Stacy Rakestraw, Ward 3 Alabaster Connection: What items/projects included in the budget this year will directly affect Ward 3 residents? What are the most pressing issues facing your constituents? Stacy Rakestraw: The intersection of County Road 17 and 42, near Fox Valley, will be getting a right turn lane to help with traffic. The City and County … Read More
It’s about more than sports for Alabaster’s busy volunteer coach. By Lori Culpepper Volunteering as a coach with Alabaster Parks and Recreation was born out of necessity for Ellis Lawrence in 2015 when his son’s team needed someone to step up and fill the role, but the experience turned out to be so positive that … Read More
By Barry Smith Photos by Brit Huckabay Alabaster sat down with four members of the Alabaster Teen Council to talk about life in the fast lane. Jasmine Jones is a THS senior who currently serves as Miss THS, Miss CityFest, and the Executive President of both the SGA and THS Ambassadors. Phillip Martin, also a … Read More
By Rosia Dowdell My mother, Estella Dewberry Sawyer, was an extraordinarily amazing woman. She was born January 17, 1906, in the part of Alabama called the Black Belt. She lost her biological mother early in her in life and was raised by her father and stepmother. In all aspects of life, she inspired and encouraged … Read More
Rick Ellis, Ward 2 Alabaster Connection: What items/projects included in this year’s budget will directly affect Ward 2 residents? Rick Ellis: The biggest project that will affect Ward 2 is the construction of Patriots Park. I am really excited about this! If you drive by the park on Industrial Road, you can see the progress being made … Read More
By Lori Culpepper Photo by Neal Wagner The City of Alabaster Public Works Department includes services like household trash pick-up, limb service, rubbish pick-up, and much more. Along with his teams, Public Works Department Head, Mark Harris, has been helping provide reliability with these services since 2005. As a resident of Alabaster for 62 years, … Read More
By Lori Culpepper Photo by Brit Huckabay While Kevin Derryberry may not have planned to land in Alabaster, it’s clear 30 years later that this is where he was meant to live; start his ministry, Kevin Derryberry Ministries (KDM); and where he would begin making Jesus Christ known in the immediate area and far beyond … Read More
Dear Friends, It is a great time to be a Thompson Warrior! We are so proud of the Thompson High School Warrior football team for winning their historic fourth consecutive 7A state championship on Nov 30th in Auburn. They are the first 7A team to ever accomplish this feat! A big congratulations to Coach Mark … Read More
Meet Sophie Martin of Ward 1 We talked to Ward 1 City Councilor Sophie Martin about the new budget holds for Ward 1 and about the upcoming holidays! Alabaster Connection: What items included in the budget this year will directly affect Ward 1 residents? Sophie Martin: The repair and repaving of Alabaster Boulevard is a project … Read More
Photo by Neal Wagner Tracy Worley has only been with the city of Alabaster for two years, though in that time she and her team have been busy showing appreciation for the city’s hard working employees and implementing innovative ways to recruit high-level talented people to work for the city. In an effort to continually … Read More
