Josephine Ayers News Today

Anniston City Council members Tuesday learned about proposed ward boundary changes that would reflect population shifts revealed by the 2020 census.

Long before she was publisher and chairman of Consolidated Publishing, Josephine Ayers had been a strong influence throughout the 1970s, ’80s and ’90s to promote the arts in Calhoun County.

“I’m one of the thousands of people who was in her orbit,” said Rick Bragg, a long-ago former writer at The Anniston Star. “Josephine was a force in nature in

Following the news of Josephine Ayers’ passing, those who knew her best started paying heart-felt tributes to the late Consolidated Publishing Company chairman.

Shocking an experienced high school teacher isn’t easy.

Anniston Museums and Gardens executive director Alan Robison said opening the venue’s new Force Factory exhibit made him “feel like Willy Wonka.”

Even though he didn’t chase recognition, Basil Penny wrote newspaper articles that earned it.

The 2023 Rubato International Piano Competition entered the history books after the final round was held Saturday night at the Oxford Performing Arts Center with both sponsors and competitors giving

Eighteen of the world’s best young pianists have gathered at the Oxford Performing Arts Center for the second Rubato International Piano Competition.