Montevallo News

The Greater Birmingham Humane Society is raising money to offer as a reward for an arrest and conviction in the case of the Pug that was skinned alive in Montevallo earlier this week.

Tammy Powell was awarded the 2012 Troy Exchange Club Book of Golden Deeds for her extensive contributions to the community over the years.

University of Montevallo volleyball setter Anna Garrison was named the female Peach Belt Conference Scholar-Athlete of the Year at a year-end awards banquet in Hilton Head, S.C., the site of the league's annual meetings.

University of Montevallo sophomore pitcher Alex Guilford was named first team All-Southeast Region Gold Glove by the American Baseball Coaches Association.

The formerly conjoined twins of a mother believed to have been involved in a hit-and-run one week ago are in the custody of the Department of Children's Services.

At approximately 2:43PM on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 the City of Calera Dive Team located the deceased victim, 44 year old Thaddeus Jerome Evans Sr.

A Calera Veterinarian says it's the worst thing she's seen in 15 years. A family made a tough decision to euthanize their pug after the vet told them someone skinned their dog alive.

A man who drowned in a private pond near Montevallo this morning has been identified by the Shelby County Sheriff's Office as 44-year-old Thaddeus Jerome Evans Sr.

At approximately 11:50 a.m., Shelby County 911 received a call of a possible adult drowning in the 1500 block of Shelby County 17 in the Montevallo area, according to a release from the Shelby County Sheriff's Office.

Alabama State Troopers are releasing their report on fatal crashes during the Memorial Day holiday weekend.

Several people in northern Italy were killed by an earthquake on Tuesday, civil protection officials told CNN.

AAA estimated that more than 30 million people would travel by car this Memorial Day weekend.

A Memorial Day celebration at American Village in Montevallo, AL, on May 28, 2012, included the dedication of a new memorial to the Buffalo Soldiers.

Tom Azuma of Helena, Ala. pays respects to the grave of his foster father Eric Norton, who brought him to the United States from Japan, the day before Memorial Day at the Alabama National Cemetery Sunday, May 27, 2012, in Montevallo, Ala.

Tom Azuma of Helena, Ala., pays respects at the grave of his foster father, Eric Norton, on Sunday at the Alabama National Cemetery in Montevallo, Ala.

Just when you thought it couldn't get any stranger or sicker than the naked man in Miami chewing on his victim's face , now there is this.

The City of Atmore successfully completed the ACE recertification process and sevenother Alabama communities have been designated as an "Alabama Community of Excellence" after successfully completing the Alabama Communities of Excellence program, a comprehensive three-phase approach to economic and community development for cities with populations ... (more)

Peggy Bourland helps her two boys Charlie, 5, and Andrew, 3, place flags next to their dad's headstone, Lt.

A family pet was humanely euthanized this morning after a Calera veterinarian saw what she called "the worst thing I've seen in 15 years." Dr.

Memorial Day Weekend Thank you to all those who are serving and to those who have served.