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Here at the Western Star we’re always excited to celebrate our youth through their scholastic triumphs. Recently Aaden Hawkins was accepted into...

Area students inducted into National Society of Leadership and Success

More than 150 Wallace State Community College students were inducted into the National Society of Leadership and Success (NSLS) during the 2025-2026...

Demetress Wood elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Demetress Wood of Bessemer, Alabama, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and...

Alabama airmen remembered 65 years after Bay of Pigs attack

It has been 65 years since four Alabama airmen lost their lives in the infamous Bay of Pigs Invasion mission to overthrow...

Springing and flinging together at the Glenwood Annual 1K Walk

“Through movement, laughter and connection, Glenwood’s Spring Fling brings our community together in the best way,” said Glenwood President and CEO Christy...

Isaiah Jackson elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi

Isaiah Jackson of McCalla, Alabama, was recently elected to membership into The Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi, the nation’s oldest and...

Pleasant Grove grandmother-killer one of two inmates to die in prison

A man convicted of beating his 89-year-old grandmother to death was one of two William Donaldson Correctional Facility inmates to recently die...

A chat with Aaron Armstrong, firefighter/paramedic, Bessemer Fire Department

Aaron J. Armstrong of Bessemer has been with the Bessemer Fire Department for six years. A Bessemer native, he is a brave...

BHA YouthBuild hosts National College Decision Day Celebration May 1