National Preparedness Month Kicks Off With A Hurricane

As the most powerful hurricane on record moves onto land, those of us not in its path are reminded (perhaps too harshly) that we...

Football Movie Filmed in Bessemer Area Opens This Weekend

  A high school football movie that filmed at Bessemer Academy and other locations in the Birmingham area in 2016 opens today nationwide, including showings...

Two From Alabama Confirmed To Federal Bench

U.S. Senator Richard Shelby, R-Alabama, on Wednesday praised the Senate confirmation of Emily Marks of Montgomery to be a U.S. District Judge for the...

Watermelon Day Saturday at the West Blocton Farmers Market; Learn About...

With Independence Day right around the corner, our thoughts often turn to fireworks, red, white and blue, apple pie, tomatoes and, of course, watermelons! By...

Residents Oppose New State Mega Prisons Near Them

Reprinted From Alabama Daily News Digest - November 3 2020 MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey’s administration is negotiating with private companies to...

ALDOT Announces No Temporary Lane Closures for Holiday Travel

Press Release (Montgomery, Ala.) – With peak holiday travel season underway, the Alabama Department of Transportation is anticipating higher than average traffic volumes on Alabama...

West Alabama Works Holds Second Regional Tour

West Alabama Works will hold its second community outreach tour, bringing job seeker and training services to Bibb, Fayette, Lamar and Pickens counties Nov....

2023 Year in Review: July

Kaitlyn Howard Named Winner of the 2024 Distinguished Young Woman Competition By Savannah Logan The 2024 Distinguished Young Woman (DYW) competition in Bibb County, held...

Community and Economic Development Along the Cahaba River

Monday morning a small group gathered at the entrance to the river access of the Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuse in West Blocton to...

Block The Brierfield Prison Community Meeting Today

Local community leader Jackson McNeely announced a community meeting to be held today, November 19 at the Ashby Baptist Church. McNeely told The Bibb...