We sat down with the City Council to discuss priorities, the new term, and what’s in store for Alabaster in the new year. By Barry Wise Smith Photos by Neal Wagner Alabaster Connection: This question is for the two new Council members, Jamia and Mike. Sometimes coming in as the new person onto an existing … Read More
Arthur Teele takes over as Alabaster’s Director of Courts By Barry Wise Smith In May 2025, Arthur Teele left a long court career in the city of Birmingham to take over as Alabaster’s new Director of Courts and Court Clerk. “I couldn’t ask for a better team,” Teele says. And while Alabaster is smaller than … Read More
Alabaster Fire Department Battalion Chief Nathan Smitherman is named as the city’s new fire chief. The Alabaster Fire Department (AFD) will ring in the new year with a new fire chief. On January 1, Nathan Smitherman will take over as the new chief of the Alabaster Fire Department. Smitherman has been in the fire service … Read More
This longtime community volunteer is creating a legacy of hope. By June Mathews Charlotte Ann Dawson could write a book about organizing a successful event on a shoestring. When she cobbled together the first Charlotte Ann Dawson’s Fun Walk and Run in 2024, she handed out some flyers, invited anybody she could think of who … Read More
Residential Winner—January The January Beautification Board residential winner is the home of Richard Gehrett at 138 Chinaberry Lane. Residential Winner—February The February Beautification Board residential winner is the home of Octavian Sanders at 100 Grande Club Drive in Maylene. Business Winner—January, February, March, April The January-April Business Beautification winner is Baptist Health Shelby … Read More
By Lee Hurley In a quiet corner of Alabaster, within the comforting walls of the Healthcare Center at Buck Creek Nursing home, resides Clarence Lovett— a man whose life story is poignant, positive, meaningful, and yes sometimes sad. His journey is as layered as the history he has lived through. If anyone’s life can be … Read More
Evangel Classical Christian School (ECCS) invites the community to the 2026 Senior Thesis Presentations. These capstone projects will be delivered on January 13 and 15 at 6:00 p.m. in the Evangel Presbyterian Church sanctuary. The presentations are the culmination of 12 years of education and showcase not only the students’ God given gifts and talents but … Read More
By Worth Stuart At Church of the Holy Spirit, we share communion every Sunday. We come together to hear the Holy Scriptures and a sermon in response. We pray for one another and for the world, and then we come to the altar rail to kneel and receive Christ’s Body and Blood. Once everyone has … Read More
By June Mathews Mike and Lou Ann Jezdimir of Alabaster met on a blind date subtly arranged by their landlady, who simply asked Lou Ann to give a newcomer a tour of the town. The couple-to-be lived in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where Mike had recently accepted a job with a medical device manufacturer. The connection was … Read More
Alabaster resident Samuel Richardson joins the Peace Corps. Sam Richardson’s dad told him early on that there are two types of education. There is the type of education when someone learns through textbooks and college courses, and there is a different type where you travel and immerse yourself in a culture. This doesn’t mean staying … Read More
