Catherine Legg

Train passengers share memories

Many Montevallo area train enthusiasts joined the 21st Century Steam Excursion recently for an excitement-filled day traveling in ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Pumpkins on parade in Calera

Where would fall be without its iconic pumpkin? Imagine Thanksgiving dinner without pumpkin pie or Halloween without glowing ...

Beth Chapman

Brannon is pretty in pink Cadillac

When Shanna Nowling-Brannon exhausted herself from working two jobs, she started another one part-time and within eight months ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Langley creates Pumpkin Patch Kids

Columbiana’s Main Street is bursting with festive fall decorations. The city is adorable, a visual delight of scarecrows, ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Cash mob coming to Bead Biz

The word is out — Twittered, Yelped, Facebooked and blogged — the first Cash Mob is set to ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Gonzalez’ family a mixture of cultures

As an English as a second language teacher at Meadow View Elementary, Laura Mason Gonzalez is a perfect ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Tornado in 1933 stunted city’s growth for years

Eleanor Postell Paty can remember the tornado that struck Helena in May 1933 when she was 13.

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Hicks an inspiration to others

Born prematurely in 1961 (weighing less than 4 pounds) the struggle to be a survivor began at birth ...

Catherine Legg

Dr. James Hardy remembered as a true Montevallian

The public is invited to attend a historic marker dedication for Dr. James Daniel Hardy (1918-2003) on Sunday, ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Adversity propels Byron De’Vinner to success

Success in life is often the result of adversity experienced in childhood.

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Alabaster to Honduras

At the age of 13, Adam Williams watched an inspirational story about artificial limbs and said to himself, ...

Catherine Legg

Recycling mural complete

Those folks lately riding along Shelby County 12, or Overland Road, have enjoyed watching the work-in-progress of a ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Trussell and Partridge Helena’s latest musical duo

Thomas Trussell started his musical career late, but said he always listened to a lot of different music ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

100-year-old school records shed light on area residents

Harold Griffin, local amateur historian and researcher, recently brought me copies of some early Chelsea area school census ...

COMMUNITY COLUMNIST -- FEATURE SPOT

Panther theatre takes the train

“We didn’t have the money to fly to Lincoln, Nebraska-the site of this year’s International Thespian Festival,” said ...

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