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Yesterday | The Mobile Register Online

Pilgrims gather in Shelby County hoping to feel presence of Virgin Mary

Pilgrims gather in Shelby County. More than 2,000 people from across the country have been gathered in rural Shelby County since Wednesday, hoping to feel the presence of the mother of Jesus.

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Related Topix: Birmingham, AL

Fri Jul 03, 2009

Shelby County Reporter

Firework festivities set across Shelby County

Celebrating America's birthday means fireworks, parades and cookouts everywhere on July 4, giving Shelby County residents many options for how to spend their holiday.

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Related Topix: Life, Holidays, 4th of July, Montevallo, AL, Family, Kids, Helena, AL, Vincent, AL

Thu Jul 02, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Shelby Academy will not reopen this fall

Shelby Academy, a private school founded in 1970, will not reopen in the fall, according to board member Cindy Wingard.

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Wed Jul 01, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Visionary, in a return to Alabama's Shelby County, reports appearance of Virgin Mary

From the Caritas of Birmingham Web site, Marija Lunetti, praying to the Virgin Mary.

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Related Topix: Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro

The Mobile Register Online

Red Cross boot camp trains boys, girls to babysit in Birmingham

From left, Allyson Crenshaw, Roxie Faulkner and Jillian Beasley, all 12, practice feeding babies during Babysitter's Boot Camp, a two-day program offered by the American Red Cross that teaches a range of skils, from feeding and holding babies to constructing a splint or a sling to interviewing for a job.

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Related Topix: Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Gardendale, AL, Jefferson County, AL

Mon Jun 29, 2009

Shelby County Reporter

'Chopper' and wife arrested and charged with theft

Alabaster Police arrested Sonia on Friday, while officers served the warrant on "Chopper" at the Shelby County Jail, where he is currently being held.

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Related Topix: Alabaster, AL

Sun Jun 28, 2009

The Clanton Advertiser

Purse snatcher caught

The north Chilton County man believed to be involved in a string of purse robberies targeting older women in Helena, Calera and Montevallo in Shelby County on Friday has been arrested.

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Related Topix: Chilton County, AL, Calera, AL, Montevallo, AL

Sat Jun 27, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Suspects sought in Shelby County robberies

Police in three Shelby County jurisdictions are searching for two suspects believed to be responsible for a rash of robberies today.

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Related Topix: Montevallo, AL, Calera, AL

Fri Jun 26, 2009

Birmingham News Online

Continue reading "Update: Suspect identified, sought in Shelby County robberies"

The Helena Police Department has issued warrants for a man suspected in several robberies this morning in Shelby County in which older women with purses have been the targets, Helena Lt.

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Related Topix: Helena, AL, Montevallo, AL, Calera, AL

News Courier

Shelby school system to get tougher on cell phones

The Shelby County School Board votes to stiffen the penalties for students who are caught with cell phones in class.

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Related Topix: Shelby, AL, Education Etc.

WIAT-TV Birmingham

Shelby County adding 911 texting option

You just snapped a photo of a car that tried to run you off the road, and you want to get it to the police fast enough to have the driver caught.

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Related Topix: Shelby, AL

Thu Jun 25, 2009

Shelby County Reporter

Stay in county to shop

We were more than pleased with the outcome of the $20 on the 20th campaign, in which several local businesses offered special deals for $20 on June 20.

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Related Topix: Helena, AL

Wed Jun 24, 2009

WHNT-TV Huntsville

Heat-related death reported in Shelby Co., 76-year-old woman found in her home

Medical officials say a 76-year-old woman has suffered Shelby County's first heat-related death of 2009.

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NBC13.com

Code Orange air quality alert for Birmingham area Thursday

A second air quality alert in 2 days for the Birmingham metro area. The Alabama Partners for Clean Air announced a CODE ORANGE air quality alert for higher levels of ozone for Thursday, June 25, 2009.

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Related Topix: Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Jefferson County, AL

Tue Jun 23, 2009

The Mobile Register Online

Birmingham man charged in North Shelby County burglary

An 18-year-old Birmingham man arrested Monday after being pursued by Shelby County deputies and Hoover and Montevallo police has been charged with burglary, theft, possession of marijuana, and unlawful breaking and entering of a vehicle, the Shelby County Sheriff's Office announced this evening.

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Related Topix: Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro, Hoover, AL

Shelby County Reporter

Cow and goat become unlikely roadside attraction

"They are the talk of the community," owner Bridgette Weathers said of cow Molly and goat Maddie Lane.

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Related Topix: Alabaster, AL

Sun Jun 21, 2009

Shelby County Reporter

Ham radio demonstrates emergency response

When the usual means of communications overload during a crisis, amateur radio operators come to the rescue, often saving lives and property.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Ham Radio, Columbiana, AL

Fri Jun 19, 2009

Birmingham News Online

Continue reading "Meth bust in Chelsea nets four arrests"

Four men were arrested Wednesday after the Shelby County Drug Enforcement Task Force discovered a methamphetamine lab in Chelsea, the sheriff's office said.

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Related Topix: Chelsea, AL, Drugs

Thu Jun 18, 2009

Alabama Live

Two wrecks on U.S. 280 in Chelsea area

State troopers are working two wrecks involving as many as six vehicles, including one that has crashed down an embankment on Shelby County 43 at U.S. 280.

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Related Topix: Chelsea, AL

Tue Jun 16, 2009

Shelby County Reporter

Camp creates outlet for girls in construction

They have already built and painted a toolbox and will create a welding project, as well as visit a construction site.

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Related Topix: Columbiana, AL, Birmingham, AL, Birmingham Metro

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