Calera News

Gia Bivens of International Wines pours the Malbec for Leah Friar at The Vintage Wine Shoppe.

Arrested warrants have been issued for a north Chilton County man believed to be involved in a string of purse robberies targeting older women in Helena, Calera and Montevallo in Shelby County on Friday.

Police in three Shelby County jurisdictions are searching for two suspects believed to be responsible for a rash of robberies today.

Couples who applied for marriage licenses in Shelby County from June 9-15. -Marty C Dill, 48, of Birmingham and Lisa Darlene Brown, 45, of Birmingham.

Bank surveillance from June 9 show a man robbing the Bryant Bank of U.S. 280. U.S. Marshals and Hoover Police arrested Vernon Lacey Riley Jr.

A 66-year-old Calera man has been arrested on a charge he robbed the Bryant Bank on U.S. 280 in Hoover, police announced today.

W.R., Calera, wanted to find someone to re-string the sails on a 29-inch sailboat.

Allstate Insurance Co. has recognized Shelby County Allstate exclusive agency owners Michael Gray , Joseph Harris , Karen Miller , Breck Price , Jessup Standifer and Andy Swann with the Regional Champions award for high standards in customer satisfaction, customer retention and profitable business growth.

Jacobs directed visitors to the lockers where she stores her belongings for the day.

Calera police officers interrupted an armed robbery in progress Wednesday night and arrested the suspect after he ran from the store.

The two-week institute, hosted by the University of Montevallo AMSTI office, equips teachers with the resources they need to make their subjects more relatable and engaging, said Deb Oa Hara, director of UMa s AMSTI office.

A Rogers man was killed Friday in a two-vehicle collision near Marble Falls, according to an Arkansas State Police release.

Couples who applied for marriage licenses in Shelby County from May 19-25. -Jared Heath Lamar, 20, of Columbiana and Whitney Nicole Smith, 20, of Columbiana.

Gov. Bob Riley vetoed a bill that passed the House and the Senate with very little opposition.

"This was not an easy thing to come up with," said one Calera City Council member, but after an almost two-hour work session, the Council had a plan.

It was a packed house at Calera City Hall. Inside the council chamber, the mayor is angry.

The Calera City Council is considering a 32-hour work week for all hourly city employees.

Calera residents and employees turned out in force at tonight's City Council meeting to protest a possible reduction in hours for city employees.

A family-owned bank based in Calera recently earned Alabama's only five-star rating from two respected bank-rating companies.

The National Weather Service has issued an urban and small stream flood advisory for Eastern Jefferson County and Shelby County until 12:15 p.m. The advisory covers Calera, Columbiana, Chelsea,Vestavia Hills, Trussville, Mountain Brook, Leeds, Irondale, Hoover, Homewood, Gardendale, Fultondale, Pelham and Birmingham.