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Homewood Library to host document shredding and electronics recycling event

Homewood Public Library will host a Document Shredding & Electronics Recycling event Friday, Nov. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the library’s back parking lot. The drive-through event will allow participants to remain in their vehicles while dropping off sensitive paperwork and eligible electronics for secure disposal and recycling.

Homewood, AL · 1d

vestaviavoice.com

Football Friday: Rebels head to Sparkman

Friday night means gameday for the local high school football teams, and Under the Lights is back to cover Football Friday. Vestavia Hills travels north to Sparkman for the second round of the Class 6A playoffs. For updates throughout Friday nights and all season, follow sports editor Kyle Parmley on...

Vestavia Hills, AL · 1d

vestaviavoice.com

Vestavia Hills council to vote on alcohol license for Abhi, finalize five annexations

The Vestavia Hills City Council will consider an alcohol license Monday for Abhi, the sushi and ramen restaurant moving into the former Satterfield’s space in Cahaba Heights. The council meets at 5:30 p.m. at City Hall. Nori Cimba, doing business as Abhi, is seeking a restaurant retail liquor license...

Vestavia Hills, AL · 18h

ABC 33/40 News

Traffic signal out at Homewood intersection after power line cut

Why is the traffic signal at Homewood intersection nonfunctional?. A traffic signal at Independence Drive and 29th Avenue South in Homewood is out of service after a power line was reportedly cut by a construction crew working in the area. Drivers should expect increased traffic congestion near the intersection.

Homewood, AL · 1d

Shelby Reporter

Hoover parent donates $5,000 to school district for special education classroom camera

HOOVER – A Hoover parent has donated $5,000 to Hoover City Schools with instructions that the money be used to install a camera in a self-contained special education classroom at Berry Middle School, adding a new development to a yearslong push by families for increased classroom monitoring. Charles Daniel...

Hoover, AL · 1d

RoadracingWorld.com

N2 Track Days Headed To Barber Motorsports Park

MotoAmerica is skipping Barber in 2027. Your group chat doesn’t have to. N2 is riding Barber Motorsports Park November 28–29. Don’t go and in February your friends will still be making fun of you for missing it. Picture it. They’re rolling out of pit lane while you’re...

Birmingham, AL · 18h

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Central Alabama employees impacted after Microsoft outage disrupts email access

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A Microsoft outage affected users around the world Thursday afternoon, and businesses across Alabama faced difficulties. Microsoft is investigating the cause, and access had not been fully restored as of Thursday night. Downdetector, a website that tracks outages, said that at one point 130,000 people reported...

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Alabama's 42

Birmingham enforces new public camping ordinance with Jimmie Hale Mission looking to expand services

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — A new city ordinance prohibiting homeless encampments on public property is now in effect in Birmingham, and local organizations are preparing to help connect people experiencing homelessness with shelter and resources. The ordinance, which took effect Tuesday, gives the city authority to clear encampments from public property after providing notice. City […]

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The Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism

Freshwater Land Trust announces largest land acquisition

The Freshwater Land Trust announced its largest-ever land acquisition, an international $1 million grant to protect an endangered fish species and the official name of the Red Rock Trail System’s future 36-mile connected loop during its 30th anniversary gala Friday night. The trust recently acquired about 2,115 acres through...

Jefferson County, AL · 9h

The Birmingham Free Press

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Thanksgiving Food Giveaways Begin Friday Across Birmingham

BIRMINGHAM — Free Thanksgiving food giveaways begin Friday across Birmingham, with hams, turkeys, hens and grocery boxes going out through Nov. 24. The first giveaway is Friday, Nov. 13, from... The post Thanksgiving Food Giveaways Begin Friday Across Birmingham appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .

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WHNT News 19

Lead investigator speaks on VA psychedelic trial

The Birmingham VA Hospital was named as one of five test sites in the nation to test the efficacy of psilocybin to treat major depression in veterans.

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The Alabama Initiative for Independent Journalism

Blue gets $46K+ bill for vote recount

Camara Blue expects to be at the Jefferson County Courthouse on Monday afternoon with more than $46,000 to pay for a recount of his District 3 County Commission election with Jimmie Stephens. Following Friday’s certification of last week’s election results, Blue learned that it will cost $46,239.72 to get a...

Birmingham, AL · 13h

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UAB reopens Bartow Arena after $15M renovation project

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - UAB’s Bartow Arena has reopened after a renovation project of more than $15 million that began in June and is almost completely finished. Changes fans will notice this season include a new entrance and a new premium halfcourt club. The entire concourse has been upgraded, and the ticket window is now indoors.

Shelby Reporter

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Spain Park, Thompson stars make football North-South All-Star Classic

MONTGOMERY – Five locals from Shelby County schools have been tabbed by the Alabama High School Athletic Directors and Coaches Association for the upcoming 2026 edition of the North-South All-Star Classic. Spain Park’s Jaylen Bates and Jonathan Roberto as well as Thompson’s CJ Cowley, Wes Gover and Conner Williams...

Hoover, AL · 1d

Barrett Media

Cumulus Media Begins Another Round of Layoffs Following Bankruptcy Restructuring

"The reductions follow the company's emergence from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in October." The post Cumulus Media Begins Another Round of Layoffs Following Bankruptcy Restructuring appeared first on Barrett Media .

Shelby Reporter

WWII airman returns home to Alabama, laid to rest 82 years after going missing in action

MONTEVALLO – More than 82 years after he was lost in combat over the Adriatic region during World War II, Staff Sgt. Nick Gavalas has finally returned to his home state. Gavalas, a Birmingham native and member of the United States Army Air Forces, was laid to rest with full military honors at the Alabama National Cemetery on Oct. 23, following a lengthy effort to recover and identify his remains.

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The Change From HABD to Birmingham Housing: A 90-Year Legacy Enters a New Chapter

For nearly a century, the Housing Authority of the Birmingham District has been part of the landscape of Birmingham, providing affordable housing to generations of residents and helping shape the communities they call home. Now, as the organization approaches its next chapter, it is preparing to leave behind a name...

Indiana Daily Student

Indiana women’s basketball looks to extend win streak against Samford

Indiana women’s basketball continues its nonconference schedule against Samford University on Friday. The Hoosiers look to extend their undefeated start and improve to 4-0 for the second straight season — the seventh time under 13th-year head coach Teri Moren. Indiana has dominated its opponents in its three wins...

Bloomington, IN · 1d

Troy Messenger

State Champs Again: Pike Lib captures third straight state cheerleading championship

The Pike Liberal Arts cheerleading squad left Birmingham this week with a pair of state championships and another state runner-up. The Pike Lib varsity squad, which is coming off back-to-back UCA National Championships, started the week off by winning the Magic City UCA Regional Small DII Game Day Championship, earning a place in the national competition in January 2027, and a shot at defending their crown.

Troy, AL · 2d

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‘We Deserve It’: In Birmingham, Black Farmers Open Fountain Heights’ First Grocery Store in 70 years

For the first time in nearly 70 years, Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood has a grocery store of its own. The Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative, a Black-owned urban farm and food sovereignty collective founded in 2016 by M. Dominique Villanueva and Christopher Gooden, hosted the grand opening of its We All Eat Market and community kitchen on Nov. 7.