• Bethany Wood crowned Miss PHS
  • Bringing services to seniors
  • Special Equestrians trains instructors
  • Teams take plunge for Special Olympics
  • Steak ‘n Shake coming to Alabaster

The Latest

State will appoint outside judge for Acker case

Alabama Chief Justice Charles Malone will appoint an outside judge to handle the case of a former Alabaster teacher who has been charged with several ... Read more

Murder trial to be held in spring

James Wesley Howard, who has been charged with capital murder in the death of a 15-month-old, went before Judge Dan Reeves today for a pre-trial ... Read more

Calera raises money for athletics

The Calera Athletic Association dinner is right around the corner. Read more

Calera man arrested for child pornography

A 60-year-old Calera resident was arrested and charged for child pornography by the Shelby County Sheriff’s investigators Jan. 23. Read more

Lawsuit claims Dickens was illegally appointed court administrator

A Birmingham attorney recently filed an amended lawsuit on behalf of several Pelham city employees, claiming the former City Council president's appointment as Pelham's municipal ... Read more  | 1 comment

  1. Juveniles charged with string of burglaries
  2. Alabaster school board interviews under way
  3. Tolbert approved as CMS principal
  4. Fourmile Fire hosts World Trade Center steel and pancake breakfast
  5. Texting and driving: to ban or not to ban?
  6. Pelham veteran battling for his life
  7. Tornado watch cancelled
  8. Cigar wholesaler indicted on tax evasion, forgery charges
  9. GSCC president moving on
  10. Cost of postage increases
  11. Population boom brings changes to city’s wards
  12. Meeting focuses on crime, schools
  13. Through death, Calera 17-year-old gives life
  14. Salvation Army, police collecting donations for storm victims
  15. Calera student dies from gunshot wound
  16. Police: Mother left kids alone in hotel
  17. Voting center for precinct 44 changed
  18. Free landfill days approved by commission
  19. Alabama Gives Day kicks off Feb. 2 | 1 comment
  20. ALDOT to repave U.S. 31 through Pelham
  21. Sons of American Revolution fighting on | 1 comment
  22. Non-profit offers feline spaying promotion
  23. County unemployment rate drops to almost 5 percent
  24. 10 new members sworn in as county chaplains

Sports

Bulldogs fall to Hale County in area contest

The Montevallo High School boys' basketball team fell to Hale County 62-44 in an Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 3A, Area 7 contest Jan. ... Read more

  1. Warriors top Bradley Central (Tenn.) in wrestling match
  2. Eagles unbeaten in Scottsboro Invitational
  3. Eagles finish fourth in Walker tournament

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Editorials

Get ready for tornado season

Tornado season is already upon us, as the weather in central Alabama early in the morning of Jan. 23 showed. Read more

Columns & Opinions

Sheepdogs hold wolves at bay

Many of you may recall the Looney Tunes cartoon where Ralph Wolf and Sam the Sheepdog ... Read more

Letters to the Editor

Companies should stop wasting so much

It saddens me to realize how many companies are so wasteful with what they call damaged items. Read more

Community Columnists

Celebrating artistry at PHS

“What I love about photography,” said Pelham High School senior Shannon Lavender, “is that it doesn’t ... Read more

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