Tag: City of Birmingham
Birmingham Mayor Woodfin forms city’s first Civilian Review Board
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Monday announced the formation of the city’s first Civilian Review Board.
The review board, which came...
Rep. Sewell: ‘Critical funding’ coming to Birmingham ($148M) and Jeffco ($127M)
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Help has arrived.
That was a message U.S. Rep. Terri A. Sewell delivered during several stops around the Birmingham metro area...
Birmingham Restores Two Paid Holidays For City Workers
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to restore two paid city holidays for employees.
Workers will receive pay for...
COVID-19 And Birmingham: One Year Later
By Erica Wright and Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
(First of two parts)
One year ago this month, the world changed. March 2021 observes an anniversary that...
Miles College, Birmingham Join $130M Partnership to Help Small Businesses Hurt...
By Alabama Newscenter Staff
Hope Enterprise Corp., with a $130 million commitment from Goldman Sachs, has partnered with seven cities and nine historically Black colleges and...
COVID-19 vaccinations begin at A.H. Parker High School in Birmingham
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
One day ahead of the official opening of the A.H. Parker High School community vaccination site, Birmingham City Schools...
Donations Being Accepted for Tornado Survivors in Fultondale
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has arranged for the Boutwell Auditorium to function as a drop-off location for items to help tornado...
City’s HR director: Police promotions not easy to come by
Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
One thing for sure about promotions in the Birmingham Police Department is that officers are not promoted because of...
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin has been released from the hospital
Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall L. Woodfin was released Wednesday from Princeton Baptist Medical Center, where he received Remdesivir and convalescent plasma therapy to address...
Proposals made to reform Birmingham police dept. practices
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
A five-member public safety task force made up of lawyers, former law enforcement and community leaders on Thursday released...