Piedmont News

A 37-year-old Piedmont man has been arrested on sex abuse charges that involve a juvenile, according to a news release from Sheriff Jeff Shaver.

An Alabama man indicted on four counts of sexual abuse charges was released on $25,000 in bail in Cherokee County, according to a release from the Cherokee County, Ala., Sheriff's Office.

A war of words is brewing between a former mayor and current city leaders in Piedmont.

Representative government is one of the most important blessings of a democracy.

K&N sponsored racer David Rampy won Competition Eliminator at the Mac Tools U.S. Nationals Presented by Lucas Oil in Indianapolis.

Published: Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, September 3, 2009 at 11:39 p.m. 1. Demont Buice * Gaston * Sr.

The Alabama man in jail on a charge of conspiring to commit murder is a Polk County government employee, according to a Georgia Bureau of Investigation official.

An Alabama man is in the Polk County Jail on a charge of conspiring to commit murder, according to Polk County Jail docket reports.

An Alabama man was in jail Sunday night after his arrest on forgery charges. According to Floyd County Jail records: David Wayne Crane, 36, of 5645 County Road 19 in Piedmont, Ala., was arrested by Floyd County Sheriffa s deputies.

A man was found with an active Meth lab in a bag, and now faces multiple drug charges.

Why should infants and children be immunized? Infants are born with passive immunity in which antibodies are transported across the placenta during the last 1-2 months of pregnancy.

Freda Stinson, JSU Art Department Head Jauneth Skinner and Brenda Spears carefully clean the oil painting of former principal Mary Alice Craig.

Piedmont, AL - It's a new school year marked by proration and financial cut backs.

Piedmont, AL - It's a new school year marked by proration and financial cut backs.

Piedmont, AL - It's a new school year marked by proration and financial cut backs.

Last week, I wrote about our impending move to Anniston. I am writing this column from my new desk in Anniston.

On Saturday, June 27, the Maj. Gen. Patrick R. Cleburne United Daughters of the Confederacy Chapter 2632 held a special bestowal ceremony to present 15 United Daughters of the Confederacy Medals.

Published: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 9:55 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 30, 2009 at 6:57 p.m. A Piedmont man died Tuesday when the log truck he was driving was involved in a wreck on a dangerous two-lane stretch of U.S. Highway 278, Hokes Bluff Police Chief Mitchell Hill said.

Behavioral Health Systems, Inc. a Birmingham-based company administering behavioral health programs, has promoted Mekesa Johnson to director, data processing, and Beth Srygley to director, administrative services.

Carolyn Minerich has come a long way since she was a young woman growing up in Mobile.