Columbiana News

PELHAM, Alabama -- A Pelham man accused of shooting and killing three people in September committed the murders as he was stealing money from them, according to a new indictment filed in the case last week.

COLUMBIANA, Alabama - A protection from abuse order against former Birmingham Health Care CEO Jonathan Dunning was dissolved today in an agreement between him and the mother of his two children.

COLUMBIANA, Alabama - Former Birmingham Health Care CEO Jonathan Dunning has been ordered to a stay away from the mother of two of his children in the latest legal wrangle between the two that spans three courts.

The Shelby County Commission is paving the way for two major road improvement projects that include the addition of turn lanes and ultimately a traffic light on State Highway 70 at County Road 26 west of Columbiana.

Perhaps the length of time waiting in lines in Shelby County's vehicle tags and driver's licensing offices will find some relief with commissioners unanimously approving putting two clerk positions back into the fold.

Shelby County Sheriff Chris Curry this morning expressed ongoing concerns about an anticipated budget shortfall, a reduction in services and resulting risks to the public during a meeting with commissioners this morning.

The Shelby County School of Technology in Columbiana has postponed to May 18 its car show that will help raise money for students who recently won at the Alabama SkillsUSA competition in Birmingham.

The organizer of a 5K run happening in Columbiana on June 29 to raise money for two Shelby County children with health issues is hosting another event the same day to help three others.

The man accused of shooting and killing three people at a Pelham home last September sat silently in a courtroom this afternoon as his attorney entered pleas of not guilty to the capital murder charges against him.

Troy and Rosemary Stroud have displayed some old framed artwork they inherited from an aunt in their home for years.

The Shelby County High School's theater department in Columbiana is hosting a production of "The Outsiders" with performances happening tonight through Saturday.

COLUMBIANA, Alabama -- Instead of the anniversaries she should have shared with her husband, Patricia Vaughn has "had five years of mourning." James Darrell Johnson, 58, of Montgomery has a 45-year prison sentence handed down Tuesday, April 30, 2013, in Columbiana stemming from a murder conviction for attacking a man in Pelham in 2008.

After the April 27, 2011, tornadoes ravaged areas throughout Alabama, Shelby County officials realized they had escaped the widespread destruction suffered by many communities.

The Shelby County School of Technology is hosting a gathering of motor-propelled wheeled vehicles on display at its third annual car, truck, motorcycle and tractor show on May 4. The show runs from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at the school on Alabama Highway 70 in Columbiana.

Find out if that dust-collecting antique is trash or treasure at the Central Alabama Antique and Appraisal Market happening May 4-5 in Columbiana.

City Council members at Tuesday's Pelham Business Council quarterly meeting emphasized no decision has been made on whether to separate from the Shelby County school system to start one controlled by the municipality.