Col Harry M. Ayers gave
this newspaper its philosophy
when he wrote for a professional
journal, "A newspaper must be
the attorney for the most
defenseless among its subscribers."
 
 

"The fine equality of a family
newspaper publisher ... is a
passionate commitment to one
patch of earth on this planet
and the people who live there.
So in a sense, this building...
is a gift to the community that
I have cared deeply about."
            -- H. Brandt Ayers,
                   Chairman/Publisher
 

(L-R):  H. Brandt Ayers, Chairman and Publisher,  Gov. Don Siegelman, and Phillip Sanguinetti, President, Consolidated Publishing Company
 

(L-R): Ed Fowler, Vice President for Operations, and H. Brandt Ayers, Publisher, The Anniston Star

(L-R): The Rev. Robert Childers, Rector, Grace Episcopal Church,  Chris Waddell, Vice President for News, and Anniston Mayor Chip Howell
 

Executive editor Chris Waddell speaks at dedication.  Seated from left, Fowler, Ayers, Siegelman and Sanguinetti

(L-R):  Tom Walker, head of American Village, and Bill Keller, former executive director of Alabama Press Association

Troy Turner, Managing Editor, The Anniston Star, and Betty Carr,
Calhoun County Chamber of Commerce