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Some Bessemer residents to face water outage Tuesday

Central Alabama Water will shut off service on Shannon Road in Bessemer Tuesday at 9 a.m. for valve replacement, affecting ...

3 charged in beating death of man in Bessemer during theft of clothing

Three people have been charged in the beating death of a man in Bessemer. Jimmy Lee Wells, 41, Antwaniqua Vannae Smith, 31, ...
The Sacramento Observer

Bessemer Is Moving Ahead With its Massive Data Center

Despite public opposition and concerns about water usage, pollution, and lack of transparency, the Bessemer, Alabama city council voted 5-2 to rezone a wooded property for the construction of a $14.5 ...

Detroit man shot to death in Bessemer parking lot

An investigation is underway after a fatal weekend shooting in the parking lot of a Bessemer store. The Jefferson County ...

Bicyclist struck from behind, killed on Bessemer street

A man was struck and killed while riding his bicycle on a Bessemer Road. Christopher Darnell Jenkins, 36, was hit at 6:12 p.m. Wednesday while traveling in the southbound lane in the 200 block of ...
WKRG

Bessemer City Council votes to move forward with data center project

BESSEMER, Ala. (WIAT) — The Bessemer City Council voted Tuesday to move forward with a controversial project that would bring a new data center to the area. The city council voted on an ordinance that ...

Bessemer City Middle School coding robotics team wins national title

A group of Bessemer City middle schoolers are now national champions after winning the 2025 Coders E-League Robotics ...
Montgomery Advertiser

This Alabama city is considered the 'worst small town to live in' based on Wallethub study

Bessemer, Alabama, has landed in the national spotlight, but not for reasons residents might hope. A new report by personal finance site WalletHub ranked the city as the worst small town to live in ...