Columbiana News

Five members of the Shelby County Sheriff's Office Chaplain's Program recently attended the 35th - 'annual Training Seminar at the International Conference of Police Chaplains in Mobile.

By DAVID M. GRIMES Heather Swickard, the shy Beaver Local eighth grader, doesn't seem like the girl who would fish for compliments.

I wanted to make one comment. I just read the article "RapidCast System Keeps Town Informed" on the Shelby County Reporter Web site.

The Shelby County Commission handed out its annual park and recreation grants during Monday's meeting.

While many communities are feeling the pinch of high gas prices and record foreclosures, Columbiana is enjoying exceptional growth.

The Day Ahead-Tuesday, July 15, 2008: -Primary run-offs are Tuesday. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Officials are expecting a 9% turnout.

Dr. Will Getz, an Extension animal scientist from Fort Valley State University, will discuss genetics that impact a sheep herd's quality when goat and sheep producers from throughout Alabama meet Aug.

Almost 70 kids in all registered to spend a week at the church learning about God.

Birmingham's B.L. Harbert International LLC recently received honors for construction of the Alabama 4-H Environmental Science Education Center in Columbiana.

Not everyone makes it to the end of a high school career with a swinging tassle and a rolled - "up diploma.

The Columbiana City Council approved a proposal July 1 to start a Tax Increment Financing District.

The Camp Branch Community Market in Alabaster is searching for area farmers who can provide tomatoes, peaches and corn for the farmers market on Saturday, July 12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. The market is at 123 Camp Branch ...

British rock group Coldplay enters this week's Billboard 200 chart at Number One with its latest release, Viva La Vida or Death and All His Friends .

The Velvet Teddy Bear got hitched. American Idol 's season 2 winner Ruben Studdard married Surata Zuri McCants at Canterbury United Methodist Church in his hometown of Birmingham, Ala., Saturday with 20 ...

Home : Features : People : An American Idol's Getting Married! An American Idol's Getting Married! 24-Jun-2008 Written by: Malia Brown Season 2 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard is getting married.

While the papparazzi drool over David Cook and Kimberly Caldwell, season two winner Ruben Studdard quietly got a marriage license Monday in Birmingham.

Alabama Attorney General Troy King challenged high school students from across the state to "realize their power and responsibility" as future leaders during the opening session of the Alabama Farmers ...

Ryan Gerald Russell, the 35-year old homebuilder charged in the slaying of 11-year-old Katherine Helen Gillespie, had his first court hearing this morning in Columbiana.

A Shelby County man was charged with capital murder in the "heinous" killing of an 11-year-old girl in a house where he was found unconscious, authorities said Wednesday.

Jonathan Spann, the second-place finisher in the four-candidate Shelby County District 8 County Commission race, withdrew today from the July 15 runoff.