Leeds News

On Monday the Leeds City Council agreed after a roll call vote to provide $10,000 to help the Leeds Arts Council with funding.

Allan Glasgow of Ashville earned his first BASS win at the final stop of the 2009 Bassmaster Southern Opens.

Sioss Furnaces curator Karen Utz helped produce a new pictorial history of Birmingham landmark that will be released Monday.

Mr. Steve Callaway of Leeds, AL and Mrs. Elaine Satterfield of Birmingham announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristia Leigh Callaway to James Austin Rumbley, III son of James Austin Rumbley, Jr.

The St. Clair Saints , who beat all their county opponents this year, lost their final game of the season to John Carroll High 20-13 last week.

Local potter Tena Payne's Earthborn Studios Inc. is one of five businesses in line to win $100,000 in a national competition on Forbes.com. The finalists for the Boost Your Business contest held by Forbes.com were announced Wednesday after votes were tallied from the online contest, which will offer the eventual winner $100,000 in cash and ...

Some Walgreens locations are doing free photos of your children in their costumes.

The Moody City Council will get a closer look this week at a new business in Moody that will bring a new concept in sports known as 'drifting' to the area.

The good ol' boys club is alive and well. New nominations to the Alabama Business Hall of Fame led me to look into just how many women were part of this austere and successful group.

Representative Owen Drake stated this morning that he had spoken with Brian Davis with the Alabama Department of Transportation and residents who live on Hwy.

The Leeds Board of Education approved a number of construction projects at the regularly scheduled meeting last week.

John McCain, Fultondale, 841-7989, wanted to buy a large, industrial-type drawing table with parallel edge.

Leeds resident Deanna Frankowski did not expect her name to start showing up on dozens of recent blogs and web sites.

Don Bailey on Leeds Ala. keeps his head covered and buried in his jacket as he listens to bluegrass music from a hillside at Whites Mountain Bluegrass Park.

The teachers and students at Leeds High School wore pink on Wednesday to show their support for Crystal Green-Nelson, a former teacher and coach at Leeds High School, who is currently battling breast cancer.

The City of Leeds Zoning Board of Adjustments will hold public hearings Tuesday October 27, 2009 5:00 p.m. At Leeds Civic Center meeting room to consider the following: 20091001: A request by Gary Spradley of 1822 Tyler Circle to be allowed to keep a carport that was installed behind his residence.

State Rep. Owen Drake has a good idea. It's the same good idea he had earlier this year, when he put it in the form of a bill his colleagues in the House of Representatives pretty much ignored.

The wrong Classified ads were printed in this week's edition of The Leeds News. The correct ads will run next week.

Second Missionary Baptist Church will celebrate their 160th Year during the month of October.

Charles and Doris Adkins celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary with family on September 26 at the coast.