PELHAM NEWS

Community news and updates from Pelham, Alabama

Suspects netted in two task force outings Full story »

At a press conference today, representatives of White Rock Quarries, a company that wants to put a limestone quarry in Vincent, said Ebsco Industries is trying to block the project to hide 15 years of illegally dumping hazardous waste from its nearby plant.  Full story »

JUST A CHAT TAMMY COCHRAN 'Put God first and everything else will work out.' Bio: Tammy Cochran of Chelsea is a stay­at- home mom. She and her husband, Don, have three daughters. Brooke is a student at the University of Ala­bama, Bethany is a se­nior at Chelsea High School, and Bailey is in seventh grade at Chel­sea Middle School.... Full story »

American Village in Montevallo, which will soon celebrate its 10th birthday, is working on plans to add a $6 million-plus replica of Independence Hall as an attraction. The American Village and Shelby County plan to partner in constructing a likeness of the historic building at the 113-acre civic educational-themed campus. Independence Hall would house the sto­ries of veterans from... Full story »

Environmentally con­scious residents of Helena will have a trash pickup pro­gram almost at their front door starting early next year. Helena Mayor Charles "Sonny" Penhale has signed a contract with Allied Waste for a curbside recycling col­lection program to begin in January. The twice-a-month pickup service will cost $6.79 per month and in­clude collection of card­board, paper, aluminum, tin cans... Full story »

Pelham Finance Director Tom Seale has taken on the additional duties of city clerk. The City Council voted to combine the fi­nance and clerk positions. Seale, who has served as finance director for 4 1 2 years, accepted the additional post which was recently vacated with the retire­ment of Donna Treslar. "Combining these two jobs saves both salary and benefit... Full story »

Getting the upper hand in sales in this economy will be discussed Thursday at the Greater Shelby County Chamber of Commerce. The chamber's Grow and Go Workshop session will focus on selling in a tough environment. Topics will include add­ing value to products and services, how and when to make price adjustments and how not to react emotion­ally, said... Full story »

SHELBY COUNTY Adults concerned about forgetfulness will have an opportunity to receive a free memory checkup Tuesday. Confidential memory screenings will be offered from noon to 2 p.m. at the Middle Alabama Area Agency on Aging Office, 15863 Shelby County 25, Ca­lera. Kelly Lippert-Flick, M4A director of programs and operations, said the testing consists of five questions, and answers will... Full story »

The City Council has ap­proved a resolution to do­nate nearly $120,000 to schools in the Pelham area. The money will be for academic purposes and is based on the number of to­tal teacher units per school. Each school will receive $504 for every teacher unit. The donation distribution is: > Pelham High School, $42,353. > Valley Elementary School, $29,748.... Full story »

PELHAM Adults can take 15 min­utes Nov. 20 to find out their risk for several serious med­ical problems. The Heardmont Park Se­nior Center is hosting non­invasive ultrasound screen­ings to detect risk for stroke, aortic aneurysm, peripheral artery disease, diabetes and high blood pressure, said Theresa Green, center direc­tor. The screenings will be 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. with a cost... Full story »

The Shelby County Plan­ning Commission has granted a waiver to a woman who plans to put a family subdivision on 18 acres in the Dry Valley com­munity. The commission voted 5-2 to allow Beatriz Arceo Martines to put a 10-lot family subdivision on Rock­bay Lane, which is off Shelby County 89 near the Chilton County line. Martines told county offi­cials... Full story »

EBSCO today officially took a position against a proposed quarry next to one of its operations in Vincent.  Full story »

Columbiana Middle www.shelbyed.k12.al.us/schools/cms The Spanish Club at Co­lumbiana Middle School built an ofrenda to celebrate the Day of the Dead. > Samantha Lickwala and Maite Miller have been working on the school's im­provement plan. > Eighth-grade teachers recognized students on the honor roll by creating a wall display listing their names. > Andrea Jacobsen helped students write more than... Full story »

State Schools Alabama School of Fine Arts www.asfa.k12.al.us Two Alabama School of Fine Arts math/science stu­dents have made the semi finalist cut in the 2009-2010 Siemens Math, Science and Technology Competition, America's premiere national science competition for high school students. Jemale Lockett and Omar Ismail have been rec­ognized for their senior re­search project for a self­parking garage. > Four... Full story »

Richard Cornelius, 72, has logged more than 13,000 hours of flight time, 8,000 as instructor. Full story »