This isn't the first time the alarms have been sounded.
The recent effort of local community leaders to rally against violence is the latest in a history of grassroots movements that have molded Anniston over time.
Stop the Violence, the roundtable discussions sponsored by Anniston Funeral Services, have joined the ranks of existing efforts like the United Men and Women of Calhoun County, a group of activists who since late last year, have been planning an anti-crime and anti-violence rally for May 3.
The two groups have some overlap in the common goal of addressing recent elevated levels of violent crime, but they have different approaches.
The coordinator for the United Men and Women of Calhoun County, Demetrius McClellan, said he and other activists have been collecting research and meeting with experts for the past several months on initiatives that would ultimately lead to the redevelopment of West 15th Street.
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