Helena News

I had heard rumors of an Italian restaurant coming to Helena but I thought everyone was thinking about Howie's taking the place of Fraydo's. John emailed me this morning and said it was coming to Riverwoods and when I drove by I saw the banner they had put up off Hwy 52.

By Chanda Temple Guster -- The Birmingham N... February 07, 2010, 7:00AM Mathew and Heather got married at their favorite spot - Lake Martin.

Helena drivers shouldn't have to go out of their way much longer. Portions of the long anticipated bypass are expected to open next week.

The person killed in a one-car accident on Interstate 459 in Hoover this morning has been identified as a 21-year-old UAB student.

Recycling rewards company lands deal with eBay, lines up first city in Alabama for program.

Allied Waste Services of Birmingham is giving Helena customers incentives to go green with a newly-launched program.

20. Stiglich has created a special night for girls as her fundraiser for the Children's Miracle Network.

The following couples applied for marriage licenses in Shelby County from Jan. 12-19: -Charles Robert Burell, 34, of Helena and Jaime Machelle Shivers, 33, of Bessemer.

The following couples applied for marriage licenses in Shelby County from Jan. 4-11: -Perry Braxton Barnett Jr., 24, of Calera and Jillian Eve Holtzclaw, 21, of Calera.

Alabastera s Jim a N Nicka s restaurant will be serving food for a cause Jan. 22 as part of the companya s partnership with a Birmingham-based nonprofit organization.

Husky-voiced #American Idol singing sensation Harold "Bo" Bice hailed from Helena, AL, and brought his Southern sensibility with him to the fourth season of Fox's long-running talent contest.

They followed this with an appearance at City Stages and a tour of the Southeastern circuit in 2007.

Alec Harvey in an Bham News article wrote about the new play in Birmingham called Bus Stop .

A team from Alabastera s Jim a N Nicka s restaurant will be running during the 2010 Mercedes Marathon while working to raise money for a local nonprofit organization.

The following couples applied for marriage licenses from Dec. 23-Jan. 4: -John Matthew Ledford, 29, of Pelham and Elizabeth Shannon Haynes, 32, of Hoover.

Davis, who was gunned down following a traffic stop on Interstate 65 on Dec. 3, left behind a wife and two children.

The organizers for the festival, held in Helena, are sponsoring a cover art contest.

Tye Christopher Moore, a former Port Orchard city councilman who was recently extradited from Alabama to face charges, pleaded guilty to one count of second-degree child molestation Monday morning in Kitsap County Superior Court.

By Marienne Thomas-Ogle -- The Birmingham N... December 29, 2009, 4:13PM Helena police believe Adrian "T.J." Glenn Jr.