The Alabama Beacon

Happy 75th birthday, Judy Moore Mathis. This birthday is your diamond jubilee. This grand milestone celebrates a wonderful life filled with love, happiness, carefree days, excitement, Christian values and many precious memories of family and friends. Longtime owner of Moore Coal Company Inc. in Bessemer, Judy is a delightful and pleasant lady with a kind,...

Inmate, 59, found dead in cell at Bessemer jail

A 59-year-old McCalla man being held at the Jefferson County Jail’s Bessemer division was found dead in his cell Monday, Sept. 7, the Jefferson County Coroner’s Office said. Jail staff found the man unresponsive in a private cell about 2:15 p.m., and he was pronounced dead at 2:45 p.m., the coroner’s office said. His name...

Outdoor education field trips underway at Camp Fletcher

Camp Fletcher, a 300-acre woodland preserve on Fletcher Road in Bessemer, hosts outdoor education field trips for school groups from September through November. Founded in 1926, the camp is operated by the nonprofit BridgeWays. Fall has always been a good time for children to go on outdoor educational field trips. For one thing, the weather...

King, Baldwin head to runoff for District 7 council seat

Voter turnout was low for the Bessemer municipal election held Tuesday, Aug. 25. The voting population in Bessemer is fraught with apathy. In District 7, incumbent City Councilman Cleo King received 266 votes, local minister Silas Baldwin 191 votes and Howard Acoff Jr. 79 votes. A runoff between King and Baldwin will be held Tuesday,...

Bessemer firefighters go pink for Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Bessemer Fire Chief Kendric Hughley, Janiece Gaines and Lt. Bobby Horn. The Bessemer Fire Department begins its 15th year of breast cancer awareness fundraising in October. Bessemer firefighters will wear pink T-shirts throughout October in support of Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Real men wear pink. This is the 15th year the Bessemer Fire Department has...

ALDOT seeks bids on $1.5 million safety project on Co. Rd. 29

The Alabama Department of Transportation will open bids Sept. 25 on a federally funded safety project covering 9.149 miles of Hale County Road 29, according to a notice to contractors issued by the department. The project, Federal Aid Project HRRR-3326(250), calls for safety widening, edgeline striping and scoring on County Road 29 from its intersection...

EJI taking applications for $415-a-month grocery assistance

The Equal Justice Initiative is taking applications for its Anti-Hunger Program, which provides Alabama households facing food insecurity with a prepaid card loaded with $415 a month for up to six consecutive months to buy groceries and other essentials such as diapers, according to a notice shared by Project GRACE Central Alabama. Sign-ups opened Tuesday,...

GPD reports arrest for public intoxication

The following arrest and incident reports were provided by the Greensboro Police Department. Arrests September 4, 2026 Lakendrick Rontay Thomas, 42, of Greensboro, was arrested for public intoxication. Reports September 4, 2026 Public intoxication was reported on Tuscaloosa Street. September 5, 2026 Theft of property, fourth degree, was reported on County Road 28.

HCSD reports arrests for FTA, DUI, marijuana possession