Childersburg News

Heat and smoke from a brush fire sent a firefighter to the hospital Wednesday afternoon.

What happened in Childersburg stemming from a controversy over the usage of a city ball park is exactly what should have happened.

They named themselves the Childersburg Termites because they go through a lot of wood quickly, most of it ending up in piles of shavings and scraps.

Community members and leaders met Thursday night and agreed the Pleasant Valley ball field should remain available for use during the day and become a maintenance priority for the city.

Billy S. Wilson is the kind of visionary citizen any town would love to call its own.

Central-Coosa and Dadeville both lose to Childersburg and defeat B.B. Comer Friday at Central High School Published Friday, June 12, 2009 It was the Childersburg Tiger basketball team who came away victorious from Fridaya s four-team camp at Central High School.

Tony Epperson poses for pictures after winning the crate late model race at Shelby County Speedway on Saturday night.

Thousands came from all around, descending on downtown Pell City Friday for an evening of fun and music courtesy of the Greater Pell City Chamber of Commerce's Hometown Block Party.

B.B. Comer Memorial High School received a special gift from an alumnae-a quarter of a million dollars to start a new school scholarship.

In her vintage apron, Jennifer stood balancing baby Elijah on her hip with children Isaac and Abigail Rose nearby ready to lend a helping hand.

AbitibiBowater has officially idled two lumber plants near its Coosa Pines paper mill in Childersburg, Ala., laying off 75 people.

Over the last couple of days, we've shown you several vacation and staycation options, both locally and on the Gulf Coast.

Two east Alabama men charged in a two-year-old bank robbery spree have been arraigned in U.S. District Court in Birmingham.

An inmate who escaped from an Alabama prison camp in Childersburg has been captured in southwest Alabama.

Historic sites in underground caves. It sounds like an "Indiana Jones" movie, but there's a site in east Alabama that's been attracting tourists for nearly 35 years.

An escapee has been captured in Mobile - a day after he was reported missing from a prison work-release center in Childersburg.

Former Mayor Ivan R. Smith, 79, died on Tuesday. Smith was mayor of Childersburg for one term, from 1980 to 1984.

A hotly-contested contract between the Cheaha Mental Health Board and new interim director Jerry Fielding does not comply with state-enforced standards, according to documents uncovered this week.

In a Thursday night swine flu update, Alabama officials said what they know about this pandemic is changing by the hour.

A job fair scheduled for Saturday has been canceled due to public health concerns, the Childersburg Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday.