Adamsville News

Ashley Kizer's fifth grade class at Adamsville Elementary School is a finalist in a national contest for a $30,000 technology classroom makeover.

The Fire Marshall's office now says a fatal fire was started by a toddler playing with a lighter.

A house fire in Jefferson County has killed a 61-year-old woman. The coroner's office reported that Patricia Davis died in the fire that occurred at a home in Adamsville about 6:30 a.m. Wednesday.

The fire started around 6:30 am Wednesday. Two woman and two children were transported to the hospital.

An Adamsville family is coping with the loss of one of its own. A morning house fire killed 61 year-old Patricia Davis and sent four of her family members to University Hospital.

An early-morning fire that killed a 61-year-old Adamsville woman apparently started with a toddler playing with a lighter, said Alabama State Fire Marshal Ed Paulk.

The fire broke out around 6:40 am at 3609 Oakwood Drive. The identity of the woman who died has not been released.

Adamsville Elementary School will not be in session Tuesday, as a professional day for the staff has been scheduled.

A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a portion of an Open Meetings Act lawsuit against the Adamsville City Council.

In a perfect world, or at least one more to our liking, everyone in the Birmingham area would have known by June 26 about the Adamsville City Council closing a public meeting on June 25 to go into executive session.

A judge has denied Adamsville's motion to dismiss part of a lawsuit filed against the city by Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls over alleged violations by the city of the state's Open Meeting Act.

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Thousands of people in Jefferson County woke up without water Monday morning. Overnight a 16 inch pipe from the Birmingham Water Works Board's treatment facility in Forestdale burst.

Birmingham Water Works employees and contract workers replace a cracked 16-inch diameter water main line along U.S. 78 west near Cherry Avenue in Birmingham, Ala., on Monday, Sept.

RAVE: For the legions of volunteers who have signed up to help with the many details associated with running the upcoming LPGA Navistar Classic.

An Adamsville man is charged with unlawful manufacturing of methamphetamine after authorities raided his home over the weekend.

A man has been charged for allegedly cooking meth in a backshed in Adamsville. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office Narcotics Unit responded to the 3000 block of Higgins Road in Adamsville after several complaints of someone possibly "cooking meth" at this location.

Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls has sued the Adamsville City Council for violating the state's open meetings law.

Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls says Adamsville has violated Alabama's open meetings law.