Harpersville News

"It's probably going to be late this year before we get in there," he said. "It's really hard to say right now." After the plant gets up and running in the new location, job openings will be likely, Blocker said.

Harpersville resident Corley Rogene Watters died on Jan. 29 after he suffered a gunshot wound, according to a press release from the Sylacauga Police Department.

The Harpersville Medical Clinic, the city of Harpersville and the South Shelby Chamber of Commerce are sponsoring a mile-and-a-half walk to bring awareness to heart disease.

A 33-year-old Harpersville man was arrested on charges of first degree unlawful manufacturing of a controlled substance and unlawful possession of drug paraphernalia after members of Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force found a methemphetamine lab inside a vehicle, the sheriff's office said today.

One man is dead and another injured after a shooting early Sunday morning. Corley Rogene Watters, 29, of Harpersville was shot around 2:30 a.m. near the 100 Block of Wood Street.

Police were called out at 2:30 a.m. to the 100 Block of Wood Street in Sylacauga.

Harpersville resident Hugh Shaw has written a book detailing his experience losing his 11-year-old son, Caleb, to cancer.