Calhoun County News

ANNISTON, Ala. -- Seventy-five men and women in uniform arrested and charged 50 suspects Tuesday in a massive Calhoun County drug sweep resulting from undercover operations dating back more than a year and a half, the Anniston Star reports.

Law enforcement officers fanned out across Calhoun County Tuesday looking for people wanted for drug related charges and by the end of the day had arrested 50, the Anniston Star reports.

Former Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce executive vice president Larry Sylvester died Friday at the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital after sustaining injuries in a bicycle accident Thursday night, the Anniston Star reports.

Clean out your attic and look for hidden treasures tucked away in your closet. A team of appraisers is in Calhoun County this week and they're prepared to pay cash for your coins, antiques and other collectables.

Gov. Bob Riley has scheduled a special election to fill the state House District 40 seat vacated by the death of Democratic Rep.

Friends, colleagues and family of state Rep. Lea Fite, D-Jacksonville, gathered Thursday in Anniston to mourn the unexpected death of the respected lawmaker.

ANNISTON - Officials in Anniston are trying to determine whether bullying led to the death of a 12-year-old boy who took his own life.

Alabama Rep. Lea Fite has died. Fite, a Democrat who was first elected to Alabama's House of Representatives in 2002, represented district 40 in Calhoun County.

State Rep. Lea Fite of Jacksonville has died at his home. He was 59. Fite died this morning after suffering an apparent seizure, said House of Representatives spokesman Clay Redden.

Alabama author Rick Bragg says he could not have made it as a mill worker. "I wouldn't have lasted," Bragg says.

A comprehensive workshop will offer Alabama beef cattle farmers tips on nutrition, health, forages and other management issues, according to the Alabama Cooperative Extension System which is sponsoring the event.

The Northeast corner of Alabama is blessed with a rich tradition of music. This tradition will be highlighted at the upcoming Second Annual Music on the Mountain Bluegrass Festival which will include, in addition to Marty Raybon - featured headline performer - some popular talents Saturday at Northeast Alabama Community College in Rainsville.

A convicted sex offender in Calhoun County has been arrested again and charged. According to the Calhoun County Sheriff's Office, John Gaines Gourley, 67, from Anniston, was arrested and charged with Violation of Community Notification Act.

Anniston, AL - On Tuesday Governor Bob Riley broke ground on the last phase of the long-awaited Eastern Bypass road in Anniston.

Calhoun County leaders are squabbling with school officials over funding for school security officers, demanding that the districts pay for the guards themselves.

The Calhoun County Commission and county school leaders are in a face off with an Oct.

Two Montgomery county residents -- a woman in her 30s and a man in his 60s -- have died of H1N1, commonly called swine flu.

A man arrested in a large theft ring spanning two states apparently was stealing to support a drug habit.

Swine flu has claimed its first victim in Mobile County, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health.

The house on First Avenue is like all the others along this quiet, narrow street.