The Alabama Beacon

LEGAL NOTICE STATE OF ALABAMA NOTICE OF MORTGAGE FORECLOSURE SALE AND SALE OF PERSONAL PROPERTY COUNTY OF HALE UNDER §7-9A-604(2) OF THE CODE OF ALABAMA Default having been made under the terms of a loan secured by a security agreement and that certain mortgage executed by McNatt Farms, an Alabama general partnership, on the 19th...

Johnson Memorial hosts discussion panel on final expenses

In January 2027, Johnson Memorial will be serving the Bessemer community for sixty years, and with such a big anniversary coming, they’re not leaving a stone unturned when it comes to sharing knowledgeable information concerning important details many of us overlook. Recently, Howard Johnson, Jr. and staff visited Bessemer’s Kenneth E. Gulley Rec Center to...

SOUTHERN STYLES Alaskan cruise – stunning natural beauty and charming coastal towns a dream destination

Seattle Space Needle: Darryl and Kay Barry, Rich and Darlene Britton, Bonnie Frye, Karla Albertus, Eric Hutchison, and Eric Frye. An Alaskan cruise is an unforgettable travel experience, allowing one to see Alaska’s natural beauty. It is, without question, a trip of a lifetime. After all, Alaska is the Last Frontier. The unique Alaskan scenery...

Pipe Shop Community Center benefits from City Council’s Discretionary Funds

At a recent meeting of the Bessemer City Council, a resolution was on the agenda authorizing the appropriation and expenditure of funds from the Bessemer City Council District Two Discretionary Fund. The request was from Bessemer City Councilman, District Two Chester W. Porter for the Pipe Shop Community Center fundraising campaign. The facility is in...

A chat with Walter E. Henley, heritage partner, McAdory House

A student of history, Walter E. Henley of Vestavia Hills is passionate about the history of Jefferson County and Alabama and, in particular, the McAdory, Owen and Sadler families as early settlers of the Alabama Territory. Their historic plantation houses are located along Eastern Valley Road in Bessemer and McCalla (Jefferson County) and are owned...

AARP Central Birmingham Chapter 4668 Health Fair is Aug. 18

Stronger Health. Stronger Community. The AARP invites one and all to join them for a day of health, wellness, education and resources. AARP Central Birmingham Chapter 4668 will sponsor a Health Fair on Tuesday, August 18, at the Bill Harris Arena at the Crossplex, 2340 CrossPlex Blvd in Birmingham. The event, open to the public,...

Bessemer City Councilman Jarvis Collier seeks re-election for District 1

First elected in 2018, Bessemer City Councilman Jarvis Collier, District 1 is seeking re-election. The Bessemer Municipal Election will be held on Tuesday, August 25. The polls will open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m. A respected member of the community, serving the people of District 1 has been one of his greatest...

Coach Jeremy Vines is new head football coach at Hueytown High

Get ready! The Golden Gophers are comin’. Coach Jeremy Vines of LaFayette, Ala., has played football all of his life, starting as a four-year-old, then John P. Powell Middle School to LaFayette High School. He has come full circle. Today, Coach Vines is the new head football coach at Hueytown High School. He was hired...

Incumbent District 6 City Councilwoman Carla Jackson seeks re-election