Anniston, Alabama

• '80 percent-skeletonized' body found in Calhoun County creek
  

  Authorities in Calhoun County are hoping to identify a body found in a creek. Sheriff Larry Amerson said Sunday the body was found in the northwestern Calhoun County community of Peeks Hill.

• JROTC Rifle Team wins national title
  

  The Ozark JROTC Rifle Team took first place at the Army JROTC National Championship.

• Judge dismisses libel suit against Alabama newspaper
  

  The company that publishes The Anniston Star has been granted summary judgment in a libel suit brought by a city councilman.

• Justice Department Files Lawsuit Over $300 Million Settlement For Widespread PCB Contamination
  

  The Justice Department has filed a lawsuit against 18 attorneys, law firms and companies, seeking repayment for payments made on behalf of 907 Medicare beneficiaries who were part of the massive agreement.

• Young Victims Of Weak Economy
  

  The economy claimed another business and it put a strain on families, but this loss puts the most stress on the youngest members of the families.

• Official Document of The Fifty-Ninth Session of The Council
  

  Robert P. Mikulak U.S. Representative to the OPCW Executive Council The Hague, Netherlands I am pleased to be here with so many colleagues today for the first Council session of 2010.

• World War I era shell found at Fort McClellan contains smoke-producing compound, Army says
  

  Army specialists have determined that a World War I era-shell found last week on the former Fort McClellan Army post contained "a smoke-producing compound" and will dispose of it "at a later date," according to the an Army spokesman.

• Newspaper Box Thefts
  

  Federal authorities have arrested a Montevallo man they believe may have stolen more than 100 newspaper boxes in the Birmingham-Hoover metro area this month.

• Students On Board Crashed Bus
  

  Anniston, AL - Aalyah Burrell is a Wenonah High School Freshman. She was sitting on the bus that crashed on the way the Regional Basketball Tournament game.

• Fort McClellan road closed after discovery of World War I era shell
  

  Authorities temporarily shut down a road through the former Fort McClellan military installation in Anniston Friday after discovering a World War I-era shell.

• Anniston Museum of Natural History Free Admission this Saturday
  

  Add the Anniston Museum of Natural History as another option for weekend entertainment.

• Mt. Calvary Baptist Ch...
  

  Mt. Calvary Baptist Church, Coosa, will celebrate its pastora s third pastoral anniversary with a a oeblack and whitea banquet today at 7:30 p.m. at 1505 Crane St.

• School Closings List
  

  ALL Catholic High Schools and Elementary Schools in Jefferson County and Shelby County will close Friday.

• No. 3 Lady Cats roll
  

  Senior guards Carlye Bice and Jerikah Madden combined for 37 points to propel third-ranked Guntersville to a 64-35 rout of Alexandria on Thursday night in the girls Class 4A subregional playoffs.

• East AL Snow Fall
  

  Friday ended as a "snow day" in East Alabama but it did not start that way. In fact Friday morning all eyes were watching the Western part of the state.

• Finding Faith in a Movie Theater
  

  Anniston, AL - Beneath the bright lights that once lit up the silver screen there's a ministry growing inside an old Anniston movie theater.

• Tasha Adkison, ACNP, joins Cedartown clinic
  

  Harbin Clinic is pleased to announce that Tasha Adkison, ACNP, has joined the Harbin Clinic Cedartown Family Practice and Internal Medicine.

• Pros outweigh cons at The Victoria Inn and Restaurant
  

  The Victoria Inn and Restaurant is just down I-20 in Anniston. [The Victoria Restaurant 1604 Quintard Ave., Anniston; 256-236-0503] It was the first nice evening in the wet, cold month of January, perfect for a short road trip to dine with friends at The Victoria in Anniston.

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City Description

Anniston is a city in Calhoun County in the state of Alabama, United States. As of the 2000 census, the population of the city is 24,276. According to the 2005 U.S. Census estimates, the city had a population of 23,741. The city is the county seat of Calhoun County and one of two urban centers/principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area. Named the The Model City by Atlanta newspaperman Henry W. Grady for its careful planning in the late 1800s, the city is situated on the slope of Blue Mountain. Though the surrounding area was settled long before, the mineral resources in the area of Anniston weren't exploited until the civil war. During that time, the Confederate States of America established and operated an iron furnace near present day downtown Anniston, until the furnace was destroyed by Union troops in 1865. Later, clay pipe for sewer systems became the focus of Anniston's industrial output. Clay pipe, also called soil pipe, was popular until the advent of plastic pipe in the 1960s. In 1865, at the end of the Civil War the Union Troops in nerar the furnace wrongfully hanged one of the few rareaesidents. Charley Lloyd, a farmer working

City Contained By:

• Calhoun County
• Alabama
• United States of America

City Contains:

• St. Michael and All Angels Episcopal Church
• Grace Episcopal Church
• Anniston Cotton Manufacturing Company
• Anniston Transfer Company
• Bagley-Cater Building
• Bank of Anniston
• Calhoun County Courthouse
• Henry Burt Glover House
• Richard P. Huger House
• Kilby House
• Kress Building
• Montgomery Ward-Alabama Power Company Building
• Mount Zion Baptist Church
• Noble-McCaa-Butler House
• Nonnenmacher Bakery
• Nonnenmacher House
• Oak Tree Cottage
• Parker Memorial Baptist Church
• Peerless Saloon
• Saint Paul's Methodist Episcopal Church
• Security Bank Building
• Lansing T. Smith House
• Temple Beth-El
• Union Depot and Freight House
• Wikle Drug Company
• Caldwell Building
• Lyric Theatre
• Parker-Reynolds House
• Crowan Cottage
• Hillside Cemetery
• Tyler Hill Residential Historic District
• Glen Addie Volunteer Hose Company Fire Hall
• Glenwood Terrace Residential Historic District
• Samuel Noble Monument

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 116.549464965 km squared

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