Bessemer News

The taste of The Islands took over the Boutwell Auditorium Saturday. Steel drums pounded out the beat as our own Gina Redmond and Gene Norman stopped in for some fun.

BESSEMER, Alabama -- Bessemer City Council President Ron Marshall said Tuesday that he wants to ensure as much minority participation as possible in the construction of two large municipal buildings -- a new city hall and a recreational facility in Roosevelt Park.

In response to concerns about jail overcrowding, state officials are considering a proposal to move some female inmates into a shuttered facility in Jefferson County.

BESSEMER, Alabama -- Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley asked the City Council Tuesday to amend the city's current budget to account for an additional $90,000 in needed expenditures, mostly for repairs, maintenance and road striping.

BESSEMER, Alabama - A Jefferson County judge today sentenced a 49-year-old Bessemer man to 15 years in prison for fatally shooting a man during an argument in 2011.

BESSEMER, Alabama -- The recent amnesty program offered by the Bessemer Municipal Court -- called "Operation Clean Slate" -- was successful and will be repeated, according to Municipal Judge Lynneice Washington.

A long-standing feud led to last week's shooting death of a Bessemer man, and lawmen now are searching for the accused 29-year-old shooter.

HUNTSVILLE, Alabama - A custodian at Columbia High School was arrested Thursday at the school for her alleged part in a five-year federal tax fraud conspiracy organized by an inmate at a Bessemer prison.

BESSEMER, Alabama -- Since it opened in 1972, the 100-acre Frank House Municipal Golf Course has given golfers in Western Jefferson County an enjoyable, low-cost alternative to more expensive courses.

Alabama's forward Devonta Pollard brings the ball up court in the first half during the 2K Sports Classic at Madison Square Garden in New York City, Nov. 15, 2012.

BESSEMER, Alabama -- Bessemer Mayor Kenneth Gulley told the city council Tuesday that the city is submitting an application to the state ATRIP program for more than $5 million to pay for some paving, bridge replacements and other road work.

A Bessemer building inspector and a former Lipscomb City Council member were arrested today on charges they demanded kickbacks from an electrical contractor during an inspection process.

BESSEMER, Alabama: A Jefferson County judge today scheduled a hearing for a Bessemer man accused of stabbing someone after the victim "mean mugged" him, court records show.

Richard "Bull" Corry promised fans of Old York that the property would once again become the site of family fun and he's ready to start delivering on that promise.

BESSEMER, Alabama -- The Bessemer City Council filled two vacant seats on the Industrial Development Board for Bessemer at its meeting Tuesday.

BESSEMER, Alabama -- Bessemer native Jake Bivona -- an attorney by trade and a self-described "big movie fan" -- has worked hard the last several months to generate interest in a renovation of the Lincoln Theatre downtown.

A section of McCalla Road will be closed most of Thursday while crews repair a pipe, according to Bessemer police.

Ben Weber at Goolsby Customs is responsible for much of the custom metalwork on the car.

Grover Dunn was elected to a term on the IDB lasting until 2018, and Carolyn H. Wilson was elected to a term ending in 2016.

Sgt. Hank Edwards has been a police officer in Bessemer since 1996 and currently serves as warden at the city jail.