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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
Juveniles charged with string of burglaries
A pair of juvenile males are being held in the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Facility in Columbiana after police said they were involved in a ... Read more
Alabaster school board interviews under way
Candidates for the upcoming five-member Alabaster board of education said they would like to see changes ranging from more frequent student progress reports to updated ... Read more
- Tolbert approved as CMS principal
- Fourmile Fire hosts World Trade Center steel and pancake breakfast
- Tornado watch cancelled
- Cigar wholesaler indicted on tax evasion, forgery charges
- GSCC president moving on
- Cost of postage increases
- Population boom brings changes to city’s wards
- Meeting focuses on crime, schools
- Through death, Calera 17-year-old gives life
- Salvation Army, police collecting donations for storm victims
- Calera student dies from gunshot wound
- Police: Mother left kids alone in hotel
- Voting center for precinct 44 changed
- Free landfill days approved by commission
- Alabama Gives Day kicks off Feb. 2 | 1 comment
- ALDOT to repave U.S. 31 through Pelham
- Sons of American Revolution fighting on | 1 comment
- Non-profit offers feline spaying promotion
- County unemployment rate drops to almost 5 percent
- 10 new members sworn in as county chaplains
- County barbecue cook-off approaches
- Atchison celebrates 80th birthday
- City schools change ASEF project list
- Jeff State closed today
Sports
Montevallo falls to USC-Aiken in overtime
The University of Montevallo men's basketball team dropped an overtime contest to No. 24 USC-Aiken, 71-65, in Peach Belt Conference action Jan. 26. Read more
Special Section
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

American Councils seeking host families for exchange students
American Councils, a non-profit organization based in Washington, D.C., has many educational programs to benefit students ... Read more
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