MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama announced Friday that the state will begin giving COVID-19 vaccinations to people 75 years old or older as well as first responders later this month, opening up … more

Walker County Sheriff Deputy Randi Capps has started a new role as a school resource officer in Carbon Hill schools. Capps is currently meeting with faculty and staff and learning her way around … more

Walker County Center of Technology student Thomas Glaser, pictured with WCCT advisor Chace Frost, recently won the National SkillsUSA Week T-Shirt Design Contest. SkillsUSA partners with students, teachers … more

When the sun sets on Walker County and temperatures drop below freezing, many people retreat to their homes to stay warm. Sadly, others can’t. On these cold evenings, there’s one resilient team … more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — One of the four people who died during the siege on the U.S. Capitol was a 55-year-old man from Alabama. District of Columbia police said Kevin D. Greeson, of … more

Students and employees of Jasper Jr. High School are mourning the loss of a teacher.  Billie Smith, who served as the school's eighth-grade computer science teacher, passed away Tuesday, Dec. … more

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (AP) — Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin was released from a hospital Wednesday after being treated for COVID-19 and planned to continue recovering from the illness and … more

When Congress met Wednesday to certify the presidential election results, supporters of President Trump, who got on buses in Jasper, were at rallies in Washington, thanks to a Facebook effort that … more

SUMITON - Mayor Petey Ellis said the city will need to start looking at digitalizing records, as he said the upstairs area of Sumiton City Hall is crammed with records - even utility bills going back … more

SUMITON - The Sumiton City Council on Tuesday denied former city clerk Judy Glover a request for about 200 hours of sick pay she claims she was owed at retirement, as the mayor pointed to a rule that … more