Columbiana News

Leven Handy Ellis II was the older brother of county attorney Frank C. "Butch" Ellis Jr.

The resolution states that in the event of threatening weather, the dispatcher on duty will monitor local television broadcasts, weather radio and weather websites for warnings issued in the Columbiana area.

Shelby County is celebrating its 194 years of existence with a celebration on Sunday, Feb.

Shelby County is having a birthday party! The Shelby County Historical Society, Inc.

Shelby County Community Education will offer two classes during the months of February and March to help adults in Shelby County learn the skills of welding and collision repair and automotive refinishing.

Shelby County currently boasts six museums, and while each museum is exceptional in its own way they have one common objective: to educate and inform Shelby County residents of their rich history.

President Bobby Joe Seales said the theme for the celebrations and the historical society's 2012-2013 events is "Becoming Alabama." The theme will focus on the events leading up to Alabama becoming a state.

The Shelby County Board of Education approved Brent Tolbert as the Calera Middle School principal at its regular meeting on Jan.

A pair of juvenile males are being held in the Shelby County Juvenile Detention Facility in Columbiana after police said they were involved in a string of vehicle burglaries in Helena.

As of Jan. 21, Shelby County now has 22 chaplains that work in conjunction with the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.

The Columbiana city council held a work session following the regular council meeting on Tuesday night to hear from guest speakers as the council considers changing the current severe weather siren policy.

Destiny Lynn Lawson, a 5-foot-3 white female, has been missing since Dec. 29, when she was last seen at her foster parents' residence on Shelby County 56 in Wilsonville.