LEEDS NEWS

Community news and updates from Leeds, Alabama

The Leeds Board of Education hired Odenville firm Bobby Isbell Construction Co. to build the loop. Full story »

Proceeds will help pay library expenses. Full story »

City officials want to hold off on rezoning property along major thoroughfares until RPC corridor study is complete. Full story »

Proceeds from barbecue sale benefit jump rope team's travel expenses, equipment. Full story »

The service begins at 10 a.m., with lunch served at noon.  Full story »

The robbery happened Oct. 29 when two men, one armed with a revolver, burst into the restaurant and took $355 at gunpoint, said sheriff's spokesman Lt. Randy Christian. Full story »

  Jefferson County International Baccalaureate www.shadesvalley.com Mary Wills, a junior at the Jefferson County Interna­tional Baccalaureate-Shades Valley High School, was honored at the Birmingham United Nations Day Ban­quet on Oct. 15.  Mary received the 2009 Ilse W. Diasio Youth Leader­ship Award in recognition of her leadership in her school and community, and was presented a plaque and a set... Full story »

State Schools Alabama School of Fine Arts www.asfa.k12.al.us Theatre students at the Alabama School of Fine Arts presented "A Raisin in the Sun" Oct. 22-25. > Students Alabama School of Fine Arts per­formed for patrons of Vesta­via's Rave Theater who came to see the movie "Fame." Among those performing were Lauren Williams, Tay­lor Turner, Katie Thomp­son, Zyda Culpepper-Bald­win, Jasmine Knight,... Full story »

The Leeds Arts Council is hosting a reception for Win­field artist Donna Smothers on Sunday. The event will be at the Leeds Theatre and Arts Cen­ter, 8140 Parkway Drive in downtown Leeds. Smothers, a wife and mother of two, began paint­ing on canvas when her el­dest son, Reid, left home for college, said Regina Arnold, executive director of the council.... Full story »

When the members of a Trussville U.S. Naval Sea Cadet Corps group last month re­solved to raise money for a wounded U.S. Army soldier, they had expectations of col­lecting a few hundred dollars in donations. Instead, after four-and-a-half hours work at Leeds' Bass Pro Shop, they had $1,700 to­ward furnishings for the soldier's new home. "We had people giving... Full story »

The Leeds City Council has voted to hire Lucas Engineers Inc. to help re-create two years of doc­umentation of the city's stormwa­ter management practices. The council hired the Birming­ham firm to help the city meet fed­eral stormwater management re­porting requirements, said City Attorney Emily Bonds. The com­pany will be charged with gather­ing information such as results of water testing and... Full story »

Living in a culture that speaks a different lan­guage than you do ob­viously can be fraught with a myriad of difficulties. In my early 20s, I had the good fortune to live in Ger­many for two years. The good news was that this ex­perience was exciting and educational, but the bad news was that I didn't speak German. While living... Full story »

Show will run through Dec. 31 Full story »

Gym will get new roof Full story »