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Pinson Council recognizes retiring JCSO deputy
PINSON, Ala. — Pinson Mayor Hoyt Sanders read a proclamation during a relatively brief city council on Thursday night recognizing retiring Jefferson County Sheriff’s Office (JCSO) deputy Brad Self as he retired before swearing in a new deputy. Self started as a reserve deputy in 1995. He worked full time at the Jefferson County Jail […]
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Cullman graduate Paul Callan helps redesign schools he once attended
CULLMAN, Ala. – Architect Paul Callan is helping redesign some of the same school buildings where he once attended classes, including the space where he studied drafting at Cullman High School. Callan, a 1989 Cullman High graduate, is a senior project manager at Hoover-based Lathan McKee Architects. His work with Cullman City Schools includes renovations at Cullman Middle School, the new Cullman Intermediate School at the former West Elementary campus and the STEM and Career Tech Center at Cullman High. Callan attended East Elementary and Cullman Middle School before graduating from Cullman High and earning an architecture degree from Auburn University. His return to the district began when Superintendent Kyle Kallhoff and the school board selected his firm to work on the Cullman Middle School renovation. “It was a school I had attended many years before, and it was virtually unchanged from the classrooms where I was taught, the locker-lined hallways I had roamed and the gymnasium where I had played,” Callan said. A campus tour brought back memories but also revealed the need to update the facilities. The project replaced outdated spaces and added classrooms and other amenities while working within the existing campus. Callan said his experience on
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Calera Mayor Resigns Amid Controversy Over Alleged Racial Remarks
CALERA, Ala. — Mayor Kenny Dale Cost resigned Monday amid criticism over alleged racially insensitive remarks made at his home, stepping down a week after publicly apologizing without disclosing what... The post Calera Mayor Resigns Amid Controversy Over Alleged Racial Remarks appeared first on Birmingham Free Press .
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Alabama Power seeks restraining order against Calera property owner
Alabama Power has filed a lawsuit seeking to prevent Calera property owner Grady Fenn Church from interfering with work on a transmission line project. In court documents filed Wednesday, Nov. 4, the utility alleges Church refused to remain 300 feet away from crews preparing to clear trees and vegetation on his property the previous day.
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Irondale unveils ambitious plan to transform downtown, 5-mile corridor
IRONDALE, Ala. (WBMA) — A major transformation could be coming to downtown Irondale, where city leaders envision replacing aging municipal facilities with shops, restaurants, housing and gathering spaces as part of a larger redevelopment effort stretching more than five miles toward the Cahaba River. Mayor James D. Stewart Jr....
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Arc of Shelby County celebrates Halloween with parties for children, adults and families
PELHAM – Halloween brought costumes, games, music and plenty of community spirit to The Arc of Shelby County, which hosted celebrations for children, adult participants and families through several of its programs. The Pelham-based nonprofit marked the holiday with Halloween parties for its Tales for Tots, New Visions and...
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Park at Buckingham complex representative challenges public nuisance ruling
Shortly after the Homewood Abatement Board deemed the Park at Buckingham apartments a public nuisance, the representative of the troubled complex that officials have called “dilapidated,” requested an appeal. An inspection found that all of the complex’s structures, more than 50 buildings, had varying habitability issues including mold,...