CLEVELAND, MS (05/19/2026)— Delta State University congratulates students named to the fall 2025 President’s List. These students achieved a 3.80 or better GPA, based on a 4.0 scale, while completing at least 12 semester hours of coursework with no incomplete grades or grades lower than a C. Aaron Walls of Mc Calla (35111) LaPaul Sewell... Read More

ATLANTA, GA (05/29/2026)— Jaela Pittman of Bessemer (35022) was named to the Spring 2026 Dean’s List at Georgia State University. To be eligible for the Dean’s List, degree-seeking students must have earned a GPA of at least 3.5 for a minimum of nine semester hours of academic credit taken at Georgia State during the fall... Read More

JACKSONVILLE, AL (05/28/2026)— More than 1,100 students were named to the President’s List at Jacksonville State University for their outstanding academic performance in Spring 2026. Elissia Acoff of Bessemer (35020) Shauntae Thompson of Bessemer (35020) Hanna Mebius of Bessemer (35022) Karlee Minor of Bessemer (35022) Emma Glover of Bessemer (35022) Rei Murphy of Bessemer (35022)... Read More

BIRMINGHAM (May 26, 2026) – Lawson State is set to launch its 2026 Natural Gas Utility Worker Training Program, an eight-week workforce training course designed to prepare people for careers in the natural gas utility and infrastructure industry. The next course is scheduled to run June 8 through July 31, 2026. To begin the application... Read More

Father’s Day is June 21 this year. It’s just around the corner. I decided to talk with several fathers and get their thoughts about Father’s Day. They all agreed that, though it is daunting, the best adjectives to describe fathers are loving, strong, wise, protective, honest, caring, God-fearing, and disciplined. Being a father means loving... Read More

The Bessemer City Council has established the qualifying dates for the city’s upcoming municipal elections this summer. The municipal elections will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026. On the ballot will be the offices of: Mayor Seven City Council seats Seven School Board seats Polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7... Read More

50 years! It passes in a blink. It will be an afternoon filled with grand memories, sharing special stories, and simply reminiscing about those happy high school days. “Spirit of ’76” was the class slogan. Members of the Jess Lanier High School Class of 1976 are invited to attend a luncheon and fellowship on Friday,... Read More

A resolution authorizing the expenditure of funds from Bessemer City Councilman Teco Stephens’ District Five Discretionary Fund Account was recently approved by the Bessemer City Council. Councilman Chester W. Porter made a motion to approve the resolution, and Councilman Cleo King seconded the motion. The motion carried. Bessemer Middle School and West Hills Elementary School... Read More

Midfield police arrested one of four inmates who escaped a Perry County state facility last weekend after officers spotted a stolen vehicle on the Bessemer Super Highway Sunday afternoon. Johnny Dave Harris Bush Jr., 29, was stopped in the 600 block of the Bessemer Super Highway shortly after 4:30 p.m. Sunday. Officers identified the vehicle... Read More