Homewood News

Hundreds of artists and ceramics enthusiasts are expected at the 27th annual Alabama Clay Conference , which starts Thursday at BJCC.

One day in 2004, a woman in India brought her 3-year-old son to a missionary Catholic priest and left the child behind.

The Homewood City Council has set a Monday public hearing for a request to change the city's zoning code to spark redevelopment of the former Mazer property.

Birmingham Hoopers will host world renowned hoop performer Brecken Rivara of www.hooping.me at a workshop in Homewood organized by Aurahoops this weekend at The Lee Center in Homewood.

If it is not from local sources, it comes with many strings and bureaucratic layers that can hinder improvement.

ALABASTER, Ala. According to police, former school teacher Daniel Acker has admitted to molesting more than twenty children during his time with Shelby County Schools.

A Homewood man pleaded guilty this afternoon to a misdemeanor charge of improperly storing explosive powder after prosecutors agreed to drop more serious felony charges against him.

In the spring of 2010, those who regularly travel congested U.S. 280 through Shelby County were hopeful a plan for improving the dangerous traffic corridor was taking root.

Lakeshore Demolition's Aimee Bruder, 20, chases the ball with Marshall Hamilton of the Shepherd Smash in pursuit during the fourth quarter of the Lakeshore Foundation Demolition Derby 2012 wheelchair rubgy tournament in Homewood, Ala., Sunday, Jan, 29, 2012.

Within hours of the all clear being sounded in Trussville, Center Point an other areas affected by the January 23 tornado, the employees of Cox Media Group were out collecting relief supplies for our friends and neighbors in need.

Homewood school system officials report that an elementary school principal was hospitalized this weekend after she was involved in an accident.

Jason Lee wakes up every day and has to remind himself that he is worth something.

J.H. Berry & Gilbert Inc. has boosted its Birmingham office leasing portfolio by 560,000 square feet with the addition of six buildings it is leasing for owner In-Rel Properties.

The Birmingham-Hoover area's unemployment rate fell to its lowest level in three years in December, and experts said the labor market in Alabama's largest metro area continues to rebound from the brutal economic downturn.

The Piggly Wiggly in Homewood will host a wine tasting on Friday, Jan. 20, from 4- 6 p.m. No charge.

Former U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, shown on Friday, Nov. 5, 2010, at a Homewood book signing, might make a perfect next chancellor for the University of Alabama System, a metro Birmingham lawmaker is proposing.

Got this from Aldi today -- The Pelham store is scheduled to open on March 1, 2012.

Marrying Sam was a dream come true for Sara. 'We just love each other so much,' she said.

Sipping a cup of Kenyan coffee next to 10,000 pounds of beans, Brett Burton talked about the big plans his three-person coffee roasting operation has for the upcoming year.