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You’re Invited to The City of Anniston, Alabama and Main Street Anniston’s 2023 Tree Lighting Ceremony on Friday, December 1st at 5pm at 12th and Noble Street! The Tree Lighting Ceremony will conclude with hot cocoa, coffee, and cookies (while supplies last) hosted by Main Street Anniston Board of Directors. For more information, contact the Main Street office, at: 256-231-7633! ...

Join the City of Anniston and Main Street Anniston on Tuesday, December 5, 2023 at 6:30 PM CT for the annual Downtown Anniston Christmas Parade! This year's theme is Christmas Around the World. To participate in the parade, please read and complete the application linked here:: https://tinyurl.com/2tcna6cm For questions or event information, please contact the Main Street Administrative Assistant, Kristin Smith at (256)231-7633. ...

Main Street Anniston has partnered The Anniston Police Department to bring you the 2nd annual Chili Cook-off benefiting the annual APD Toy Drive!!! On Friday, December 8th our local officers and community teams will go head to head as competitors seeking the title of Anniston's Best Bowl of Chili! Admission is $10 at the door OR a new, unwrapped toy! Admission includes 5 sampling tickets, drinks, and condiments. Also included is a voting ticket for People's Choice - Best Chili. Once you've found the chili you enjoy the most, guests may purchase a bowl of that chili for an additional $5 (while supplies last). Mark your calendars and join us as we support the Anniston Police Department and their annual Toy Drive for Christmas in our community. This year's chili cook-off will be held at the NEABA Headquarters, 26 West 10th Street. Interested in competing? Contact us at mainstreet@annistonal.gov ...

This will be a 7-mile loop hike in the Dugger Mountain Wilderness Area beginning and ending on FS 500. From the Pinhoti Trail crossing at FS 500, plans are to hike up the trail for about 2.5 miles before traveling a short distance cross country to the old fire tower site. From this point, plans include traveling 3.5 miles down the old fire tower road (FS 539) back to FS 500 and then an additional 1-mile walk back down the road to the trail crossing where our cars will be parked. FS 539 offers splendid views of the countryside surrounding Piedmont. There is an option to shorten this hike by 1-mile by placing cars at both FS 500 and FS 539 (Tower Road). Participants should bring a lunch with something to drink and dress appropriately for the forecasted weather conditions. The departure time and location for this outing is 8:00 am from the Johnson’s Giant Foods parking lot located at 815 Pelham Road South (AL Hwy 21) in Jacksonville. Please register for this hike through Wild Alabama’s website once the event is published. In the meantime, you may contact Jonathan Kelly at Jonathan@wildal.org for additional details concerning this hike ...