SEARCH & SEIZURE OF ILLEGAL GAMBLING MACHINES
CALHOUN COUNTY, AL - On Friday, April 9, 2021, the Anniston Police Department, Calhoun County Sheriff’s Office, the Piedmont Police Department, and the Jacksonville Police Department served 10 search warrants on 9 different properties throughout Calhoun County, with assistance from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), the U.S. Attorney General’s Office, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), and the State Attorney General's Office. These search warrants focused on seizing illegal gambling machines from
MASK MANDATE FOR CITY FACILITIES & COVID-19 VACCINATION OPPORTUNITY
MASK MANDATE FOR CITY FACILITIES Citizens of Anniston, on April 9th, Governor Kay Ivey will lift the State of Alabama’s Mask Mandate. On 04/07/21, Governor Ivey issued the new “Safer Apart Order,” the third phase of COVID-19 pandemic health orders. Masks will no longer be mandated statewide, but individuals are strongly encouraged to wear a mask or other facial covering when in public and in close contact with other people. This order goes into effect at 5:00PM on Friday, April 9, 2021 and extends until
Gadsden State to host traditional commencement ceremonies
Gadsden State Community College has announced that it will host two traditional commencement ceremonies at 11 a.m. and 6 p.m. May 7 at Gadsden State Cherokee. Graduates from the fall and spring semesters will be recognized. “We are so excited to be able to honor our graduates for achieving this outstanding milestone,” said Laura Swann, registrar. “Commencement is so important to our graduates and their families.” Students who are graduating from a Health Science program or receiving an associate
Student Success Workshop & Cardinal Arts Journal
Gadsden State to host student success career workshop Gadsden State Community College is hosting live and virtual student success workshops to provide students with career enhancement information. A virtual session of “You’re Hired! Turning Your Education into Dollars” will begin at 10:30 a.m. April 13 at the Ayers Campus LRC Auditorium. The live session will begin at 12:30 p.m. April 14 in the Inzer Hall Cafeteria on the Wallace Drive Campus. Students may email ARC@gadsdenstate.edu to RSVP and
April Education Briefs from Gadsden State
Summer Registration underway at Gadsden State; Summer Six scholarship available Registration for summer semester terms is underway at Gadsden State Community College. The first day of class for summer mini term I is May 10. Classes for full summer and summer mini term II begin June 1, and the summer mini term III begins July 6. Visit www.gadsdenstate.edu and click on the link to “OneACCS” at the top of the page to begin the registration process. To be admitted, go to www.gadsdenstate.edu/apply. For
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CALHOUN COUNTY DONATIONS CENTER
March 26, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tiffany DeBoer, Public Information Officer Office: 256-435-0540; Cell: 256-913-7004; Email: tdeboer@calhounema.org ______________________________________________________________________________CALHOUN COUNTY DONATIONS CENTERCalhoun, County – For tornado relief, there will be a DONATIONS RECEPTION center set up at the Calhoun County Agriculture Center at 10 AM. For those outside the county wishing to donate, please bring them to this location and they will be
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SEVERE WEATHER IMPACT UPDATE
March 26, 2021 MEDIA ADVISORY Tiffany DeBoer, Public Information Officer Office: 256-435-0540; Cell: 256-913-7004; Email: tdeboer@calhounema.org ______________________________________________________________________________SEVERE WEATHER IMPACT UPDATECalhoun, County – Friday, March 26, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., there will be a live update to discuss the impacts of the March 25 severe weather event. On March 25, 2021, severe storms impacted areas in Calhoun County, causing significant damage to residences
CITY FACILITIES CLOSING AT 3 PM, ALABAMA POWER INFO, & STORM SHELTERS
Citizens of Anniston, please be aware of the significant threat of severe storms that are expected throughout today (03/25/21). At this time, Calhoun County has been placed under a Tornado Watch until 8:00PM today, thus all county safe rooms are now open. In light of this weather, please know that all City of Anniston facilities will promptly close at 3:00PM today (03/25/21). This includes all community centers, parks, golf courses, and the Anniston Museums and Gardens’ facilities as well. All city
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CALHOUN COUNTY STORM UPDATE
March 25, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tiffany DeBoer, Public Information Officer Office: 256-435-0540; Cell: 256-913-7004; Email: tdeboer@calhounema.org ______________________________________________________________________________CALHOUN COUNTY STORM UPDATEUPDATE – There have been multiple reports of injuries and fatalities in the Ohatchee/Wellington area due to the recent confirmed tornado. Search and rescue is still underway and as more information is provided from our strike teams we will send out an
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SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS UPDATE
March 25, 2021 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tiffany DeBoer, Public Information Officer Office: 256-435-0540; Cell: 256-913-7004; Email: tdeboer@calhounema.org ______________________________________________________________________________SEVERE WEATHER IMPACTS UPDATECalhoun, County – Thursday, March 25, 2021 at 10:00 PM there will be a live update to discuss the impacts from the severe weather storms earlier this afternoon. At approximately 3:00 PM today, March 25th,2021, the Emergency Management Agency (EMA)
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DON'T DROP IT ON ALABAMA
Wanted to let all of you know an opportunity for the public to make a difference in their communities by picking up trash! The Alabama PALS does a statewide “Spring Clean-up” initiative each April. Calhoun County is a partner in it this year. For more info on the initiative: https://www.alpals.org/index.cfm/programs/spring-cleanup/ How it works: The Landfill has free trash bags that the public can pick up from now through April. They can fill them up with trash from their community and bring it back to
Gadsden State’s Cardinal Foundation offers scholarships
The Cardinal Foundation is accepting applications for several scholarships to provide tuition assistance to qualified Gadsden State Community College students. The scholarships may be applied toward tuition, fees and books for the 2021-2022 academic term. The Gerald Acker Scholarship for the Electrical Technology Program will be awarding two $2,000 scholarships. One scholarship will be awarded to a first-year student planning to enroll and the other scholarship will be awarded to a student already
CITY FACILITIES CLOSING AT 2 PM, ALABAMA POWER INFO, & STORM SHELTERS
CITY FACILITIES CLOSING AT 2 PM, ALABAMA POWER INFO, & STORM SHELTERS Citizens of Anniston, please be aware of the significant threat of severe storms that are expected throughout today (03/17/21) through early Thursday morning. The threat of severe weather appears to begin early this afternoon, and potentially last until sunrise Thursday morning. Two waves of severe storms appear likely -the first during this afternoon with discrete cells, then a line of severe storms will move across the area during the
JSU OFFERING CORPORATE SCHOLARSHIPS TO CHAMBER MEMBERS
JSU Offering Corporate Scholarships to Chamber Members Jacksonville State University and the Calhoun County Area Chamber and Visitors Center are partnering to provide educational opportunities to Chamber members. Beginning in Fall 2021, the university will offer a 20 percent corporate tuition scholarship per semester to full-time and part-time employees of Chamber member organizations as well as employees of the Chamber itself. Application fees are also waived, providing an additional $35 in savings.
Funding resources available through Skills Training Division
Gadsden State Community College’s Skills Training Division offers a variety of programs to those who want to upgrade their skills or become better-trained employees. “The Skills Training Center provides a hands-on approach to give students the experience they need to be valuable employees,” said Baisha Woody, director of Skills Training. The Skills Training Division offers short-term, non-credit training through its center located on the East Broad Campus. Though federal aid isn’t available to Skills
