LE Memorial

Just a reminder:

Calhoun County Law Enforcement Memorial

Friday (May 16) at 1:00 p.m.

Anniston’s Centennial Park at the intersection of 17th and Quintard Avenue

Mess up on my part, shooting near AJ's

Just needed to let everyone know that I made an error in reporting a story headlined "Son of AJ's owner charged with shooting man after argument at club."

Information that police received and reported when they arrested Jack David Stovall, Jr. on Tuesday, was apparently false.

Jack David Stovall, Jr. is not the son of the owners of AJ's as I reported. He is in fact the nephew of the club's operator Peggy Weekley as well as the buildings owner Allen J. Stovall, according to conversations I had with both of them this morning.

Allen said that Jack David Stovall, Sr. works as an employee at AJ's but has no ownership or management capacity.

I should have checked the information on the report with those involved. I have written a story correcting this error for tomorrow's paper. I hope the misinformation didn't cause undue harm. My apologies to those who felt wronged by the article.

-Nick

Violence meeting on Wednesday

City officials are planning a community meeting about the sexual predator on Wednesday.
This one is going to be hosted at Refuge Full Gospel Methodist Church at 401 East 22nd St. at 6 p.m.
The mayor, city council members, police chief, and others will be hosting this one (it's not the same group as the Stop the Violence meetings.)
Here's the story, which references the incidents that precipitated the meeting.

Police started calling this assailant a "sexual predator." They believe he's been responsible for a series of at least three - up to five - rape/robberies in the last six months.

Above is a photo of the guy from a bank ATM.

Oxford Police officer honored

Representatives from Oxford P.D. are headed to Washington D.C. this week to honor Lt. Dexter Holcomb who was killed on Feb. 16, 2007, after he was hit by an out-of-control school bus as he directed after-school traffic near Oxford High School.

This week Holcomb, a 20-year veteran of the Oxford police and a 22-year veteran of the Piedmont fire department, will have his name engraved into the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial.

Andy Johns wrote this story about those going.

He also covered the original incident with several stories.