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Church shooting: Vestavia Hills church shooting leaves two dead, one wounded

The shooter is in custody and police said late Thursday night that the incident posed no additional threat to the community.
June 17, 2022

Sessions, other candidates make last minute appeal to Jefferson County Republicans

Saturday, the Jefferson County Republican Party held a pancake breakfast at the Vestavia Hills Civic Center to energize local Republicans and give voters an opportunity to meet as many of the candidates as possible ahead of the Republican primary on Tuesday, March 3. Former State Representative Paul DeMarco, R-Homewood, is the Chairman of the Jefferson … Continued
March 2, 2020

Judy Carns has died

Saturday, Judy Carns, the wife of State Representative Jim Carns (R-Vestavia Hills) died after an illness. Mrs. Carns was a well known conservative activist and outspoken President Donald J. Trump (R) supporter. Alabama House Majority Leader Nathaniel Ledbetter (R – Rainsville) said in a statement, “Serving in elected office requires a full-time commitment not only … Continued
January 27, 2020

Vestavia Hills becomes first “TraffickingFree Zone” in Alabama

Mayor Ashley Curry and the Vestavia Hills City Council signed a proclamation during Monday’s City Council Meeting that made the City of Vestavia Hills the first “TraffickingFree Zone” in Alabama. The proclamation is similar to Drug Free Zone initiatives in the early 2000s. It requires 1) the city issue and sign the Proclamation, 2) all … Continued
November 27, 2019

State unemployment rate drops to new low

Alabama Department of Labor Secretary Fitzgerald Washington announced last week that Alabama reached a new record low unemployment rate in October. Alabama’s preliminary, seasonally adjusted October unemployment rate is just 2.8 percent, down from September’s rate of 3.0 percent, and well below October 2018’s rate of 3.8 percent. “More than 80,000 Alabamians are working today … Continued
November 22, 2019

State unemployment drops again in September

Friday, the Alabama Department of Labor announced that our state reached a new record low unemployment rate of 3.0 percent. The governor said in a statement that she is very proud of this news, but is remaining laser focused on helping all Alabamians who want a job to get a job. Alabama Governor Kay Ivey … Continued
October 23, 2019

Ivey says state can be proud of employment numbers

Alabama set a new record low unemployment rate of just 3.1 percent in August. This beat the previous record low of 3.3 percent set in July. Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey said that we can be proud that we are putting people to work. “Not only can we be proud of the fact that Alabama is … Continued
September 30, 2019