Irondale News

IRONDALE , Alabama -- After hearing from some of the many cyclists who filled the Irondale City Council chambers tonight, the council voted 3-2 against a proposed ban that would have kept cyclists from using a winding, narrow stretch of Grants Mill Road.

IRONDALE, Alabama - After several blessings and a few splashes of holy water, three new vehicles officially have been added to the Irondale Fire Department's fleet.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama - A 26-year-old Irondale man this week was found guilty of three charges related to a sexual assault on a teenage girl who was walking home from a school event.

In a statement released today, the Alabama Department of Transportation said a planned moving operation for installation of traffic striping on I-459 would take place Wednesday night and Thursday morning.

Weather permitting, Alabama Department of Transportation crews on Wednesday will being striping traffic lanes along Interstate 459 between Irondale and Trussville.

IRONDALE, Alabama -- Former Alabama Secretary of State Jim Bennett, hired to serve as a lobbyist for the city of Irondale , told the city council Tuesday night two bills city leaders backed were signed into law, a bill they opposed was defeated and one bill they supported did not pass.

Lodgers in Irondale will have to pay a little bit more - a total of 18 percent - after the city raised its taxes by a percentage point Tuesday.

IRONDALE , Alabama -- Concerned about cyclist and driver safety on a narrow, curvy stretch of Grants Mill Road, the Irondale City Council is considering a ban on bicycling between Karl Daly Road and Grantswood Road.

Trussville Mayor Gene Melton would oppose the possible opening of a new club where Sensations, a strip club that used to be located on Derby Way in Birmingham, once operated.

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama -- A suspect in the April shooting death of a man at a hotel on Crestwood Boulevard has been arrested in Memphis, Tenn.

I read in Sunday's Birmingham News the editorial supporting Trinity's abandonment of its current location to a wealthier area and found it to be very shortsighted.

BIRMINGHAM / IRONDALE , Alabama -- Several Birmingham and Irondale public officials and residents oppose the possible opening of a new club where Sensations, a strip club where three people were shot in 2010 , once operated.

IRONDALE , Alabama -- Lacking the consent of the full city council -- which was necessary to have the measure voted up or down Thursday night -- Irondale officials will likely once again consider a 3 percent lodging tax rate increase at a meeting on June 4. The increase will give Irondale a 20 percent lodging tax, when combined with state and ... (more)

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The Clay City Council has set aside $50,000 for use in a disaster situation. An additional $50,000 in funds from the general fund has also been set aside for road projects.