Tag: birmingham
Birmingham Rec Centers as the New ‘Safe Havens’ for Area Youth
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Jason Morgan, a fifth grader at Minor Elementary, likes dodgeball, kickball and watching TV.
But on a recent weekday evening, Jason...
Birmingham-Southern College in ‘financial distress’ in danger of closing, lawmakers say
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
Birmingham-Southern College, the liberal arts college whose roots date back to its charter as Southern University by the Alabama Legislature...
As Homicides Rise to Historic Levels, Birmingham Police Face Staffing Crisis
By Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
This is another installment in Birmingham Times/AL.com joint series “Beyond the Violence: what can be done to address Birmingham’s rising homicide rate.” Sign...
8 Birmingham Groups Awarded Over $850,000 To Help Improve City’s Economy
birminghamal.gov
The City of Birmingham awarded more than $850,000 to eight area organizations to fund innovative ways to help improve Birmingham’s economic landscape. The BOLD program,...
Birmingham Police Offers $5,000 Hiring Bonus to Recruit New Officers
Carol Robinson | crobinson@al.com
This story appeared originally on AL.com
Birmingham police Chief Scott Thurmond on Monday announced a $5,000 hiring bonus for new and lateral...
Fairfield’s Ayanna Shon Generates Buzz About Her Much Talked About Holiday...
By Nicole S. Daniel
The Birmingham Times
Add Ayanna Shon’s new film Christmas Hypnosis, now on Tubi, a free streaming app owned by Fox Corporation, to...
Alabama’s Legislative Meetings to be Recorded, Made Widely Accessible
lwval.org
The Alabama Channel, a new project of the League of Women Voters of Alabama Education Fund, will capture and save live video recordings...
How Alabama Dems Helped Warnock win Georgia Senate Runoff
By Bill Barrow and Jeff Amy
ATLANTA (AP) — Democratic Sen. Raphael Warnock defeated Republican challenger Herschel Walker in a Georgia runoff election Tuesday, ensuring...
‘I Got to the Altar and He Had Tears Pouring Down...
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
Birmingham City Schools Celebrate ‘Great Progress’, See Room To Improve
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Even with a number of recent academic successes in Birmingham City Schools (BCS), Superintendent Mark Sullivan, Ed.D said Monday his...
