Vincent News

Construction of the new Vandiver-Sterrett Senior Community Center will be underway shortly as construction bids were opened May 22 at 2 p.m. "We had four bidders, and we are excited that a Shelby County-based contractor had the project bid at $353,438," wrote Shelby County Manager Alex Dudchock in a May 23 email.

The Shelby Baptist Association's new mobile ministry unit visited Vincent for the first time on May 8. The association's mobile food pantry was set up at First Baptist Church Vincent to help meet needs in the community.

Bailey Cemetery in Vincent, AL, is shown on April 21, 2012. Workers are getting ready for a dedication ceremony, as a state historical site, which will be on Saturday, April 28, at 2 p.m. It contains the remains of slaves, former slaves and slave owners.

Vincent's Bryant-Jordan regional winner Courtney Holston Tuesday, April 3, 2012 in Vincent, Ala.

Shelby County Sheriff Chris Curry held a press conference at Chelsea City Hall April 2 to ask for residents' help in locating missing Chelsea resident Carrie Elaine Gentry.