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Fairfield residents react as company buys vacant Walmart property for planned data center

FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WBRC) - A company planning a data center in Fairfield has bought property in the city. According to property records, Patmos bought the former Walmart property off Aaron Aronov Drive. Past reporting shows Patmos is planning to build a co-location data center in Fairfield. Neighbors said they don’t...

Fairfield, AL · 22h
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Power Company Threatens to Arrest Alabama Landowner for Protecting His Property

A private landowner handcuffed and arrested on his own ground for refusing to allow utility company bulldozers to wield eminent domain and clearcut his timber? A helluva showdown is erupting in the most significantly hot property rights case in the U.S. “This is still America,” says Fenn Church, standing beside...

Alabama · 3d
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Near Birmingham Is Alabama's Laid-Back City With Affordable Living, Antique Shops, And Southern Charm

Home to more than 1.1 million Alabamians and counting, Birmingham anchors the largest metropolitan area in the entire state. More and more people are favoring suburban living though, opting to put down roots outside Birmingham proper. Situated about 10 miles north of downtown Birmingham, just a straight shot up Interstate 65, the suburb of Gardendale has certainly seen steady growth over the past several decades, and it's easy to see why.

Gardendale, AL · 2d
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Ervin and Bridget Lewis Paid More Than $25,000 for a Pleasant Grove Backyard Deck, and the Unlicensed Contractor Left It Up to 12 Feet High With No Railings

Ervin and Bridget Lewis paid more than $25,000 for a Pleasant Grove deck rebuild. It sits up to 12 feet high with no railings, and no contractor license was found.

Pleasant Grove, AL · 1d

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New ‘Opportunity Zones’ could spark economic development in Birmingham neighborhoods

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A new round of “Opportunity Zones” is coming to Alabama, including the city of Birmingham. City leaders said the designations could mean new businesses for some of the city’s most struggling neighborhoods. Birmingham received all 25 census tracts it requested. The tracts include...

Birmingham, AL · 1d

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An Alabama Landowner Is In A Standoff Against A Power Company That Wants To Build Transmission Lines On His Property

We’ve got a true David vs. Goliath situation unfolding down in Alabama. A property owner in Alabama is standing up – literally – to a power company trying to install a transmission line on his land, physically blocking employees from entering his land. The disagreement started back in 2023, when Alabama Power notified 60-year-old Fenn Church that the company planned to acquire through eminent domain an easement across a portion of his 400-acre land in Calera, Alabama to install a […] The post An Alabama Landowner Is In A Standoff Against A Power Company That Wants To Build Transmission Lines On His Property first appeared on Whiskey Riff .

Calera, AL · 19h

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Black Farmers Bring Groceries Back to Birmingham After Nearly 70 Years

For nearly 70 years, families in Birmingham's Fountain Heights neighborhood had to leave home just to buy a bag of groceries. As of Saturday, November 7, 2026, they don't have to anymore — and the people who fixed the problem are the same ones who grow the food. Fountain...

Birmingham, AL · 3d

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Alabama Restaurant & Hospitality Association announces 2026 Stars of the Industry winners

From chefs and restaurateurs to the employees who keep restaurants and hotels running, the annual awards recognize excellence across Alabama’s hospitality industry.

Alabama · 2d

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Asbury UMC buying former Leeds church property for community missions hub

Asbury United Methodist Church is finalizing the purchase of the former Cahaba United Methodist Church property in Leeds from the North Alabama Conference for $10, with plans to turn it into a community missions hub called The Village. The property served as a worship location for Asbury in the church’s...

Leeds, AL · 2d

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Smith + Howard Adds Hagler & Brocato in Alabama, Byrne|Zizzi in Mississippi

The top 75 firm is expanding its presence in the Southeast by acquiring Hagler & Brocato, a CPA firm headquartered in Hoover, AL, and Byrne|Zizzi, an accounting and advisory firm based in Tupelo, MS. Top 75 accounting firm Smith + Howard is expanding its presence in the Southeast by acquiring...

