<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Hodges for Calhoun County Commissioner]]></title><description><![CDATA[Focused Leadership for Calhoun County's District 1]]></description><link>https://www.votehodges.org/issues</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 23:12:58 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.votehodges.org/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Calhoun County's District 1 Has a Housing Problem — But Not the One People Think]]></title><description><![CDATA[District 1 has about 21,625 people, which is roughly 18.6% of Calhoun County’s population. In a county with five commission districts, that is about where one district should land. But when you look at housing, the picture changes fast. District 1 has 11,638 housing units, including 3,007 vacant units. That means District 1 holds 32.41% of all vacant housing units in Calhoun County — nearly one out of every three vacant homes in the county. ]]></description><link>https://www.votehodges.org/post/calhoun-county-housing</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2c685a96d49e56ebe4673</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:47:17 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae9935_37eaac34d0f24ac3805984634e76ba25~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_368,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jackson Hodges</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Animal Control Is a Calhoun County Quality-of-Life Issue]]></title><description><![CDATA[District 1 is primarily made up of western, central, and northern Anniston. Central and West Anniston alone account for roughly 54% of all animal-control calls, or about 1,400+ per year based on this analysis. That means the issue is not abstract here. It is concentrated, visible, and deeply personal.]]></description><link>https://www.votehodges.org/post/animal-control</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e2c6840c8d230c9e8e2060</guid><pubDate>Fri, 17 Apr 2026 23:47:16 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/ae9935_bbdae9b23b7d43cf8d272f2bb4601d86~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Jackson Hodges</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>