Friday Feb 10 | Shelby County Reporter
Harmon Acker to be reinstated as bus driver
A Shelby County School System bus driver who was arrested on Feb. 4 and charged with criminal trespassing will be reinstated to his job on Feb.
Luis Delgado recently moved his business, Miami Cafe, from Alabama 119 in Alabaster to U.S. 31 in Pelham.
St. Clair County judge to handle Acker case
St. Clair County Presiding Judge Jim Hill will handle the case of a former Alabaster teacher who has been charged with six counts of molesting young girls.
Cities to hold Arbor Day celebrations
The cities of Montevallo, Alabaster and Chelsea will hold celebrations for Arbor Day on Feb.
The Dairy Queen in Alabaster's Colonial Promenade shopping center recently shut is doors after the restaurant owner retired.
Saia Approved Norman Saia and Tammy Casteel came to special Helena City Council meeting to request an alcohol license for the new sports grill they will be opening in the old Incahoots building by the waterfalls.The license would be considered a club type, which would require membership cards to purchase alcohol.The council members asked them about ... (more)
School bus driver placed on paid leave after weekend arrest
A Shelby County School System bus driver who was arrested on Feb. 4 and charged with second-degree criminal trespassing has been placed on paid administrative leave while the school system investigates the arrest.
PowerConcrete seeks $2.5M loan for redevelopment
A concrete home construction company is seeking a $2.5 million loan from the city of Birmingham today for the redevelopment of blighted residential properties.
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Crosscreek Installs Calrec Artemis in Voyager 10
HEBDEN BRIDGE, U.K.: Calrec Audio announced that Crosscreek Television Productions has installed a Calrec 64-fader Artemis Beam console in Voyager 10, its newest outside broadcast truck.
History repeats itself with sex abuse cases
ALABASTER, Ala. According to police, former school teacher Daniel Acker has admitted to molesting more than twenty children during his time with Shelby County Schools.
Brother of accused child molester arrested on criminal trespassing charge in Alabaster
The brother of accused child molester Daniel M. Acker Jr. has been arrested on a charge of criminal trespassing at Thompson High School.
Alabaster police arrest pardoned convict's friend, charge him with making terrorist threats
Alabaster police have arrested the housemate of a pardoned convicted murderer, charging him with making terrorist threats, according to Deputy Police Chief Curtis Rigney.
From Puerto Rico with love: Miami Cafe brings a taste of the Caribbean to Pelham
Last April, Luis Delgado and his wife, Samantha, pooled their money to open a little Caribbean cafe inside a BP gas station on U.S. 119 in Alabaster.
Elvis impersonator Gregg Tucker is joined by SafeHouse's Brigette Starr and Kathy Wells outside of the Starbucks at the Alabaster Colonial Promenade on Feb.
Steak 'n Shake restaurant to open in Alabaster
Birmingham businessman Clarence Moss has announced he plans to open a Steak 'n Shake restaurant in Alabaster by late June.
Alabaster cardiologist to speak at South Shelby Chamber of Commerce luncheon
The South Shelby Chamber of Commerce will hold its February luncheon today at 11:30 a.m. at the Columbiana United Methodist Church.
Alabaster residents upset over convicted-murderer neighbor
When Mississippi's governor pardoned hundreds of convicted felons in his last hours in office.
Fact Check: Original Acker, Jr. investigation
ALABASTER, Ala. A --- In the fall of 1992, Daniel Acker, Jr. faced a career-ending allegation.
School security officer who produced child porn faces 30 year sentence
In a criminal case that shocked school administrators, teachers, students and their parents, a security officer working for the Birmingham City School System pleaded guilty to producing child pornography.
Birmingham woman sentenced to 39 months in prison in Trinity Medical Center records theft
A Birmingham woman, who had pleaded guilty in the theft, from Trinity Medical Center, of records that contained information on more than 4,000 patients, was sentenced this morning to 39 months in a federal prison.