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- UM appoints first female police chief
She's too busy overseeing the replacement of all 3,000 locks on campus, revising standard operating procedures or changing a flat tire - just a routine day at the office.
- Small Talk: Summer showers, fall fetes usher in December wedding
Celebrations for the marriage of Jaime Miller and William Johnson who were married Dec.
- Sales tax rises in Calhoun County, Oxford
Calhoun County shoppers are paying a higher sales tax with the arrival of the new year.
- The Anniston Star Editorial Board's headlines for 2009. Some are...
The Anniston Star Editorial Board's headlines for 2009. Some are merely wishes, others are deep desires and the rest are whimsy.
- Upcoming area events.
The Jacksonville Garden Club is to host a Hummingbird seminar and slideshow presentation at 2 p.m. Jan.
- A little extra care
From left, Vicki Arrington, Benetta McBride, Haylee Register, patient care technicians, help make Jackie Houck's treatment a pleasant one.
- A Tale of Two Shopping Cities
It's a tale of two neighboring cities and their economies. For one retail stores are everywhere and sales are booming.
- Oxford High to get $19 million makeover
Oxford school leaders Monday awarded a $19 million contract to construct the first phase of a project to replace city's high school.
- Must be close to New Year's Day, the news media is swamping us with its end-of-the-year rituals.
Must be close to New Year's Day, the news media is swamping us with its end-of-the-year rituals.
- Paying Sales Tax You Don't Owe?
Shoppers may be paying sales tax money they don't really owe. In an ABC 33/40 exclusive investigation we discovered some businesses are putting two new tax hikes on the bill.
- Oxford police ID driver in pedestrian death
Oxford police have provided some details, including the name of the driver, in a Monday night accident in which a 17-year-old girl was killed while walking along Alabama 21.
- Oxford cafe to offer farm-fresh healthy options
There's a new caf in town that seeks to offer customers a little something different.
- Tuned in to The Bridges
Our featured artist this week is "The Bridges". They are a pop, folk, indie rock band from Oxford, Alabama.
- Phillip Tutor: Anniston, Oxford and the simple facts
Comparing Anniston and Oxford is like judging two close-knit but dissimilar brothers.
- Finish the Job
Notice anything missing in Oxford? Harold Guthrie, a driver in Oxford, says "It just needs to be completed." There are no lines painted on downtown streets.
- Grace Fellowship Community Church completes renovations of former Centurion Chapel
On a gray, blisteringly cold morning with the marbled sky hanging low, Carlton Weathers, pastor of Grace Fellowship Community Church, braces against the winter chill to tour his new church.
- Phillip Tutor: The gory facts of 20 killings
Well, we've done it. People just can't stop killing each other. It's been two years since Calhoun County suffered through its record killing field.
- Oxford victim bled to death, call for help late
Residents in an Oxford trailer park apparently were reluctant to call an ambulance after a stabbing, and the victim bled to death before help arrived.
- Ex-insurance company owner pleads guilty
The former owner of an Oxford Insurance company has pleaded guilty to 14 criminal charges stemming from selling fake insurance policies to customers, the Calhoun County District Attorney's office confirmed ...
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City DescriptionOxford is a city in Calhoun and Talladega counties in the U.S. state of Alabama. The population was 14,592 at the 2000 census. Oxford is one of two principal cities of and included in the Anniston-Oxford Metropolitan Statistical Area.
Oxford is located at 33°35′49.578″N 80°50′19.972″W / 33.597105, -80.83888111 (33.597105, -85.838881).
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 18.3 square miles (47.4 km²), of which, 18.2 square miles (47.2 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.38%) is water.
Oxford lies among the foothills at the southern end of the Blue Ridge mountains. Nearby Mount Cheaha is Alabama's highest point and offers expansive views of the surrounding wilderness and the city below. Much of the city's southern border is shared with the Talladega National Forest.
Major bodies of water include Oxford Lake, Lake Hillabee, and Choccolocco Creek, which bisects the city.
Oxford, which was originally known as Lickskillet, was the first city in Calhoun County to be incorporated. It was founded in the early 1850s.
Anniston and Oxford citizens drew scorn from the nation during the American civil rights movement. Freedom Riders arriving ... Read MoreCity Contained By:- Calhoun County
- Alabama
- Talladega County
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