwater fee

January 12, 2015 Michael Smith Anniston Broadcast, Newstalk 1450 WDNG-AM 1450

(WDNG) – Two Anniston residents have filed a lawsuit against the City of Anniston that argues stormwater user fees are unconstitutional. Former city council member

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Hobson City, Piedmont among recipients of $1.8 million grants

October 29, 2014 admin Anniston Broadcast

Two Calhoun County towns will be receiving a total of $800,000 in federal grants for quality of life projects. Gov. Robert Bentley on Tuesday awarded

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Search for revenue leads to review of business license fees

October 28, 2014 admin Anniston Broadcast

ANNISTON – A presentation by Anniston City Manager Brian Johnson on Monday evening indicates the city could stand to increase General Fund revenues by about

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$200,000 in grants awarded to two county trails

October 17, 2014 admin Anniston Broadcast

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley on Thursday said the Chief Ladiga Trail and the Coldwater Mountain Bike Trail will each receive $100,000 for planned expansions. The

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Wellborn High teen missing

October 15, 2014 admin Anniston Broadcast

ANNISTON – Anniston police on Wednesday asked for help from the public in the search for missing 19-year-old Zachary Stephens. According to the Anniston Police Department Facebook

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Organizational restructuring transfers 2 to code enforcement

October 14, 2014 admin Anniston Broadcast

ANNISTON – The city’s self-proclaimed “War on Blight” has a few more troops with the transfer of two employees to code enforcement. According to a

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Anniston police investigate shooting death of pitbull

October 10, 2014 admin Anniston Broadcast

ANNISTON – Police are investigating the shooting death of an east Anniston dog. Police responded to a residence on the 600 block of Jewell St.

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Guilty verdicts for couple accused of funneling millions in federal grant money

October 10, 2014 admin Anniston Broadcast

A former state education official and her husband have been found guilty of violating state ethics charges. Former Alabama Department of Education employee Deann Stone

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RMCB, City Hall disputes heading to mediation

October 10, 2014 admin Anniston Broadcast

Judge dissolves restraining order, places Kernion and Johnson back on Regional Medical Center Board ANNISTON – A day before arguments were to be heard in

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Police say trio of recent robberies possibly connected

October 9, 2014 Michael Smith Anniston Broadcast

ANNISTON – Investigations continue regarding two armed robberies occurred at ATM machines and a third at an Anniston residence between Monday and Wednesday, according to

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