Performance set for this weekend at DJD Theater

This coming weekend, Jefferson County residents will be in for a treat via Southern Dance Works. Set to begin at 7:00 p.m. Saturday and 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Dorothy Jemison Day Theater at Birmingham’s ASFA, this performance will showcase contemporary choreography, original music, spoken text, and visual elements that are sure to create a...
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Second Annual Miles For Minds 3K Run June 13

The participants will be running for healing and hope. The Second Annual Rickney B. Hunter Miles For Minds 3K Run will take place on Saturday, June 13, at DeBardeleben Park in downtown Bessemer. The event supports and brings awareness to mental health issues. Hosting the event is the Mabel L. Chambers Endowment. Everyone is welcome...
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New Alabama Extension agent serving Hale County

Visitors to the Hale County Farmers Market on Thursday, June 4, had the opportunity to meet Margaret Ann Snow, the new Home and Commercial Horticulture Extension Agent serving Hale County. Snow provided educational materials and spoke with attendees about numerous topics, including pollinators and raised bed gardening. She also promoted the upcoming Pollinator Partners of...
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GPD reports arrests for public lewdness, disorderly, menacing

Greensboro Police Department released the following report of its recent activities: Arrests: 06-03-2026 Kenyotta Lakayla Lee, 30, Greensboro, was arrested for public lewdness. 06-06-2026 Dejshanequalla Eshay Borden, 23, Birmingham, was arrested for public intoxication. Raekwon Tyrez Hoskins, 24, Greensboro, was arrested for reckless endangerment. 06-07-2026 Ternisha Lashon Thomas, 31, Greensboro, was arrested for disorderly conduct....
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Sawyerville man charged with murder in Class Day Out shooting; had prior connection to 2021 double homicide

A 23 year-old Sawyerville man has been arrested and charged with murder in the fatal shooting of a Greensboro man during a Class Day Out event Saturday, according to Hale County Sheriff Michael Hamilton. Kardarrell Darnell Winn was arrested Tuesday afternoon in Reform at a girlfriend’s house with assistance from the U.S. Marshals Task Force,...
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Legal Notices Week of June 12, 2026-Western Star

LEGAL NOTICE The Bessemer Housing Authority (BHA) is required by The Department of Housing and Urban Development to prepare a Public Housing Agency (PHA) Plan annually and a Five-Year Plan every fifth fiscal year. The PHA Plan is a comprehensive guide to the PHA’s policies, programs, operations and strategies for meeting local housing needs and...
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