Bill Edwards

Results of a parking meter survey conducted in 1949 by the Chamber of Commerce showed that Anniston merchants at the time were overwhelmingly in favor of them.

Nov. 8, 1949, in The Star: Bo Russell, an All-American tackle for Auburn in 1938 and one of the best players in the history of football on the Plains, defended

The wild West reigned supreme in Anniston’s Memorial Stadium Nov. 8, 1949, when more than 4,000 Boy Scouts of the Choccolocco Council staged their annual rodeo.

Anniston's growing population in 1949 supported all sorts of organized activities for children. A new Cub Scout pack in Pelham Heights was an example.

Nov. 11, 1949, in The Star: Anniston was poised in readiness this morning to join the rest of the world in paying Armistice Day tribute to the 31st anniversary of

Among the names on the wall in Anniston’s Centennial Park that were remembered fondly yesterday is that of Clifford Ford Jr, a cousin to Mildred Parris.

Bill Edwards is a retired U.S. Army Colonel, veteran of the Iraq War, and Executive Vice President of Security Services for PMY Group getty

The educational building for which ground would be broken Nov. 13, 1949, was a 3-story structure for Sunday School classes for Parker Memorial Baptist Church in Anniston.

Some Clay County educators and support personnel planned a get-together for Nov. 15, 1999, for cake and coffee to honor one of their own from years gone by.

Time stood still for me last week.