The Shelby County ReporterServing your local news.2008-11-21T10:58:14-06:00http://www.shelbycountyreporter.com/IRS wants to return moneytag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/21/irs-wants-return-money/2008-11-21T06:21:00-06:00Justin Averettejustin.averette@shelbycountyreporter.comMost of the time people don't want to hear that the Internal Revenue Service is after them. But ...Justice Department wants more informationtag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/20/justice-dept-wants-more-info/2008-11-20T22:28:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comThe U.S. Justice Department is not yet satisfied with Calera’s new voting districts.Schools prepare for prorationtag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/20/schools-prepare-proration/2008-11-20T18:28:00-06:00Samantha Hurstsamantha.hurst@shelbycountyreporter.comShelby County Board of Education members plan to take a discerning look at every line of the school ...Controlled burn serves dual purposetag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/20/controlled-burn-serves-dual-purpose/2008-11-20T16:59:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comA controlled burn at Oak Mountain State Park Thursday served as an on-site laboratory for Dr. Scot Duncan’s ...Gas under $2 for first time in yearstag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/20/gas-under-2-first-time-years/2008-11-20T16:30:00-06:00Amy Gordonamy.gordon@shelbycountyreporter.comShelby County residents should have a little more Christmas money after seeing gas prices fall under $2 this ...1000 pounds of chicken spills on I-65tag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/20/1000-pounds-chicken-spills-i-65/2008-11-20T15:42:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comAlabama State Troopers are still working an accident on I-65 North at mile marker 245 where a tractor ...Chelsea Park Elementary closing earlytag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/20/chelsea-park-elementary-closing-early/2008-11-20T13:25:00-06:00Justin Averettejustin.averette@shelbycountyreporter.comChelsea Park Elementary School is closing early Thursday afternoon due to a busted water main.Smoke-free initiative to hit Vincent Columbianatag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/19/smoke-free-initiative-hit-vincent-columbiana/2008-11-19T18:51:00-06:00Amy Gordonamy.gordon@shelbycountyreporter.comThe Shelby County Drug-free Coalition is working to get youth across Shelby County to cut down on tobacco ...Westover Fire Department marks one-year anniversarytag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/19/westover-fire-department-passes-one-year-anniversa/2008-11-19T18:48:00-06:00Amy Gordonamy.gordon@shelbycountyreporter.comAlthough the Westover Fire Department has only been in operation for a year it’s already made a huge ...Pelham ends four-day work weektag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/19/pelham-ends-four-day-work-week/2008-11-19T15:59:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comPelham Mayor Don Murphy said Tuesday the city will end its experiment with a four-day work week on ...Wrongfully released inmate back in custodytag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/19/inmate-wrongfully-released-back-custody/2008-11-19T11:42:00-06:00Austin Phillipsaustin.phillips@shelbycountyreporter.comAn inmate who was unintentionally released from the Shelby County Jail is back in custody after Alabaster Police ...Students serve up ‘Largest Thanksgiving Dinner’tag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/19/students-serve-worlds-largest-thanksgiving-dinner/2008-11-19T11:33:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comFifteen Montevallo High School students rolled up their sleeves and got in the kitchen Tuesday to prepare and ...Self-defense classes popular for all agestag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/17/self-defense-classes-popular-all-ages/2008-11-17T20:15:00-06:00Austin Phillipsaustin.phillips@shelbycountyreporter.comCriminals and bullies beware. People in Alabaster are learning to defend themselves so you never know who is ...Riley tours DUI testing labtag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/17/riley-tours-dui-testing-lab/2008-11-17T20:13:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comGov. Bob Riley on Monday toured the Alabama Department of Forensic Sciences’ Implied Consent Laboratory home to the ...Jeff State group helps promote alternative fuelstag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/17/jeff-state-group-helps-promote-alternative-fuels/2008-11-17T18:37:00-06:00Amy Gordonamy.gordon@shelbycountyreporter.comJefferson State Community College is doing its part to spread the word about alternative fuels.Former Auburn standout pleads guilty to DUI chargestag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/17/former-auburn-standout-pleads-guilty-dui-charges/2008-11-17T13:24:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comFormer Auburn University running back Lionel “Little Train” James pleaded guilty to two of three DUI charges on ...Charity feels economic pinchtag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/13/gift-giving-faces-funding-gap/2008-11-13T16:57:00-06:00Samantha Hurstsamantha.hurst@shelbycountyreporter.comSafeHouse director Kathy Wells is worried. The organization which provides shelter to abused women and children needs to ...ISS student writer published in “Chicken Soup”tag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/13/iss-student-writer-published-chicken-soup/2008-11-13T16:01:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comWhen Emily Cutler found herself bored in science class at Indian Springs School one day she wrote a ...Mayor in waiting tag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/13/mayor-waiting/2008-11-13T12:00:00-06:00Cassandra Mickenscassandra.mickens@shelbycountyreporter.comJon Graham has a modest nameplate on the mayor’s office door at Calera City Hall. The mayor-elect’s name ...COP program gets new leadertag:www.shelbycountyreporter.com,2008:www.shelbycountyreporter.com/news/2008/nov/12/cop-program-gets-new-leader/2008-11-12T18:51:00-06:00Amy Gordonamy.gordon@shelbycountyreporter.comChelsea’s Citizen Observer Patrol program has a new leader trying to accomplish old goals.