Merry Christmas Irondale! »
Merry Christmas!
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City Council meeting Tuesday night »
The Irondale City Coucil will meet tonight at City Hall. Pre-council begins at 6pm with the council session begining at 7pm.
Click here to see what is on the agenda.
Mountie Basketball tonight »
Shades Valley will be hosting Parker for an afternoon of great High School basketball. Check it out!
Irondale Christmas Parade is Saturday »
The Greater Irondale Chamber of Commerce is organizing An Old-Fashioned Christmas Parade and Christmas at the Caboose, said Joyce Franklin, executive director of the chamber. The parade starts at 11 a.m. at the Irondale Community School on 16th Street.
Cooper, Bell headed to runoff for Birmingham mayor’s race »
Patrick Cooper and William Bell are headed for a Jan. 19 runoff to take the Birmingham mayor’s seat.
With 159 of 160 precincts tallied, Cooper had 40.1 percent to Bell’s 25.1 percent. Smitherman ranked third with 18.8 percent.
Train-hopping raises concern »
On a recent Sunday morning, a Norfolk Southern railroad worker spotted a man with a red backpack on a freight train as it lumbered out of a Birmingham-area rail yard, and he wasn’t an employee.
When authorities stopped the train in Avondale, the man jumped off and ran away.
Three days later railroad police pulled a person they believed was the same man off another freight train in Irondale.
Irondale Cafe’s recipe for Scalloped Oysters »
Jim Dolan wasn’t a bit surprised to be asked about his recipe for the scalloped oysters he serves at Irondale Cafe.
“I have one customer who routinely calls to ask when I’m going to have them on the menu,” he said, referring to a dish that his mother often served at Thanksgiving.
Paper recycling update »
The first month, the citizens deposited one ton of paper in our paper recycling bins. The second month, the citizens deposited three tons of paper in our paper recycling bins. The third month, the citizens deposited six tons of paper in our paper recycling bins.
Shades Valley Basketball this Friday »
4:30pm Junior Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Spain Park
4:30pm Junior Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Spain Park
6:00pm FB Basketball vs. Spain Park
6:00pm Varsity Girls Basketball vs. Spain Park
7:30pm Varsity Boys Basketball vs. Spain Park
Shades Valley hosting wrestling tournament tonight »
The Mounties Wrestling team will host its first tournament at Shades Valley in several years. Over the Mountain Duals is tonight at 5pm in the Shades Valley Gymnasium with eight teams participating.
