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Month: August 2026
Legal Notices Week of Aug 28, 2026
IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF: MARVIN SEWELL SMITH, DECEASED IN THE PROBATE COURT OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ALABAMA CASE...
Bessemer Mayor Kenneth E. Gulley seeks re-election
Bessemer needs Mayor Kenneth E. Gulley. The work continues. Longtime Bessemer Mayor Kenneth E. Gulley knows the value of...
SOUTHERN STYLES: Berry High School Class of 1986 celebrates “Cheers to 40 Years”
High school reunions are always exciting and fun. To see former classmates and spend the weekend reminiscing is wonderful....
A chat with Tracy McCall, administrative assistant, Bessemer Police Chief
Tracy McCall joined the Bessemer Police Department in October of 2025 as the administrative assistant to Bessemer Police...
Classifieds Week of Aug 21, 2026
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Every Bessemer City High graduate promised at least $10,000 for college
Every graduate of Bessemer City High School for the next four graduating classes will be offered at...
Hueytown’s National Night Out is Aug. 22 at Hueytown High campus
Hueytown’s National Night Out event will be held at the Hueytown High School on Saturday, August...
Hueytown’s Battle of the Badges Police vs. Fire Softball Game Aug. 22
Bragging rights are at stake. Batter up! The Battle of the Badges Police vs. Fire and Rescue softball game in...
Remember to vote Aug. 25 in the Bessemer Municipal Election
We have a right and a responsibility to vote. The Bessemer Municipal election is Tuesday, August 25. The...
Legal Notices Week of Aug 21, 2026
PUBLICATION FOR PETITIONOF APPOINTMENT OF GUARDIAN/CONSERVATOR STATE OF ALABAMAJEFFERSON COUNTYPROBATE COURTCASE NO....
Bessemer School BoardMember, Dist. 7, Lee Jones seeksre-election
Incumbent Lee Jones, District 7, Bessemer School Board member, is seeking re-election. He believes education is...
“For A Deeply Personal Purpose”: Lakia Reeves is District 6 candidate
A proud 1993 graduate of Jess Lanier High School (Bessemer City High) and Lawson State Community College and...
“For the People, Not Politics”: Cleo King running again for Bessemer District 7
“In all things purely social, we can be as separate as five fingers and yet one as the hand in all things essential to...
SOUTHERN STYLES: Bobby Horton’s Patriotic and Reverent Musical Salute Bolsters Society’s Mission
Bobby Horton Composer, musician and compatriot, Bobby Horton of Vestavia Hills is an asset to the music and...
Glenda Allred appointed Tourism Director for Alabama
Lee Sentell, Alabama’s longest-serving Director of Tourism, has announced his retirement. Appointed in 2003, Sentell was...
Community Action Agency of Northeast Alabama receives $10,000 allocation
The Bessemer City Council recently approved a resolution authorizing the disbursement and payment of $10,000 from...
A chat with Rev. George R. Blanks, pastor, Perfecting Reconciliation Church Intl.
A native of Bessemer, Rev. George R. Blanks is the founder and pastor of the Perfecting Reconciliation...
3rd Annual A Call for Prayer is August 22
Community leaders are united in faith. The 3rd Annual A Call for Prayer is planned for Saturday, August 22, on the front...
Hoover receives federal funding for new Exit 9 interchange
The City of Hoover will receive $16 million in federal transportation funding for the new Exit 9 interchange on Interstate...
City of Bessemer’s Employee Appreciation set for Aug. 17
Councilman Chester W. Porter, City Council Executive Assistant Angela Coleman and Councilman Jarvis Collier (above) The...
Classifieds Week of Aug 14, 2026
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Legal Notices Week of Aug 14, 2026
PUBLICATION ON ADOPTION(UNKNOWN OR UNDISCLOSED PARENT) IN THE MATTER OF:ADOPTION OF: K.T.S., MINOR IN THE PROBATE COURT OF...
Zoe Browning named to the dean’s list at Tufts University
Zoe Browning, Class of 2027 of Hoover, was named to the dean's list at Tufts University for the spring 2026 semester....
Troy Univ. recognizes students for completing IMPACT
Troy University is pleased to recognize students who have completed Sessions 7 and 8 of IMPACT Orientation and enrolled in...
UWA announces Spring 2026 President’s List
The University of West Alabama has announced nearly 1,200 outstanding undergraduate students receiving academic honors for...
