Chalkville News

Clay-Chalkville pulled the upset over Hewitt-Trussville in our Game of the Week presented by Coke Zero.

In the first year Alabama operated an expanded initiative to improve math, science and English scores on the national Advanced Placement exam, scores improved 81 percent, state officials announced Tuesday.

A new report shows that Alabama schools showed more growth than anywhere in the nation in participation and performance on Advanced Placement tests during the past school year.

A new report by college entrance exam administrators indicates that only one of every six students who graduated from Alabama high schools this year are adequately prepared for core college subjects.

Brandon Chandler, 9, shops Saturday, Aug., 8, 2009, for sneakers with his mom, Kathryn Chandler of Chalkville at a metro Birmingham Kohl's store during Alabama's sales-tax holiday weekend.

Brandon Chandler, 9, shops Saturday, Aug., 8, 2009, for sneakers with his mom, Kathryn Chandler of Chalkville at a metro Birmingham Kohl's store during Alabama's sales-tax holiday weekend.

Where did the summer go? School starts Monday, so it is time to resume this article.

The carefree days of summer are winding down. "i'm just ready for him to get back into the activities and getting into the mix with kids," said Jason Jones, the father of a rising Clay-Chalkville second grader.

Investigators gather information at the scene of a wreck where one person was killed about 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Martin Road and Andrew Way in Chalkville, Ala., Friday, June 26, 2009.

Vandals burned a church van in Chalkville, and tried to start two others on fire early Sunday morning.

A fire at an auto repair garage in Jefferson County Monday, left a man injured and caused serious damage to the business.

Under Alabama law, teachers and other school administrators can legally have consensual sex with students over the age of 15.