Medical cannabis license being withheld due to legal appeal
Work is beginning on businesses that intend to sell medical cannabis in Alabama, but a Birmingham-based company is still waiting due to a legal issue.
OPOSSUM TO PREDICT WEATHER THIS SUNDAY AT 10 A.M. IN HONOR OF GROUNDHOG DAY
Your Birmingham Zoo will be celebrating Groundhog Day a day earlier and with some help from a Virginia opossum. Instead of waking up our Birmingham Bill groundhog at the Birmingham Zoo, he is going to sleep in, plus you really don’t want to wake up a sleeping groundhog. Instead, Birmingham Jill, a Virginia opossum,...
7 Brew opens new Birmingham location on Lakeshore Parkway
7 Brew the fast-growing drive-thru beverage concept, opened its 8th Birmingham-metro location on January 19 at 215 Lakeshore Parkway. Curious to see the latest spot and get our daily caffeine boost, we visited the shop for a sneak peek. Read on for what we discovered, plus store hours and more.
Alabama Weather Alert: More Snow? Risk Rising along I-65 into the Weekend
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Birmingham, Alabama – Portions of Alabama are now included in a low-end but increasing winter storm risk, as forecasters track a developing system that could bring snow or wintry precipitation unusually far...
FULL LIST: School closings and delays for Jan. 27
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — Some schools and organizations around central Alabama will be closed or operating on delays on Tuesday, Jan. 27. BLOUNT COUNTY CHEROKEE COUNTY CULLMAN COUNTY ETOWAH COUNTY FAYETTE COUNTY JEFFERSON COUNTY WALKER COUNTY WINSTON COUNTY
NEW mural at Exotic Wings and Things in downtown Birmingham
It’s time to add a new addition to the ever-growing list of murals in the Magic City. A vibrant new mural has popped up at Exotic Wings & Things, bringing a bold splash of color to the area near Topgolf. If you’ve driven by recently, you may have noticed a bright yellow wall now home to a show-stopping feathered...
Alabama Cold Pattern Follows Winter Storm Fern, Raising Risk for Additional Snow Feb 7-20th
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Birmingham, Alabama – Alabama remains under a heightened winter weather outlook as lingering cold air across the Southeast keeps the risk for additional snow and ice events elevated through mid-February,...
Birmingham firefighters battle 2 house fires Monday morning, 1 firefighter taken to hospital
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham fire crews spent Monday morning battling two house fires. The first fire happened on Jefferson Avenue. The family was able to make it out safely. A cause of the fire is under investigation. A second fire happened on Avenue F. One firefighter was taken to...
Raising Cane’s Highway 280 set to open March 10
NORTH SHELBY – Months have gone by since the announcement of one of the most popular and fastest-growing chicken tender chains preparing to open a location in Shelby County. Now, the anticipation of the opening has a concrete ending date. In a Facebook post made on the morning of...
This Shelby County party store is closing its doors after 6 years of making...
A Pelham party supply store and event space, A Birthday Place, is closing its doors on Jan. 31. Currently located on Pelham Parkway, A Birthday Place offers a range of party supplies and personalized decorations, from balloons and streamers to cake toppers and baking tools. After six years of operation,...

