Henry Mena Escobar of Pelham graduates from Eastern Connecticut State University
More than 800 Eastern Connecticut State University students received undergraduate and graduate degrees in the 2025-26...
Terry Dawson, Bessemer School Board, Dist. 2 running for re-election
Terry Dawson has represented District 2 on the Bessemer City School Board for four years. He is a proven leader with a...
SSA marks 70th anniversary of Disability Insurance program
The Social Security Administration (SSA) celebrates the 70th anniversary of the Social Security Disability Insurance (SSDI)...
Sydney Morris earns $1,000 Alfa Foundation Scholarship
Sydney Morris of Kimberly was recently selected as one of 100 recipients of the 2026-27 Alfa Foundation Scholarship...
Jackson Stanford earns $1,000 Alfa Foundation Scholarship
Jackson Stanford of Gardendale was recently selected as one of 100 recipients of the 2026-27 Alfa Foundation Scholarship...
School Board, Dist. 5 incumbent Margie Varner seeks re-election
Margie Varner has been the Bessemer School Board, Dist. 5 representative since 2022. She believes that education is the...
Bessemer Chamber’s 35th Annual An Evening of Honor is August 13
Chamber President LaTasha Williams, 2025 Chairman of the Board Keith Penning Enjoy the music of a live band with a cocktail...
SOUTHERN STYLES: Birmingham SAR hosts American Revolution Patriot Grave Marking Ceremony
A grave marking service is a significant and solemn occasion. Several weeks ago, the Birmingham Chapter, Sons of the...
A chat with Traci Ware, First Lady, City of Hueytown
Traci Ware, wife of Hueytown Mayor Steve Ware, is his better half. They have been married for 37 years. She is committed to...
Lawson State College Cougar Fest is August 8
Lawson State Community College serves more than 3,500 students annually. The annual Cougar Fest, sponsored by Lawson State...
A chat with Cortez Darris, Jr., master fabricator, Limitless Kustoms
Born in Chicago, Cortez Darris, Jr. moved to Bessemer with his family in 1995. As a child, he would follow his dad around...
Bessemer adopts 2026 Floodplain Ordinance
To minimize the threat to life and property due to flooding, the Bessemer City Council agrees that it is essential to adopt...
Bessemer District 7 hosts Backpack Giveaway
Councilman Cleo King poses with kids from backpack giveaway event This past Saturday, Councilman Cleo King saw to it our...
“A Forum For Complete Understanding”: Bessemer Municipal Elections Candidates’ Forum set for August 15
In cooperation with the Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., Alpha Beta Psi Omega Chapter and Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity,...
Classifieds Week of Aug 07, 2026
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Legal Notices Week of Aug 07, 2026
PUBLICATION FOR PETITION OF APPOINTMENT OF CONSERVATOR STATE OF ALABAMAJEFFERSON COUNTYPROBATE COURTCASE NO. 26BES000246...
Seeking re-election: incumbent City Councilwoman Sarah Bell Person, District 3
Incumbent Bessemer City Councilwoman Sarah Bell Person asks for your vote and continued support. The District 3...
City Councilman Teco Stephens, District 5, running for re-election
Bessemer City Councilman Teco Stephens loves Bessemer and Bessemer’s promising future. “Vote for Bessemer’s...
NOBLE Organization hosts scholarship presentation
NOBLE's Alabama Chapter members and President Michael Williams present scholarship to Camden Washington with family The...
Northeast football sends 20 players to the four-year level
Northeast Football put another winning season into the record books for the Tigers in the 2025 season and added on to their...
SOUTHERN STYLES: Historic Carlyle House picturesque setting for Rutkowski and Mathis wedding
The month of June has always been a most popular month for weddings. The beauty and romantic allure of the season enhances...
Councilwoman Donna Thigpen, District 4, running for re-election
City Councilwoman Donna Thigpen Bessemer City Councilwoman Donna Thigpen, District 4, believes that her experience, proven...
City appropriates District 6 funds for Pipe Shop Community Center
Bessemer City Councilwoman Carla Jackson recently requested an appropriation and expenditure of $1,000 from her District 6...
“Working on a Mission” Greater Bethel M.B. Church visits Diversicare
Diversicare's Mr. Hughes, V. Eades, Rev. Mims and Sis. Mims smile after mission services(above) This past week, the Greater...
8th Annual Back to School Bash is August 1 at Fountain of Life Church
City Councilman Jarvis Collier and Pastor Noah Rocker We are getting closer to another school year. Back-to-school shopping...
Classifieds Week of July 31, 2026
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