Seventeen people were arrested last week in a collaborative operation between the Pell City Police Department, Lincoln, Springville, the St. Clair District Attorney’s Office and state Alcohol Beverage Control Board agents.

Both last week and this week Americans have been watching the headlines dealing with the federal government possibly bailing out several banks that have done poorly in the past few years, mainly due to bad investments.

While some county residents may think they are helping by dropping off a pet at the St. Clair County Animal Shelter, doing so after hours is leading to incidences of animals wondering off or not being put up for adoption easily.

Stephanie Bain’s law office in Pell City has gone green by installing a white roof. Commercial Roof Management, based in Moody, recently installed an environmentally friendly, energy efficient roof on Bain’s practice.

The Democratic Party has a new headquarters in Pell City. Centrally located directly across the street from the courthouse at 1814 Cogswell Avenue, the Democrats have quality real estate.

The 2008 St. Clair County Special Olympics were held on Tuesday, September 23, at the Moody City Park. The day began with 14 county schools participating in the Opening Ceremonies. Athletes marched in with banners proclaiming their school name and the theme for the day “One, Voice, One Heart, Two Hands, We Can!”

After a yearlong search, the St. Clair County Commission finally made it official that Kellie Long, a reporter in the St. Clair area, will become the County Commission Administrator and Treasurer. Long, who has been the beat reporter covering the commission for over seven years, said that she is “very excited” about both the ability to further a career that benefits St. Clair residents and have the opportunity to help the county as it grows.

Alabama Power has recently begun a pilot program in conjunction with Duke Power, Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA), and the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) to use nature to help filter some of the hazardous byproducts associated with burning coal at power plants.

James Michael Scogins, 44, of Pell City was arrested Monday and charged with the manslaughter death of Pell City police officer Greg Surles.