In reaction to financial strain, changed consumer habits, and increasing economic pressures, a number of large chains, including Macy’s, Big Lots, LL Flooring, and At Home, have announced broad store closures, adding to the growing issues facing the U.S. retail industry in recent months. Even though the Swedish furniture behemoth IKEA has consistently innovated and…
According to an announcement made by the grocery behemoth Kroger on Friday, June 20, it would close over sixty sites across the country over the course of the next eighteen months. The sales report for the first quarter of 2025 from Kroger indicates that the business anticipates a “modest financial benefit” as a result of…
On July 1, a new traffic law will take effect in Florida. You are not permitted to exceed the posted speed limit on the route you are on by more than fifty miles per hour, which is known as the “super speed” legislation. Cross over? That’s up to 30 days in jail, a $500 fine,…
We make credit card payments on a daily basis. Nowadays, hardly anyone uses cash. Remember how all shops asked people to pay with their cards during the pandemic to avoid contact? We become accustomed to using our phones or cards to make payments as a result. For gas, too? Hold on, since it’s now an…
Authorities said a Wisconsin couple who have been charged with attempted murder attempted to poison two women the man had dated after meeting them online. Criminal proceedings filed in the Madison area have charged Paul VanDuyne Jr., 43, and Andrea Whitaker, 41, with stalking, recklessly endangering the public, aggravated violence, and attempted murder. They made…
After making landfall on the southwestern coast of Mexico on Thursday morning, Hurricane Erick confirmed the death of a baby boy who was only one year old. This is the first death that has been confirmed to be caused by Hurricane Erick. In a press conference held on Friday, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum stated that…
FROM WORKER REPORTS HOOVERAfter living in Hoover since 1974, Steve Lawrence, a seasoned businessman with 28 years of expertise in risk management and commercial insurance, has formally declared his intention to run for Place 5 on the Hoover City Council. According to Lawrence, he is motivated by a profound admiration for Hoover’s accomplishments and the…
By Staff Writer Daniel Locke CALERAThe person who is suspected of shooting a weapon at the Calera Walmart parking lot on Thursday, June 19, in the morning has been recognized and taken into custody. Bessemer resident Destanie Nicole Rogers, 38, was accused of shooting into an occupied house. After posting a $30,000 bond, Rogers was…
By Sports Editor Andrew Simonson SHELBY NORTHAs they look to carry on their decades-long dynasty with one of the men who helped create it, the Oak Mountain Eagles will turn to one of their own. On Friday, June 20, Oak Mountain High School announced that Keegan McQueen, a former Eagle, will take over as its…
By Staff Writer Dave Domezik PELHAMThe return of one of South City Theatre’s most memorable plays will mark the end of the spring season. Under Clay Boyce’s direction, Neil Simon’s Laughter on the 23rd Floor, a fast-paced comedy based on the playwright’s actual experiences in a television writers’ room in the 1950s, debuted on Friday,…