Hoover, AL · 1d

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AmFirst Credit Union Snaps Up Alabaster Land for Its 24th Branch

AmFirst Credit Union has acquired nearly 8 acres of land in Alabaster, where it plans to build the company's 24th branch overall and its very first location in the city. The site sits on AL-119 just north of the Thompson Road intersection, putting the Birmingham-based financial institution on track to become the fourth AmFirst branch in Shelby County.

Alabaster, AL · 2d

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Birmingham Fall Craft & Vendor Market returns to Riverchase Galleria

The Birmingham Fall Craft & Vendor Market will take place Saturday, Nov. 14, from 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 15, from noon to 6 p.m. at Riverchase Galleria. Organized by Hometown Vendor Market, the family-friendly event will feature independent businesses and makers offering food, drinks, jewelry, handmade crafts, home décor, fashion, art, wellness products and other items.

Hoover, AL · 1d

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Workforce Alabama awards $2.5M to Broad Metro LLC for Stadium Trace Village

The Alabama Department of Workforce has awarded Broad Metro LLC a $2.5 million federal grant to reclaim abandoned mine land and support infrastructure work for Stadium Trace Village’s second phase, Secretary Greg Reed announced Monday. The grant, awarded through the Abandoned Mine Land Economic Revitalization program, will support work...

Jefferson County, AL · 2d

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MAX Credit Union To Acquire Alabama Bank, Expand To $2.6 Billion in Assets

MONTGOMERY, Ala.—The $2.3-billion MAX Credit Union here has announced an agreement to acquire the $245-million First Financial Bank based in Bessemer, Ala., in an all-cash transaction that will mark the credit union's first bank acquisition and expand its presence into the Greater Birmingham market. Under the purchase and assumption...

Birmingham, AL · 2d

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AI infrastructure company buys property in Fairfield after announcing data center plans

FAIRFIELD, Ala. (WBRC) - An AI infrastructure company has bought property in Fairfield after announcing plans to build a data center there, according to the Birmingham Business Journal. Patmos Fairfield LLC purchased roughly 16 acres for $32 million, the Business Journal reported. The property includes the site of the former...

Fairfield, AL · 1d

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After nearly 70 years, Birmingham's Fountain Heights is getting a grocery store of its own

For generations, getting groceries in Birmingham’s Fountain Heights neighborhood has meant traveling outside the community to find fresh food. Fountain Heights Farms Cooperative will open the We All Eat Market on Saturday, Nov. 7, bringing a neighborhood grocery store to Fountain Heights for the first time in nearly 70 years.

Birmingham, AL · 6d

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Made for the holidays: The Son of a Butcher Direct sends Birmingham’s best to your table

With five curated gift boxes and nationwide shipping, the Birmingham-born butcher shop is making it easier to share restaurant-quality meats and seafood this holiday season.

Birmingham, AL · 3d

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Charnita and Jason Horton bet big on Black wealth in Alabama

Charnita and Jason Horton have spent years building businesses together. Now they own the building, too. The entrepreneurial couple and television personalities have acquired a nearly 15,000-square-foot commercial property in Birmingham, Alabama, that will serve as headquarters for Just Tax Pros, a new tax preparation, training, recruiting and entrepreneurial development company founded by Charnita Horton. The 14,990-square-foot property at 8315 1st Avenue North officially changed hands in September.

Birmingham, AL · 6d

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Pleasant Grove family says contractor left deck unfinished, unsafe months after payments

PLEASANT GROVE, Ala. (WBRC) - A family said they paid Capa Construction LLC more than $25,000 to rebuild their back deck, which they said remains unfinished and unsafe. Ervin and Bridget Lewis hired the company in March for a full tear-down and rebuild. Months later, they said, the contractor told them he could not complete the job. The family said the deck is still incomplete and that they paid thousands more than the amount on the original contract.

Pleasant Grove, AL · 2d

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Defunct Steele Hall Brewing building in Trussville purchased by SmartBank

An empty building on Main Street in Trussville that was once home to Steele Hall Brewing has been purchased by SmartBank for $1.2 million.

Trussville, AL · 5d