Helena News

With the Shelby County Board of Education last week approving a $6.5 million bid for construction of the Helena High School athletic complex, Mayor Mark Hall is ready to see the city's funding and dedication pay off.

This is the fabulous Buck Creek Festival Weekend. There is a lot to do in Helena.

Charles Bae and Charles Hoffman operate the camera for the morning shoot. Police were directing traffic around Main Street in Old Town Helena for part of the morning so scenes from the movie "Freshwater" could be shot in the scenic part of the city.

Two boys walked along the sidewalk in Old Town Helena this morning, tossing a baseball back and forth, as a black truck revved its engine from a block away and raced at them.

Helena High Athletics The County Board of Education has awarded Clements Deacon Building the $6.5 million bid to build the Helena High School's athletic facilities at their last meeting.

Helena's 12th annual Buck Creek Festival in Old Town is happening May 10-11 with plenty of music and entertainment to benefit Safe House of Shelby County, the Helena Kiwanis Club and others.

With the Shelby County Board of Education last week approving a $6.5 million bid for construction of the Helena High School athletic complex, Mayor Mark Hall is ready to see the city's funding and dedication pay off.

Alabaster, Pelham and Helena rank in the Top 10 largest cities in Alabama based on "community allure" that includes cost of living, crime and education, according to a report by the Alabama Policy Institute .

The Buck Creek Festival is a free, family-friendly community event held on the second weekend of May in Helena's Amphitheater Park.

The plot: A killer lurking in a lake, stalking its victims, in the vein of a Hitchcock thriller.