FROM STAFF REPORTS HOOVER – Melvin Crumble II, age 36 of Fairfield, has been identified as the suspect in the Hoover shooting that led to the injury of an employee and the death of an unborn child. Crumble is currently booked into the Hoover jail on charges of manslaughter and second-degree assault in connection to…
By DANIEL LOCKE | Staff Writer HELENA – The candidate pool for the Helena City Council race has expanded as Alex Miller announced his candidacy for Place 5. Miller is a lifelong resident of Helena and a 2018 graduate of Helena High School. He attended Coker University where he earned a degree in history and…
By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor ALABASTER – After the AHSAA gave Kevin Todd the Class 7A state softball championship trophy, he didn’t let the trophy stay in his hands for long. The first person he passed the blue map to was his daughter Kaleigh Todd Furuto, and the Thompson Warriors mobbed her in celebration…
FROM STAFF REPORTS PELHAM – Cathy Cartagena, a longtime healthcare professional and respected community advocate, has officially qualified to run for Pelham City Council, Place 3, in the upcoming municipal election on Tuesday, Aug. 26. If elected, Cartagena would be one of the only city council members in Alabama with formal experience in healthcare and…
By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor As a sports reporter, people often ask me where my love of sports comes from or where it all began. I could point to any number of things. I could look back at the first time I went to NASCAR qualifying at just five years old and saw the…
FROM STAFF REPORTS HOOVER – An investigation is underway after law enforcement responded to a shooting on Saturday, June 14 at the Walk-Ons Sports Bistreaux in Hoover. According to Al.com, police were dispatched to the scene at Tattersall Drive on June 14 at 1:47 p.m. after there was a report of a shooting involving two…
By DAVE DOMESCIK | Staff Writer PELHAM – Valhalla Board Game Café marked its one-year anniversary in true tabletop fashion with a day-long celebration on Saturday, May 31, drawing crowds of gamers, creators and curious first-time visitors to the Norse-themed café nestled inside Campus 124 in Pelham. The event featured everything from judged cosplay contests…
By DAVE DOMESCIK | Staff Writer PELHAM – The Vulcan Vault pole vaulting competition is set to return to the Pelham Civic Complex and Ice Arena on Saturday, July 12, bringing a full day of electrifying competition and elite-level experience to athletes of all ages and skill levels. Now in its third year, the USATF-sanctioned…
By DANIEL LOCKE | Staff Writer CALERA – David Morgan has jumped into the Calera City Council race. The lifelong Alabamian has spent the majority of his adult life working in public safety and is one of three individuals to hold the position of executive director for a 911 department before turning 30. If elected,…
By NOAH WORTHAM | Managing Editor MONTEVALLO – The University of Montevallo plans to offer the role of interim president to Dr. Terry Roberson after a UM Board of Trustees meeting on Friday, June 13. Dr. John Stewart III announced his plans to retire from his role as president of the University of Montevallo at…
