Harpersville News

By all rights, Josh Smith ought to be little more than another statistic. He struggled in school, nearly dropped out, married young and has a 6-week-old baby.

An Indiana investment manager accused of trying to fake his own death by crashing his airplane told a judge he is guilty.

There are endless cliches about love being everlasting and undying, but even the most optimistic romantic would have to admit 56 years is a long time for feelings to last.

Incident and offense reports from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office from May 1-13. May 1 -Domestic violence assault/trespass from the 6300 block of Rock School Road, Harpersville.

Owners of the private Heatherwood Country Club finally surrendered in a battle for members.

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The sound of sirens brought people in Shelby County outside Wednesday just after 9 a.m.. People in three towns witnessed a police chase involving a robbery suspect.

A teenager faces charges, after leading law enforcement officials on a vehicle pursuit in Shelby County.

Harpersville, AL - The vines at the Morgan Creek Winery in Harpersville don't have any fruit yet, but sales have been plentiful despite the economy.

A tornado touched down on Highway 280 in Chelsea at 10:14 a.m. near a BP service station.

Things are never the same for Kinisha Britton in the middle of the day. Just a year ago, she would have been getting ready for lunch at her office in Vincent.

It's a few minutes after 4 p.m., and time to wrap up the day. Mayor Theoangelo Perkins of Harpersville sits in the driver seat of his Mercedes Benz filling out paperwork.

It is an intriguing piece of art. The more you look at it, the more you see major highlights, as well as hidden treasures of our county.

Some of Earl Baker's earliest memories are picking cotton and going to church. It's a routine he has followed most of his life, working six days on the family farm and resting in a church pew on Sundays.

Couples who were granted divorces in Shelby County from Jan. 12-16. -Chantal M. Combs of Pelham and Frank A. Combs of Pelham.

Harpersville Police Chief David Latimer, founder and president of WDDO, said the conference involved preliminary training for handlers and their four-legged partners.

A federal prosecutor wants a separate mental evaluation of an Indiana financial adviser accused of trying to fake his death in a plane crash after he called a New York tabloid from his Florida jail cell.

An Indiana man who tried to fake his death in a plane crash had been illegally moving money from the accounts of his clients and forging their signatures for years, according to testimony at a hearing in ...

The Childersburg Police Department has transitioned into a more passive role as regional and federal agents continue searching for fugitive pilot and financial manager Marcus Schrenker.

Marcus Schrenker fled Harpersville, Alabama, on a red motorcycle he kept at a storage unit leased under an assumed name, officials said.