By ANDREW SIMONSON | Sports Editor With the way the coaching carousel turns, it’s fairly common for any school to need to fill a position at the end of the fall, winter and spring seasons. Across football, volleyball, basketball, baseball, softball and soccer, local schools have had 18 head coaching vacancies in the past academic…
FROM WORKER REPORTS ColumbiaWith a forthcoming Low-Cost Vaccine and Microchip Clinic, NAShelby Humane hopes to make it simpler than ever for pet owners to safeguard their furry friends. The clinic will be held at the shelter, situated at 381 McDow Road in Columbiana, on Saturday, July 19, from 9 to 11 a.m. The public, including…
FROM WORKER REPORTS Perdido Key, Florida.Two residents of Hoover and Calera have been identified as victims of a car crash in Florida’s Perdido Key. The Florida Highway Patrol reported that a car crash occurred on State Route 292 at the intersection with River Road on Saturday, July 5 at around 2:57 a.m. Two pedestrians crossing…
FROM WORKER REPORTS Robin Moore was named senior vice president of retail operations and process management at AmFirst. This promotion, according to AmFirst, is a testament to her unwavering dedication to excellence and her crucial role in advancing the credit union. Having evolved with AmFirst from her early days as a part-time student to her…
By Staff Writer Tyler Riley NORTH SHELBDue to the resignations of its two varsity leaders on the diamond, Yoak Mountain High School is currently searching for a new baseball and softball coach. Derek Irons is joining the Briarwood Christian Lions as an assistant coach after ten years as head coach of the Eagles baseball club….
By Staff Writer Dave Domezik PELHAMA Following a high-speed, multi-agency pursuit that injured many police and closed a section of Interstate 65 on Wednesday afternoon, July 2, a man with a history of eluding law enforcement and attacking cops is being held without release. The defendant, Cody Blake Wilson, 36, of Alabaster, is charged with…
By Staff Writer Tyler Riley ChelseaAfter achieving the highest possible grade on its most recent financial audit, the city of Chelsea is in good standing. A resolution to accept the city’s municipal audit for fiscal year 2024 was unanimously accepted by the Chelsea City Council during its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, July 1 at…
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…
By Staff Writer Tyler Riley BirminghamIt felt appropriate that Garrett Witherington of Briarwood Christian was joined by his friends and family when he made his college commitment on a night when one of Shelby County’s greatest was commemorating the pinnacle of his high school football achievements. At a ceremony held at Moe’s BBQ in downtown…
