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Oxford, AL - Three years after hitting the road for Hollywood, Alex McFry came back with a film crew last week to shoot a new project in Downtown Oxford, Alabama. Both graduates of White Plains High School and alumni of Jacksonville State University, McFry and Megan Wise are Anniston locals who now call Hollywood their home while working in the film & television industries. Their latest project, David's Violets, brought the pair back to Anniston and Oxford to make a little more movie magic. The film, a southern dark comedy about a family coping with the loss of their father two years after his death, follows the three adopted children as they return home to visit their mother as they all come to terms with how to finally move on.

The Childersburg Fire and Rescue Department were on the scene of a gas leak that temporarily shut down Highway 280 in both directions Sunday morning.

CHILDERSBURG, Ala. — The Childersburg Fire and Rescue Department cleared the scene Sunday afternoon, hours after evacuating a business and closing part of Highway 280. Talladega 911 received a call at 10 a.m. of "gasoline coming from the ground." Crews arrived to find at least 350 gallons of gasoline...

The AHSAA softball state championship tournament field is set and will kick off Tuesday Choccolocco Park in Oxford. Tournament play will turn through Saturday. The tournament will be double-elimination for each of the seven classes over a two-day period. All championships will be played at Signature Stadium. Teams advanced to this year’s championship tournament...

Anniston, AL - The Anniston Police Department shares their weekly stats. The stats for the week of 05/09/22 to 05/15/22 follow below:Anniston Officers answered a total of 922 calls for service. There were 111 criminal incident/offense reports taken. There were 63 miscellaneous (minor) incident reports taken. There were 11 felony arrests. There were 30 misdemeanor arrests. There were 18 traffic accidents, 148 traffic stops, and 50 traffic citations. 19 warrants were served. There were 12 animals picked up and no animal related citations issued. In the Street Crime division there were three felony arrests, one misdemeanor arrests and three warrants served.

Grieved over the May 5th attack on the gospel by those who call themselves “clergy and faith leaders” in Alabama, I believe I must respond for the sake of those trapped in the lies and confusion of transgender ideology and for the sake of the glory of God.

The Alabama high school baseball season concludes this week with the AHSAA state championships at Jacksonville State and Choccolocco Park in Oxford. Here is the schedule for Classes 7A-1A. Each series is a best-of-three. If a series goes to three games, the third game will immediately follow the second game.

Anniston, AL – The city of Anniston, through Public Information Officer, Jackson Hodges, shared that the City of Anniston is excited to announce this year’s Heritage Festival will be coming to Zinn Park on June 18th! In honor of the purpose and meaning behind the festival, the City of Anniston is proud to announce an Essay Contest for upcoming high schoolers and an Art Contest for upcoming middle schoolers! Thank you to Alabama Power for sponsoring this contest!

Oxford, AL – Tuesday, May 24, 2022 from 6:30 pm to 7:30 pm is your opportunity to relax and find a new level of calm. Onyx and Opal at 502 Main Street Oxford, Alabama 36203 will be the location of an event by SoundEmbrace. Close your eyes, and Relax in Sound. Join them for “Relax In Sound”, an in person sound immersion supporting you in relieving stress, reducing pain, and strengthening your mind body connection. Participants will be guided into the relaxation response through Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction practices using acoustic sound therapy instruments such as quartz crystal bowls, chimes, gong, and drum. Notice blocks and tensions wash away, leaving you centered, refreshed, energized, and fully present and connected with the world around you. The experience is going to be truly individual and unique to the person next to you. All participants have to do is show up for yourself, and relax into the sound.

PANAMA CITY — Local law enforcement authorities have identified the victim of a fatal vehicle crash Saturday afternoon in Panama City as an Alabama woman. According to the Panama City Police Department, the victim was 51-year-old Starla Moore of Oxford, Alabama, who died after being transported to a local hospital.  The accident occurred Saturday afternoon near the intersection...

MONTGOMERY, Ala. – Last Thursday, May 12, an announcement was made that over 20 Alabama airports, including three local ones, were granted Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) aid in the form of a $12.5 million grant. U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby (R) said in a statement that the U.S. Department of...

OXFORD, Ala. – This season has been one to remember for the West Point Lady Warriors. They collected their eighth consecutive Cullman County Championship in April, took down Russellville twice to claim an Area Tournament title, defeated Pleasant Grove and topped Ardmore twice at the North Regional and now they’ll be competing at the 5A State Tournament at Oxford’s Choccolocco Park for the first time in school history. After knocking off Pleasant Grove and Ardmore on day one at the North Regional, West Point dropped its first game against Jasper Thursday morning 2-1. However, in an elimination game rematch against Ardmore,...

PANAMA CITY, Fla. (WJHG/WECP) - The victim of a fatal crash on Saturday in Panama City has been identified. Panama City Police officials said Starla Strickland Moore, 51, of Oxford, Alabama was killed in the crash at the intersection of U.S. 231 and 23rd Street. Moore was a passenger in...

OXFORD – The state softball tournament at Oxford’s Choccolocco Park begins Tuesday. The Piedmont Lady Bulldogs open play against Oakman at 9 a.m. in Class 3A action. Play continues throughout the week, with Class 2A Spring Garden opening on Friday against Mars Hill Bible at 9 a.m. Class 1A Cedar Bluff also begins play on Friday against Waterloo at 10:45 a.m.

SYLACAUGA, Ala. – The Sylacauga City Council will hold its regularly scheduled meeting Tuesday night, May 17, at 6:00 p.m. There will be a work session prior to the meeting at 5:00 p.m. The following agenda items are expected to be addressed:. 1. Resolution 22-2022 declaring Street and Police...

Swapped Out: Hackers target social media users with high-tech fake videos. Cutting-edge computer science designed to mimic the human brain is being used to create lifelike videos of an internationally famous actor, a former U.S. President, or even a world leader in the middle of a violent conflict. Hackers are now using this readily available tech to target everyday social media users in cryptocurrency scams.

Auburn football coach Bryan Harsin comes from a long line of motorsports fans who double as football coaches, following in his fathers footsteps. However after reaching a certain stature in the coaching world, his ability to follow other sports closely went away as the responsibilities of the job increased. During...