Bessemer Police Dept. Keeps Children Warm This Winter
Detective J. Cunningham, Katrins Lyons, Makayla Buchanon, Ashley Buckelew and Sergeant Kendra Ward-Young (above) Tis the season to make a difference in... Read More
Trinity Episcopal Christmas Eve Service Set For 5 P.M.
The public is invited to attend the Christmas Eve service at historic Trinity Episcopal Church in Bessemer. The first church in the... Read More
Salvation Army makes Christmas brighter for community
The Salvation Army has been serving God with their hearts and with their hands for over 160 years. The Bessemer Salvation Army... Read More
Local charity announces ‘Sponsor a Family’ program
Love Is What Love Does, a local nonprofit, announced its “Sponsor a Family” program, which began November 10 and will conclude on... Read More
Sherman Thomas
Sherman Thomas, 77, was born November 2, 1948, and died December 10, 2025. A viewing will be held Friday, December 19, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00... Read More
Lottie M. Jackson-Blount
Lottie M. Jackson-Blount, 84, was born July 21, 1941, and died December 9, 2025. A celebration of life service was held Tuesday,... Read More
Jake Johnson
Jake Johnson, 68, of Savannah, Georgia, died Sunday, November 23, 2025, in Selma, Alabama. He was born October 9, 1957. Sgt. Johnson,... Read More
Bertha Louise Grice
Bertha Louise Grice, 89, was born March 18, 1936, and died December 4, 2025, after a brief illness. She transitioned to be... Read More
Lois Bishop Lee
Lois Jean Bishop Lee, 61, was born June 29, 1964, in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to Pearlie Bishop and Joe Perry, and died December... Read More
Hazel Patterson
Hazel O’Neal Ellis Patterson, 67, of Fayetteville, Georgia, was born January 8, 1958, in Sawyerville, Alabama, to Harry Lee and Susie Etta... Read More