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Next year will start a long election cycle

With the 2024 presidential election behind us, voters are giving a sigh of relief that they will have ...

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Platform failures

We grew up as high school friends and he became a music leader for church congregations.

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Never trade away small town charm

With Christmas festivities in full swing across the county, it brings to mind my own memories growing up ...

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Schools system makes progress but needs work

The Alabama Department of Education has just released its annual report card on the academic achievement for each ...

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How then shall we worship?

The more things change, the more they stay the same. New research shows that many millennials and Gen ...

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Welcome to Shelby County

The La Quinta Inn & Suites by Wyndham is located off of U.S. 280 and U.S. 31 at ...

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Can worship music be unholy?

By Michael J. Brooks We sang it recently in worship. It’s a beautiful song about the word of ...

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Shopping small this holiday season

Small businesses often carry handcrafter or curated merchandise that can be more difficult to find at big box ...

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The Pelham bingo debacle

This week, my normal, boring Pelham City Council meeting was turned on its head as citizens piled in ...

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Serving God with humility

I don’t get to attend other churches much, so it was nice to visit another church lately. I ...

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Fostering unity: Recognizing the importance of National Night Out

Bright lights glowed overhead on Thursday night as children darted from booth to booth and stared in awe ...

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The new reality of school shootings

On my first day of high school in 2015, my physical science teacher gave a tour of his ...

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Column: Everyone leaves an impact, no matter who you are

There’s a saying that we don’t know the true impact our lives left until after we’re gone.

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The impact of educators

Every month in the Shelby County Reporter, we dedicate a section of the paper to education in our ...

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Column: Valuing Shelby County’s green spaces

One of my favorite parts of Shelby County is its parks and natural beauty, and I am extremely ...

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