Shelby News

During the past week, 32 agencies in the 31 county Northern District of Alabama fanned out across the district and started knocking on doors, eventually arresting 271 people and clearing more than 450 warrants, ...

Shelby County District Attorney Robby Owens called the death of an 11-year-old girl "heinous, atrocious and cruel" at a press conference today at the sheriff's office in Columbiana.

Diversified farms and diversified tours will mark the 36th annual Commodity Producers Conference Aug.

Milin Patel won unanimous support tonight from the Shelby County Planning Commission for his plan to build a Country Inn and Suites hotel on two acres in north Shelby County near U.S. 280.

It's not as if people couldn't see the signs. No, seriously, they were everywhere - signs for Tommy Edwards all around Calera, for Jonathan Spann in North Shelby and a pretty huge billboard for Corley Ellis in ...

Charlie Burton has traveled the world as a member of the Marine Corps. He fought in the Pacific during World War II and then sailed throughout the Caribbean and Europe in peacetime.

Thermometers around the county began creeping upwards of 90 degrees this week, and with the calendar reading June, everyone's minds turned toward vacations.

All too often, there is a disconnect between decisions made in Montgomery and how they affect the local community back home.

Posted by Beverly Taylor May 16, 2008 3:34 PM Categories: Alabama wineries Explore some of the local Alabama wineries during the Shelby Art and Wine Trail on Saturday, May 17. via Alabama Live

“We expect to have the bulk of them back on by the end of the day”

Posted by Jeremy Gray -- The Birmingham News May 11, 2008 7:48 AM Storms that swept through over night left 17,502 Alabama Power customers across the state without power this morning. via Everything Alabama

“M any mothers have to leave a dangerous situation because they're not only fearful for themselves with domestic abuse, but they're very fearful for their children.”

"We've probably all called Hannah Home to come get some stuff from us at one point in time," says Taylor Hicks - musical guest for the fundraising event." Hicks even came prepared for the "Boots, Blues, & ... via WIAT-TV Birmingham

“I think it has a lot of potential because (the wineries) are spread out all over the state. It's just another tool and attraction that we haven't had before”

CALERA -- Just off the interstate deep in Shelby County, the grapes have yet to peek from their vines. via Montgomery Advertiser

“We are trying to do everything we can so we don't have to deal with the water restrictions we've had”

Calera water customers could wake up Saturday morning with a new, improved water supply. via Birmingham News Online

Posted by Malcomb Daniels -- The Birmingham News April 17, 2008 3:03 PM A camper rescued Wednesday night after falling off a steep cliff has been identified as 44-year-old Robert Todd Bryant of Birmingham. via Birmingham News Online

“I think I was one of the many riding the wave.”

From clothing retailers to pipe manufacturers, the list of real estate deals racked up by Graham & Co.'s Ogden Deaton during 2007 was as varied as it was vast. via The Birmingham News

CSX Corporation Inc. has paid the Alabama Conservation Department nearly $492,000 for the loss of fish, aquatic snails and mussels in a May 29, 2006 train derailment in Shelby County. via NBC13.com

“CSX Corporation has been very cooperative through this entire investigation, and has expressed regret for the resource losses to the people of Alabama”

Posted by Birmingham News staff April 09, 2008 4:41 PM CSX Corporation has paid the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources $491,976 in connection with a 2006 train derailment that caused a ... via Everything Alabama

Posted by Jeremy Gray - Birmingham News April 07, 2008 9:13 AM A man who was the victim of a gunshot wound found himself in handcuffs Sunday, according to the Shelby County Sheriff's Office. via The Mobile Register Online

“About 91 percent of that new growth will wind up in Shelby ”

The Regional Planning Commission of Greater Birmingham predicts continued growth for metropolitan area through 2035 with more than half of the new residents expected to be living in Shelby County . via WVTM-TV Birmingham

“If we follow the path of Shelby County, our growth should last about 25 years. If we track Shelby County, with their growth slowing down some now, it looks like we could get about 25 years of good growth.”

It's official for the second year in a row - St. Clair is Alabama's fastest-growing county, surpassing Jefferson and even Shelby counties in the yearly population estimates released last week by the U.S. Census ... via Daily Home