Anonymous sources
Anniston Star
Sweepstakes machines in operating former bingo hall - Anniston Star
A Calhoun County woman at the business Tuesday, who declined to give her name, said she had been there mainly to play the sweepstakes. She said she heard about the business from a friend and was enjoying it. “It beats having to go to Mississippi or ...
Cool to be cruel: When the bully is a girl with a Facebook account - Anniston Star
“It's a very, very touchy subject,” said one middle school counselor who did not want to be identified. “We know it happens. It happens everywhere. We're doing all we can to stop it, and we're proud of the efforts we've made. But parents are so focused ...
A small group of experts has a plan to shrink Alabama's traditionally high ... - Anniston Star
Hunter's mom, who lives in rural Calhoun County, asked that her name not be used in this story out of concern that it would affect her career as an elementary school teacher. “You always wonder what might have been,” she said of her son. ...
Talladega residents surprised, bemused at verdict favorable to hometown ... - Anniston Star
The employee declined to give his name. Several other of Preuitt's supporters declined to talk on the record, or to give their names. Some said they were personally opposed to gambling, but felt Preuitt had been framed. And there were some people, ...
One arrest in alleged Hobson City gunfight - Anniston Star
A man who said he lives nearby, but who declined to give his name, said he heard between 10 and 15 shots at around between 9 am and 9:15 am Monday, and deputies arrived about 15 minutes later. The witness said after the shooting stopped he saw a blue ...
Sheriff's Office investigates possible shooting in Hobson City - Anniston Star
A man who said he lives nearby but who declined to give his name said he heard between 10 and 15 shots at around 9:15 this morning. The man didn't want his name published, he said, because he wanted to avoid trouble. The witness said after the shooting ...
State's new immigration law would strain budgets - Anniston Star
One local official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said officials are afraid to say the Alabama law is unenforceable, because that statement could be used against an agency in a later lawsuit.
State's new immigration law would strain budgets - Anniston Star
One local official, speaking on condition of anonymity, said officials are afraid to say the Alabama law unenforceable, because that statement could be used against an agency in a later lawsuit.
Alabama immigration law could hurt area economy - Anniston Star
An Oxford construction company owner, who asked to remain anonymous since he employs documented workers but fears boycotts from customers who are against immigrants, said he was not pleased with the new law. He said his immigrant workers all provide ...
JSU to start athletic director interviews - Anniston Star
The pool of applicants, according to sources close to the search, has been pared to five with the final two expected to be invited to campus for further talks. University president Bill Meehan said he hoped to have the new man in place June 1, ...
Ohatchee pair die together in storm - Anniston Star
“He was like a 'paw-paw' to everyone here,” said one neighbor, who declined to give her name. Romaine lived down a gravel drive away from Cochran Springs Road. In front of his house was a rental house, home to Arvella Jones. ...
Ohatchee pair die together in storm - Anniston Star
“He was like a 'paw-paw' to everyone here,” said one neighbor, who declined to give her name. Romaine lived down a gravel drive away from Cochran Springs Road. In front of his house was a rental house, home to Arvella Jones. ...
Somebody doing good: Friends remember Kevin Thompson loved his job, students - Anniston Star
One resident, a Jacksonville State University student who declined to be identified, said he had moved to Jacksonville four years ago because he had thought it would be peaceful. A Mobile resident, he was used to seeing violent news in the paper, ...
Roanoke hospital closure plan murky - Anniston Star
But a nurse, who declined to give his name, walked down the hall toward the administration offices. He was trying to figure out if he should show up for his shift in a few hours or collect the paperwork he needed to file for unemployment. ...
Anniston population crosses threshold: 51.5 percent black - Anniston Star
She declined to give her name because she didn't want to chance possible repercussions. That hesitation reaches into both races. State Rep. Randy Wood, a white resident of Anniston, didn't want to comment on the increase in black population in Anniston ...
The homeless count: Shelter tries to help - Anniston Star
The soft-spoken 40-year-old, who asked not to be identified, is homeless, although you'd never know it by looking at him. He's wearing a baseball cap on his ...
Holiday traffic blitz has investigators out on ticket duty - Anniston Star
... that ABI agents would wind up on traffic patrol at this time of year, said an agent at ABI's Montgomery office, who refused to give his name. ...
Holiday traffic blitz has investigators out on ticket duty - Anniston Star
... that ABI agents would wind up on traffic patrol at this time of year, said an agent at ABI's Montgomery office, who refused to give his name. ...
Proposed amendment would nix Oxford rental ordinance - Anniston Star
It takes in about $3500 a year, according to a revenue officer who refused to give her name. Wood was unaware that Oxford already has a per-unit business ...
'Highly unusual': Edwardsville gas district doesn't follow template of other ... - Anniston Star
... the board,” said a senior staff member of the Public Service Commission, who asked not to be named because he was not authorized to talk to the media. ...
Calhoun County school chief Judy Stiefel announces retirement - Anniston Star
Some members of the school board staff, who asked not to be named, said they hadn't known about the announcement until shortly before the meeting. ...
Calhoun county schools chief to retire - Anniston Star
Some members of the school board staff, who asked not to be named, said they hadn't known about the announcement until shortly before the meeting. ...
Negotiations lead to release of hostages, attacker's surrender - Anniston Star
A store worker who asked not to be identified said she'd heard an armed man attempted to rob the store's pharmacy. An announcement over the store's public ...
Anniston Kmart evacuated, at least 1 injured - Anniston Star
A store worker who asked not to be identified said she'd heard an armed man attempted to rob the store's pharmacy. An announcement over the store's public ...
Officer, family found dead; Randolph County turns investigation over to ABI - Anniston Star
A relative, who did not wish to be identified, said Tabatha Hancock's family members had spent most of the day together grieving. ...