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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

CALHOUN COUNTY PRIMARY RESULTS: Party-exclusive races decide two area elections, runoff expected for third

June 4, 2014 Michael Smith Anniston Broadcast, Elections, Newstalk 1450 WDNG-AM 1450, Resume

(WDNG) – More than 16,000 Calhoun County voters endured June heat, humidity and a rainy afternoon on Tuesday to go to polling places for the

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The Sugar Daddy Scholarship

January 13, 2014 admin Independent

An interesting press release came across my desk this morning. The website SeekingArrangement.com touts itself as “the world’s largest Sugar Daddy dating site” and has

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Logging a Model City Winter: January 6, 2014

January 6, 2014 admin Independent

The following is a collection of a day’s worth of broadcast news copy with a personal forward. January 6, 2014 – 12:18 a.m. [NOTES] As

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A Retrospective in Time of Controversy

June 5, 2013 admin Independent

So…yeah. Sorry I haven’t posted much to this blog. But in times of duress, I typically open up a post on this blog and just

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News Brief: January 15, 2013

January 15, 2013 admin Anniston Broadcast

ROBBERY Police in Birmingham are looking for two men who allegedly shot an armored van driver and stole his vehicle. WBRC-TV reports the guard was

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News Brief: January 14, 2013

January 14, 2013 admin Anniston Broadcast

ABI A fatal shooting involving a Lee County deputy will be reviewed by the Alabama Bureau of Investigation. Authorities tell the Associated Press that 33-year-old

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News Brief: January 11, 2013

January 11, 2013 admin Anniston Broadcast

INFLUENZA Hospital leaders across the state are telling the Alabama Department of Public Health they are seeing a significant number of patients with various strains

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News Brief: January 10, 2013

January 10, 2013 admin Anniston Broadcast

RAILROAD State officials are preparing to conduct a revenue, cost and ridership analysis of passenger train service between Birmingham and Montgomery. AL.com reports that the

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News Brief: January 9, 2013

January 9, 2013 admin Anniston Broadcast

EMERGENCY The Anniston City Council passed an ordinance at their meeting Tuesday that better outlines what work the city can do after a disaster. Mayor

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8 Jan Brief

January 8, 2013 admin Anniston Broadcast

RUNNING The 28-year-old woman accused of failing to intervene when her 9-year-old step-daughter was forced to run until she collapsed and died has bonded out

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