Brighton and Lipscomb get state grants to resurface city streets
Brighton and Lipscomb will each receive a state grant to resurface six roads within their city limits, according to the list of road grants Gov. Kay Ivey announced Wednesday, Sept. 30. Brighton’s grant is $125,000 for 1 mile of roads, and Lipscomb’s is $110,000 for 1.34 miles. Neither city is putting up a local match,... Read More
Mail-in absentee applications due Oct. 27
Mail-in absentee ballot applications for the Nov. 3 general election must reach the county absentee election manager by Tuesday, Oct. 27, Secretary of State Wes Allen said in a release Oct. 8. The deadline to return an application in person is Thursday, Oct. 29. Absentee ballots returned in person are due by close of business... Read More
Wynn-Scott Duly Elected to Bessemer Board of Education District 3
The Bessemer City Council recently declared Tasha Wynn-Scott duly elected to the office of Bessemer Board of Education, District 3. Wynn-Scott was the only person who filed a statement of candidacy for the District 3 seat prior to the deadline. City Attorney Aaron Killings read the prepared resolution declaring Wynn-Scott duly elected on behalf of... Read More
A chat with Aleria Harper, fsanitation and ordinance inspector, Bessemer Public Improvements Department
Aleria Harper of Pleasant Grove is a professional. Since 2022 she has served as the Sanitation and Ordinance Inspector for the Bessemer Public Improvements Department. A job that requires discipline, Aleria is also compassionate. She has been with the department for 17 years having been hired in 2009 as the administrative assistant for the department.... Read More
Bessemer council adopts new rules of procedure, repeals the old ones
The Bessemer City Council adopted a new set of rules for its meetings on Tuesday, Oct. 6, and repealed every earlier ordinance on council procedure, according to the text of Ordinance No. 3703 as the city filed it for publication over the name of City Clerk Wanda D. Taylor. The 28-section ordinance took effect on... Read More
Bessemer Police “Good Morning” Cards Good Public Service
A Bessemer Police Department “Good Morning” card, with blanks for the officers, the time and the date a business or residence was checked. The Bessemer Police Department is always hard at work. They are committed to protecting and serving the public. Among the services they provide is the posting of a golden-colored “Good Morning” card... Read More
Plantation Manor Retirement Community Honors Breast Cancer Survivors
Shon Harris, from left, Amy Devereaux, Jessica Fleming, Devin Turner and Crystal Chesser at Plantation Manor. Breast Cancer Awareness Month is very important at Plantation Manor Retirement Community in McCalla. It was a gathering of love, hope and pink at Plantation Manor Friday, Oct. 9, for the breast cancer survivors and residents. Stronger together. The... Read More
Fire department fall festival and Poe Halloween party set for October in Perry County
A fall festival Saturday, Oct. 17, and a Halloween party Saturday, Oct. 31, are set in Perry County. The North Perry Volunteer Fire Department will hold its fall festival at 6 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 17, with games, food, prizes and bingo. Tickets are 50 cents each and are sold at the door. The festival supports... Read More
Trinity Baptist’s women’s conference is Oct. 17
Trinity Baptist Church, 501 Carol St., Marion, will hold its Community Women’s Conference from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Oct. 17, with the theme “Encourage and Build Up One Another,” from 1 Thessalonians 5:11. The guest speakers are from the Pastor Wives’ Ministry: Shirley Dawson, Mary King and Cathy Wright. Everyone is invited, and those... Read More
C.H.O.I.C.E. plans senior citizens lunch and bingo Nov. 18 in Uniontown
C.H.O.I.C.E. will hold a Senior Citizens Lunch and Bingo from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, at the Uniontown Recreational Building on Highway 183. The event is open to all senior citizens and includes lunch, bingo with prizes, fellowship and a chance to connect with resources. To RSVP, call JoeAnn Tabb at 334-231-7019.