 01/20/10 It is big and it is coming to Jacksonville. It's the Big Read, a program designed to get everybody behind a good book. According to The Big Read's website, the program is an initiative of the National Endowment for the Arts, designed to restore reading to the center of American culture.
 01/20/10 Anniston Mayor Gene Robinson wants the city to help Haitian earthquake victims by using buildings once intended to house hurricane evacuees.
01/17/10 ANNISTON | A Calhoun County father faces a child abuse charge after a neighbor allegedly found his 3-year-old daughter outside in 20-degree temperatures wearing only a T-shirt and diaper. Authorities say the neighbor discovered the child outside on Tuesday morning when temperatures were in the mid-20s in east Alabama.
 01/16/10 On this day in 1919, pianist and statesman Ignacy Jan Paderewski became the first premier of the newly created republic of Poland.
01/16/10 Alabama once owned American Idol. Ruben Studdard, Taylor Hicks and Bo Bice dotted the finals over the years, giving the state a proud share of the show's huge success. The same won't be said, however, for Jesse Hamilton.
01/15/10 A Calhoun County father faces a child abuse charge after a neighbor allegedly found his 3-year-old daughter outside in 20-degree temperatures wearing only a T-shirt and diaper.
 01/15/10 Albertville High School has long been known for its stellar show choir program. In February, the show choir will play host to the first ever Diamond Classic Invitational show choir competition.
01/13/10 Jackson Paving, of Guntersville, is the apparent low bidder for the downtown revitalization project in Boaz. Matt Hawes, of CDG Engineers & Associates in Albertville, conducted the bid opening Tuesday morning.
 01/07/10 Bobby and Patricia Garner are thanking law enforcement for some quick response last Wednesday when four suspects, driving a stolen car along Interstate 20, fled into the woods behind their home.
 01/06/10 Courtney Love apparently wants to bring back the name Hole for her forthcoming album, Nobody's Daughter , even though nobody in her current band were ever in the original Hole. ( Via The Guardian .) And former Hole guitarist Eric Erlandson told Spin that legally, she can't use the Hole name without him. The current lineup includes guitarist Micko Larkin, bassist Shawn Dailey and drummer Stu ...
01/06/10 Devo hat illustration by Nick Relph Tucked deep within a recent article in Paste magazine is the news that new wave revivalist Santigold is doing production work for new wave originators Devo . Talking about the experience, Santi told Paste : "It was amazing. They're my band idols. Them and the Smiths. I made them pull out the red hats and pose for a picture." Understandable. No word yet on ...
01/06/10 Artist: Various Artists Album: The Blank Generation: Blank Tapes NYC 1975-1985 Release Date: February 2 Label: Strut Tracklist: 01 Debby Blackwell: "Once You Got Me Going" 02 Charanga 76: "Music Trance" 03 Milton Hamilton: "Crystalized" 04 Sun Ra: "Where Pathways Meet" 05 The Necessaries: "State of Art" 06 Lydia Lunch: "A Cruise to the Moon" 07 James Blood Ulmer: "Jazz Is the Teacher, Funk Is ...
01/06/10 Before playing bass for Samhain and Danzig , Eerie Von was the unofficial photographer for the Misfits , which means he's been front row center for some of the most awesomely, brutally theatrical moments in punk rock history. The new photo book Misery Obscura , available right now from Dark Horse , collects Von's work since 1981. It includes insane amounts of fake blood, studded leather, and ...
 01/05/10 CALHOUN COUNTY, AL (WBRC) - Voters in one east Alabama district head to the polls for a special election Tuesday. The election is in House District 40, the seat vacated by the death of Representative Lea Fite. The Democrat from Jacksonville died at his home on October 26th.
 01/04/10 BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) - Envelopes containing white powder have prompted at least seven anthrax scares across Alabama.The FBI said Monday that five letters were sent to the offices of senators or congressmen. One was sent to U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner's office in...
 01/04/10 The FBI is reporting that nine suspicious letters discovered in the last two days have prompted government offices across Alabama to close. Assistant Special Agent in Charge of National Security for the Birmingham FBI, Charles E. Regan said all nine letters were mailed to U.S. Lawmakers in Alabama and all of them tested negative for anthrax. Special Agent Regan said the envelopes delivered to ...
 01/04/10 What's Your Reaction? BIRMINGHAM, Ala. -- Envelopes containing white powder set off anthrax scares in five Alabama cities, shutting down two federal courthouses Monday and trapping a congressman in his office as authorities tested the substance.
 01/04/10 Foley Police responded to Congressman Jo Bonner's Baldwin County office, where a package with a white powder substance inside was found. The preliminary results from testing came back negative.
12/23/09 ANNISTON, AL (WBRC) - Munitions disposal is temporarily halted at the Anniston Army Depot following what officials call a "flash" happened inside one of the facility's containment rooms.
12/21/09 ANNISTON, AL (WBRC) - Anniston Police are investigating a home invasion in which the victims are all under the age of 18. Police say at 2:30 this morning, someone went into a house on East 23rd Street, a few blocks off Quintard Avenue, robbed several teenagers inside, and forced them unclothed. | 
