City of Irondale distributes 200 Thanksgiving turkeys
Two hundred families received Thanksgiving turkeys as part of the City of Irondale’s annual Thanksgiving Blessing event, where Mayor James D. Stewart Jr. and city staff gathered to provide holiday support to local households.
Birmingham City Council increases funding for Railroad Park Foundation
The Birmingham City Council has approved a resolution to amend its management agreement with the Railroad Park Foundation. The amendment, submitted by the mayor and recommended by the city attorney, increases the city's annual funding for the foundation from $900,000 to at least $1 million. This funding is contingent...
Birmingham communities receive Thanksgiving food donations
As Thanksgiving week begins, Birmingham communities are expressing gratitude for generous food donations. At Tom Brown Village, the Cigar Men of Distinction hosted a Thanksgiving food drive, providing 60 families with turkeys, greens and all the fixings for a holiday meal. Meanwhile, at North Birmingham Homes, the...
Police: Woman grazed, not shot, in Birmingham domestic incident
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The Birmingham Police Department responded to calls of shooting in the Smithfield neighborhood that has now been reclassified as a domestic call. Birmingham Police confirmed at 1:33 p.m. that a woman had been shot in the 200 block of 9th Court North and had life-threatening injuries....
Irondale police, Crime Stoppers searching for woman wanted for financial exploitation
Right now, the Irondale Police Department and Crime Stoppers of Metro Alabama need help finding a woman who is wanted in connection to an exploitation case. Officials said Jeanetta Rakestraw Jones is wanted in Jefferson County on a felony warrant for financial exploitation of the elderly. Anyone with information in...
Passerby finds man fatally shot outside car on southwest Birmingham dead end street
A man was found fatally shot outside a vehicle on a southwest Birmingham dead end street. A passerby made the discovery about 2 p.m. Sunday in the 1700 block of Maple Avenue. West Precinct officers dispatched to a report of a person down arrived to find the victim unresponsive in the road. Birmingham Fire and Rescue...
Child struck by vehicle in Cherokee County airlifted to Birmingham
A child was airlifted to Children's of Alabama after a vehicle hit them in Cedar Bluff on Saturday night.
Severe Storms Possible in Alabama Tuesday: Damaging Winds and Isolated Tornadoes
Country Herald is Local News, Independent Pulse. Covering breaking local news, sports, lifestyle and events. Birmingham, AL – The National Weather Service in Birmingham has issued a Level 1 of 5 risk for severe storms across Central Alabama from early Tuesday morning through Tuesday night. Forecasters say multiple...
New art book celebrates more than 70 years of Birmingham Rock & Roll
Birmingham’s music history has never looked quite like this. This month, Sealegs Press releases A History of Birmingham Rock & Roll, a hardback art book featuring every piece from Craig Legg’s legendary 350-painting exhibition—a project that stunned the city when it debuted at East Village Arts in 2023. The original...
Water Works Managers Placed on Leave, 2 CAW Board Members Sue to Block CEO...
Central Alabama Water’s general manager and assistant general managers have been placed on paid administrative leave after the state’s largest water utility hired a chief executive officer Thursday during a contentious board meeting. Two members of the board over CAW are asking a judge to bar the appointment...
