Stadium Lights Return Tonight to Kick Off the Weekend
De Armanville, AL · September 11, 2026
Listening for the marching band’s morning rehearsal across the corridor is your first reminder that Friday has arrived. Pack a pocket umbrella for any afternoon drizzle, and get ready for a packed weekend.
The Lead
The autumn calendar accelerates tonight as the Oxford Yellow Jackets take Lamar Field against Pell City at 7:00 PM, bringing high school football energy back to the western edge of the valley. Oxford enters the contest 3-0, and school officials expect bleachers to fill quickly, prompting early gate openings and traffic diversions along US 78. Tonight’s kickoff also opens a bustling early September weekend across Calhoun County. Early risers tomorrow can browse regional produce at the Anniston City Market starting at 7:00 AM, while families gather at Anniston Regional Airport from 1:00 to 4:00 PM for the annual Touch-a-Truck event. Across the former fort grounds, volunteers will convene Saturday morning at Fort McClellan Post Cemetery for the twenty-fifth anniversary Patriot Day commemoration and headstone beautification. Ticket gates at Lamar Field open at 5:30 PM for general admission.
Local Pulse
Annual Forum Highlights Local Economic Expansion Oxford reported sixty-six new businesses and substantial private investment during Thursday's countywide municipal address at OPAC Studio.
Main Street Sidewalk Installation Officially Begins Crews broke ground Thursday on pedestrian sidewalk additions designed to improve foot traffic throughout Oxford's historic commercial district.
Today's Outlook
- High 89°F · Low 72°F — Drizzle (31% chance of precipitation)
- Keep a compact umbrella handy today for stray drizzle during your afternoon travels.
What's On Around Town
Weaver: Steps of Honor Challenge Weaver Stadium, 9:11 AM–5:00 PM Walk 2,977 stadium steps honoring fallen heroes and supporting local responders.
Jacksonville: Williams Family Memorial Service Jacksonville City Cemetery (910 Church Ave SE), 11:00 AM Solemn bagpipe tributes and remarks honoring Pentagon hero Dwayne Williams.
Jacksonville: Military Appreciation Kickoff Golden Eagle Stadium (1000 George Douthit Dr SW), 7:00 PM Free admission for veterans during tonight's varsity matchup against Sylacauga.
Spotlight & Story
- Precinct 2's 1910 Census
- In 1910, census marshals counted exactly 1,032 residents across the De Armanville precinct, cataloging farmsteads, sawmills, and crossroads stores. Over a century later, that same soil cradles quiet homesteads whose property lines still match the hand-drawn survey maps of that era.
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