How Radio-Tagged Fish Are Mapping Choccolocco Creek
De Armanville, AL · October 6, 2026
Dense fog is sitting low across the valley pastures this morning, but it should burn off well before tonight's creek research session kicks off. Keep your headlights on low beam through the hollows until the air warms up.
The Lead
Biologists tracking the long-term ecological health of Choccolocco Creek are preparing to equip roughly 400 bass, catfish, and crappie with miniature radio transmitters—a targeted effort designed to map exactly how native species travel the waterway. For valley residents whose daily commutes run parallel to the stream, tonight offers an unvarnished look at the fieldwork. At 5:30 PM at the Bynum Community Center, environmental project teams are hosting an open informational session detailing how fixed receiver stations along the creek track fish movements and how that telemetry shapes ongoing PCB remediation goals. The gathering marks the fifth installment in a six-part regional public briefing series, giving anglers and landowners a rare chance to examine the sampling hardware firsthand before monitoring receivers go live across local waters.
Local Pulse
Crews Contain 130-Acre Ross Lake Wildfire Safety Emergency personnel established full containment lines near Coffee Creek overnight without structural damage, keeping forestry patrols on watch today.
Noble Street Closes Thursday For Homecoming Parade Roads Anniston police will shut Noble Street between 8th and 18th streets Thursday afternoon for the annual procession.
Today's Outlook
- High 78°F · Low 62°F — Fog
- Expect slow morning driving through low-lying areas until the heavy fog clears by midday.
What's On Around Town
Today
Oktoberfest at the Market Jacksonville Community Center (501 Alexandria Rd), Jacksonville, 5:00–8:00 PM · Free Fresh produce, local vendors, and complimentary bratwurst while supplies last.
Choccolocco Creek Fish Study Forum Bynum Community Center (200 Victory Dr), Eastaboga, 5:30–7:00 PM · Free Biologists present radio-tagging data and take open questions from residents.
Jefferson Starship Oxford Performing Arts Center (100 Choccolocco St), Oxford, 7:00 PM · Paid Classic arena-rock standards played live on the downtown mainstage.
Tomorrow
- Calhoun County Farmers Market Calhoun County Farmers Market (1702 Noble St), Anniston, 7:00 AM
- Fields of Faith Choccolocco Park (954 Leon Smith Pkwy), Oxford, 6:00–9:00 PM
Thursday
- Calhoun County Commission Meeting Ken Joiner Administration Building, Anniston, 10:00 AM · Free
- Anniston High School Homecoming Parade Noble Street, Anniston, 5:00 PM · Free
- Blackhawk Oxford Performing Arts Center (100 Choccolocco St), Oxford, 7:00 PM · Paid
Spotlight & Story
- Anniston Outdoor Association
- Formed in November 1991, this quiet volunteer collective maintains backcountry footpaths across the Talladega foothills and leads regular wilderness treks. Members pack their own crosscut saws and loppers, clearing mountain blowdowns along the Pinhoti Trail before weekend hikers ever arrive.
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