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Rozshanda Laquetta O’Hara
Woman charged with cutting aunt with a knife
Rozshanda Laquetta O’Hara, 25, of Anniston was charged with first-degree assault, a felony, according to a police report.
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Terrance Lamar Williams Jr.
Man charged with stealing pick-up truck
Terrance Lamar Williams Jr., 21, of Anniston, was charged with first-degree theft, a felony, according to a police report.
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An 800 MHz radio that is currently used by most public safety agencies in Calhoun and Talladega counties.  (Photo: Trent Penny/The Anniston Star)
County 911 Board could take control of 800 MHz radio system
The Calhoun County 911 Board of Directors could take responsibility for the communication system linking first responders and public safety agencies in Calhoun County as early as Thursday.
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State troopers block traffic at the intersection of Hunter Street and Alabama 202 while a state Transportation Department dump truck helps to clean up spilled hydraulic fluid. (Photo by Stephen Gross/The Anniston Star)
Anniston roadways blocked after truck leaked hydraulic fluid
Alabama 202 and Hunter Street in Anniston are blocked this morning while crews clean up a hydraulic fluid leak.
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Jacksonville BOE votes to purchase nearly 1,500 Apple devices
The Jacksonville City School Board on Monday approved a measure that will allow the system to purchase 1,200 iPads, 200 iPad Mini tablets and 96 MacBooks from Apple, Inc.
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Fallen-cop license plate passes as part of catch-all Alabama car tag bill
Rep. Randy Wood's bill to create a special license plate to honor fallen police officers -- and fund the state police officers' memorial in Anniston -- passed a final vote in the Legislature Monday night. It got there by riding piggyback.
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The Anniston hospital purchased RMC Jacksonville for $6 million in December from Tennessee-based firm Capella Healthcare. (Anniston Star photo by Trent Penny)
Emergency room use, surgeries up at RMC Jacksonville since purchase
More patients used services at Jacksonville's hospital in the five months since Regional Medical Center purchased it than during the same period last year, according to a report given to the RMC board Monday.
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Cleburne Commission hears from residents unhappy about paving project
The Cleburne County Commission on Monday heard from residents upset about the inconvenience and expense of moving fences out of the county right-of-way to allow paving on County Road 10.
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Members of the Alabama House meet on the final day of the regular legislative session at the Alabama Statehouse in Montgomery on Monday. The House rejected Gov. Robert Bentley's proposal to delay allowing private school tax credits for two years, and the Republican leader in the Senate predicted it would do the same before the midnight end of the 2013 legislative session. That sent it to the Senate, where President Pro Tem Del Marsh, R-Anniston, said the Republican majority had the votes to block the Republican governor's delay and begin the tax credits immediately. (AP Photo/Dave Martin)
Legislature rejects governor’s two-year delay on school tax credits
On the last day of their 2013 session, both Houses of the Alabama Legislature rejected Gov. Robert Bentley's effort to delay for two years the implementation of a much-debated system of school tax credits.
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Home at last: local Guardsmen return from Afghanistan
by Debra Flax
dflax@annistonstar.com
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After a year away and a 7,000-mile separation, the soldiers of the 1st Battalion of the 167th Infantry rode into McClellan Park, escorted by the Anniston and Oxford police and fire departments as well as the military-honoring motorcycle club, the Patriot Guard Riders.
Read: Full text of resolution honoring Rev. N. Q. Reynolds
by Star Staff
May 20, 2013 |  0 comments | 4 4 recommendations | email to a friend
The following is the text of a resolution honoring the late Rev. Nimrod Q. Reynolds, a leader in the 1960s civil rights movement in Anniston, which was passed by the Alabama House of Representatives Monday. Rep. Barbara Boyd, D-Anniston, was the sponsor of the resolution.
Hobson City nonprofit to hold gala, ribbon-cutting
by Eddie Burkhalter
eburkhalter@annistonstar.com
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On Friday, the Hobson City Economic Development Corporation – a nonprofit group formed in 2007 to help revitalize the community – will hold the organization’s first gala at the Anniston City Meeting Center.
Man charged with robbing Dollar General
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
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A 19-year-old man was charged Saturday with robbing an Anniston Dollar General earlier this month.
Police: Inmate broke sprinkler in new Anniston jail
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
May 20, 2013 |  0 comments | 6 6 recommendations | email to a friend
An inmate in the Anniston City Jail broke a fire sprinkler system this morning and flooded his cell, police said.
Employee reportedly steals from local gas station
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
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Police on Monday were investigating a report that an employee of an Anniston gas station stole from the business.
Police: Bullet went through kitchen of Anniston home
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
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A man was sitting in his kitchen playing cards Friday night when a bullet went through the wall of his Anniston home, police said today.
Gun rights bill passes last hurdle in Alabama Legislature
by Tim Lockette
tlockette@annistonstar.com
May 20, 2013 |  0 comments | 7 7 recommendations | email to a friend
A broad gun-rights bill passed a vote in the Alabama House of Representatives today, clearing the final hurdle before it can go to Gov. Robert Bentley for a signature or a veto.
Police investigating assault at Anniston bar
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
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Police today were investigating an assault that occurred over the weekend at an Anniston bar.
Deputies: Man shot in the face in Hobson City
by Rachael Griffin
rgriffin@annistonstar.com
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A man was in a Birmingham hospital today after he was shot in the face early this morning in Hobson City.
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