Verizon Wireless Completed Aggressive Network Enhancements in Alabama in 2010

02/04/11 Verizon Wireless installed 6 new cell sites and added network capacity in 193 cities across Alabama in 2010, further bolstering coverage across Alabama's only state-wide 3G network.

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Childersburg woman arrested for theft from law firm

01/29/11 A former employee of the Talladega law firm Stringer, Montgomery and Montgomery has been arrested on theft of property in the first degree charges. Merry Ann Floyd, 53, of Childersburg was arrested without incident Tuesday afternoon, according to Talladega Police Chief Alan Watson.

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AUM's Lowe to enter NAIA Hall of Fame

01/07/11 Q.V. Lowe, the only baseball coach Auburn Montgomery has ever known, will have 10 minutes in front of a microphone today to describe the last 40 years of his life and the game that, in his mind, has justified his existence.

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Rough games for Lady Tigers

12/09/10 Cleburne County had the unenviable task of challenging two of the most formidable girls basketball teams in northeastern Alabama on back-to-back nights last week. In Anniston Thursday, the Tigers fell to the home team 61-23. Friday night in Heflin, Cherokee County downed Cleburne County 62-29.

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Chambers sponsor job fair Nov. 29 in Talladega

11/17/10 Chamber of Commerce directors from Childersburg, Sylacauga and Talladega are organizing a job fair for unemployed area residents. The event is scheduled from 10-4 p.m. Nov. 29 at the Spring Street Center in Talladega.

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Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham

11/11/10 Roy J. Wood, age 86, a resident of Wilsonville, passed away on Wednesday, Nov. 10, 2010. Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Friday, Nov. 12, at Columbiana Church of Christ with Ministers Nic Weymouth and Robert Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Alabama National Cemetery.

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Bag of gold thought to be missing in Coosa River

10/14/10 Panning for gold in the Coosa River is what could happen if one man's story checks out...

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Newspapers, Schools, Breaking News, Sports, Weather, Alabama, Pelham, Alabaster, Calera, Hoover, Birmingham

08/31/10 Coosa Pines Federal Credit Union, which operates a branch in Chelsea, has completed a merger of Jefferson Community Development Federal Credit Union of Birmingham.

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3 or 4 area school systems meet state goals

08/02/10 Three of four area school systems met all annual Adequate Yearly Progress goals required by the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.

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Wheeler having success with Huntsville Stars

07/27/10 After spending a couple of years in different parts of the country, Childersburg native Zelous Wheeler is happy to be back in Alabama while still living out the dream of playing professional baseball.

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Scottsboro plays host to Dixie state tourneys

07/15/10 Two Dixie Baseball All-Stars Alabama state championships will be decided in Scottsboro over the next few days. The city is hosting the Dixie Boys and Dixie Junior Boys State Tournaments starting today and running through Tuesday at Bynum Park.

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Boaz council announces June reports

07/14/10 The Boaz Police Department answered more than 2,100 calls in June, according to reports announced at the city council meeting Monday. Boaz police reported 2,140 calls for the month, up slightly from the 2,038 reported for the previous month of May.

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Locals dominate 4-H competition

05/16/10 By Robert DeWitt Outdoors Writer Shooters from the Tuscaloosa County 4-H Shooting Sports Club again dominated the Alabama State 4-H Shotgun Championships, held May 8 at Red Eagle Gun Club in Childersburg.

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Alabama hunters make Comstock second home

05/16/10 John McGilberry stands next to his statue replica of Beaureguard, the hunting dog, in front of his Comstock home. John is from Alabama, but has purchased a home in Comstock where he enjoys coming to hunt and visit the people he now considers his friends.

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Local officers killed in the line of duty

05/15/10 Patrolman Jerry Lewis Bradford, Sr., Oct. 22, 1989. Officer Cassie Owens, Jan. 1, 1970. Officer G.A. DeLoach, Dec. 1, 1942.

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AHSAA softball: ACA sole area team to advance to state

05/09/10 TROY -- Eight up, seven down. For the second straight year, the region tournament format for the AHSAA state softball playoffs proved to be the kiss of death for all but one tri-county team -- Alabama Christian.

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Calera softball ends season with losses in Class 4A region tournament

05/08/10 The Calera High School softball team ended its season with back-to-back losses in the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 4A South Central region tournament May 7 in Troy.

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AHSAA softball regional: ACA has yet another reliable ace in place

05/08/10 TROY -- She's a jack of all trades, but during the offseason Karisa Foye mastered the art of pitching.

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Childersburg advances to Day 2 of Regionals

05/08/10 TROY - The Childersburg Lady Tigers defeated Calera 10-8 to advance to the second day of the Class 4A South-Central Regional Softball Tournament at the Troy Sportsplex.

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PREP SOFTBALL: Wetumpka eyes redemption in regional

05/07/10 This softball season hasn't been what Wetumpka head coach Randy Stough expected.

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