By Staff Writer Dave Domezik PELHAMThe 2025 World Police and Fire Games are well underway, and Pelham is right in the thick of things with whistles blowing, spectators cheering, and athletes pushing themselves to new limits. Beginning on Friday, June 27 and lasting until Sunday, July 6, the games have drawn thousands of first responders…
By Managing Editor Noah Worton ALABASTER The historic Thompson Intermediate School building will soon be demolished to make room for the city’s eagerly awaited new amenities after years of serving the people of Alabaster. In order to create room for the city’s new leisure center and library, which is anticipated to be finished by early…
FROM WORKER REPORTS MONTEVALLOOn Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15, Dr. Wendell Franklin Smith, a towering figure in both stature and spirit, died at the age of 84. Dr. Smith, also known as Dr. Wendell, was a retired professor and former chairman of the University of Montevallo’s Department of Communication Science & Disorders. His intelligence, empathy,…
By Managing Editor Noah Worton ALABASTERThe candidates for this year’s municipal election, which will take place on Tuesday, August 26, have been selected after the qualifying process. On Tuesday, June 24, the qualifying period for candidates seeking mayoral or Alabaster City Council positions came to a conclusion, allowing them to complete the required paperwork and…
By Staff Writer Dave Domezik PELHAMThe 2025 World Police and Fire Games are well underway, and Pelham is right in the thick of things with whistles blowing, spectators cheering, and athletes pushing themselves to new limits. Beginning on Friday, June 27 and lasting until Sunday, July 6, the games have drawn thousands of first responders…
By Managing Editor Noah Worton ALABASTER The historic Thompson Intermediate School building will soon be demolished to make room for the city’s eagerly awaited new amenities after years of serving the people of Alabaster. In order to create room for the city’s new leisure center and library, which is anticipated to be finished by early…
FROM WORKER REPORTS MONTEVALLOOn Father’s Day, Sunday, June 15, Dr. Wendell Franklin Smith, a towering figure in both stature and spirit, died at the age of 84. Dr. Smith, also known as Dr. Wendell, was a retired professor and former chairman of the University of Montevallo’s Department of Communication Science & Disorders. His intelligence, empathy,…
By Managing Editor Noah Worton ALABASTERThe candidates for this year’s municipal election, which will take place on Tuesday, August 26, have been selected after the qualifying process. On Tuesday, June 24, the qualifying period for candidates seeking mayoral or Alabaster City Council positions came to a conclusion, allowing them to complete the required paperwork and…
FROM WORKER REPORTS PELHAMThe Pelham City Council’s Place 2 representative, Chad Leverett, has formally declared his intention to run for reelection in the 2025 municipal election. Leverett, a longtime resident of Pelham, husband, father, coach, and involved member of the community, brings to the position a track record of service and considerate leadership. Since taking…
FROM WORKER REPORTS PELHAMMichelle Power, a senior educator and lifelong Pelham resident, has formally declared her intention to run for Pelham City Council, Place 1 in the next municipal election scheduled for Tuesday, August 26. With 28 years of teaching experience, including 22 in the Pelham school system, Power has dedicated her professional life to…
By Staff Writer Dave Domezik PELHAMWith a daring and innovative vision for the city’s future, Christine Chris Townes has formally declared her intention to run for Pelham City Council, Place 3. Townes is running on a platform of unity, progress, and purposeful leadership. She is a longstanding resident, a devout mother of five, including two…
By Staff Writer Dave Domezik MONTEVALLORachel Phillips had no idea that her goal of assisting Montevallo’s artistic community would become a reality in just one month. Meri Moon’s owner, however, has already formally signed a contract for a downtown building that will soon house the Made in Montevallo Foundation, a brand-new nonprofit organization created to…
FROM WORKER REPORTS SHELBY NORTHCorbett Phinney has been hired as the new men’s golf coach at Jefferson State Community College. Previously a professional in Georgia, where he coached the Professional Golf Association Junior League, Phinney is a veteran of the Air Force and currently plays professionally at the team’s home course, Bent Brook Golf Course….
By Managing Editor Noah Worton THE ORANGE BEACHAt the Alabama Press Association’s Media Awards ceremony on Saturday, June 28 at the Perdido Beach Resort in Orange Beach, the Shelby County Reporter won the organization’s highest honor for the 19th consecutive year. SCR battled against some of the state’s biggest weekly magazines in Division C, and…
