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Free Family Activities to Close Out Your Summer

Hiking, Camping, and More In honor of Alabama's bicentennial, all state parks are observing Bicentennial Day on Friday, July 19. "On that day, Alabama’s state parks will offer free admission, free parking and a 20 percent...

Car Crashes Into Dollar General

Centreville, Alabama Olon Heights Shopping Center Dollar General received a surprise visitor this morning when a Honda vehicle driven by a young looking silver haired Senior Citizen crashed through the brick wall in front of...

Bibb Medical Center Adding New Cottages To Retirement Village

Bibb Medical Center announced that the next phase of development for The Commons at Cahaba Trace has begun. This phase will add six cottages to the retirement community at BMC. The first phase included...

Tempers Raised Over Trash as New Courthouse Annex Concept is Approved

Garbage Problems Continue The evening started with a bang as Lynn Weems of Woodstock, a realtor and local utility employee, addressed the Commission regarding Waste Pro. "We've been very patient with Waste Pro," she began,...

Cahaba Riverwalk Ribbon Cutting for Improvements Completion

Before the Celebration on the Green kicked off, another important event took place Saturday: a ribbon cutting. Community leaders and others gathered to celebrate the completion of the Cahaba Blueway backed Riverwalk and canoe/kayak...

Celebration on the Green

The giant revival tent had been taunting for days, its blue and white stripes imparting a carnival feel as the centerpiece of an upcoming event. Then on Saturday afternoon, as the sun baked Centreville...

West Blocton’s Independence Day is a Taste of the Future

As the sun began to set Friday evening, West Blocton townsfolk and neighbors began to pack into the town park, now known as the Walking Track. So many showed up that parking stretched down...

Come to West Blocton Friday Night, and Celebration on the Green in Centreville Saturday

West Blocton Mayor Daniel Sims would like to invite everyone to come out and enjoy the fun at the walking track (483 Oak Street) Friday night. Things to do include: 5:30 pm showing a...

Local Independence Weekend Fun, Sign-Up Deadlines for Tomato/Vegetable Diseases and ForestHER programs

We hope you had a Happy 4th of July!  I saw on social media where some of you enjoyed Thunder On The Mountain in Birmingham, and I'm guessing many of you probably saw one...

Woodstock Coldwater Lodge #148 F&AM Elects New Officers

The newly elected officers of Coldwater Lodge #148 F&AM Woodstock, Al. Coldwater Lodge meets every Thursday at 7:00pm . Coldwater Lodge #148 is a Regular and Recognized masonic lodge located in Woodstock, AL, having a charter...