Ray Fields
Ray Fields, 73, went to be with his Lord and Savior on September 28. He slipped peacefully from this life with his loved ones by his side. He was born November 20, 1952. He was a loving husband to wife, Lydia, for 31 years and devoted father to daughter, Lesley, who gave him his greatest... Read More
October is National Fire Prevention Month
Capt. George Sampson, Frankie the Firefighter and Lt. Bobby Horn of the Bessemer Fire Department. The Bessemer Fire Department has been busy making plans for the observance of National Fire Prevention Month. October is National Fire Prevention Month. National Fire Prevention Week is Oct. 4-10. The theme for this year’s observance is “Charge into Fire... Read More
Hall of History Holiday Arts & Crafts Show Oct. 16-17
Luellen Nagle, from left, Woody Mathis, Chris Eiland, Shirley Butler, Allison Rainey and Becky Rainey with the banner for the Hall of History’s Holiday Arts & Crafts Show. It is hard to believe, but that most wonderful time of the year is quickly approaching. Christmas is only 77 days away. The annual Holiday Arts &... Read More
Judge bars Gulley from acting as Bessemer mayor, orders him out of office by Tuesday
Circuit Judge David J. Hobdy barred Kenneth Gulley on Monday, Oct. 5, from acting as mayor of Bessemer and from occupying the mayor’s office, except to remove his belongings by 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to an order filed that day in the Bessemer Division of Jefferson County Circuit Court. Hobdy found that Louise Alexander, who... Read More
Alexander makes history as Bessemer’s first woman mayor
In the Sept. 22 runoff, the city of Bessemer and its residents made political history by electing the city’s first woman mayor. Louise Alexander won the runoff against Mayor Kenneth E. Gulley. For 16 years Gulley led the city toward various triumphs with progressive efforts and faith-based leadership, yet the runoff found Alexander topping the... Read More
Kiara Horn of Bessemer on UMGC dean’s list
Kiara Horn of Bessemer was named to the dean’s list for the summer 2026 term at University of Maryland Global Campus. Students on the list complete at least six credits in the term with a grade point average of at least 3.5 and keep a 3.5 cumulative average.
Center Point man gets more than 19 years in kidnapping that ended with Bessemer arrest
A Center Point man was sentenced to 235 months in federal prison, more than 19 years, for a 2025 kidnapping that ended with his arrest in Bessemer, the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Northern District of Alabama said Oct. 5. U.S. District Judge Anna M. Manasco sentenced Amarion Dewayne Jackson, 20, who pleaded guilty in... Read More
Little thanks voters after winning school board seat
Remeka Little, humbled and grateful to the voters who put her on the Bessemer Board of Education, is ready to serve the school system she is a product of. Little won the District 2 seat over incumbent Terry E. Dawson, 395 votes to 353, in the Aug. 25 municipal election, according to the official results... Read More
Salvation Army welcomes new Birmingham Area Command officers
The Salvation Army is an international organization dedicated to meeting human needs through a broad range of social services. Recently, the Salvation Army of Greater Birmingham hosted a meet-and-greet to welcome to the Birmingham Area Command the new officers, Majs. Doug and Storm McClure. The reception was held at the Salvation Army Center of Hope... Read More
District attorney speaks at Hueytown survivors brunch
The Hueytown Area Chamber of Commerce held its fifth annual Survivors & Thrivers Breast Cancer Awareness Brunch on Saturday, Oct. 3, at North Highlands Baptist Church in Hueytown. Bessemer Cutoff District Attorney Lynneice O. Washington spoke, according to a post and photographs from her office. The post thanked Washington and “everyone who shared their heart... Read More