Tag: County
Jefferson County Responds to Lawsuit from Black Voters Alleging Racial Gerrymandering
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A national Civil Rights law organization and a local Birmingham law firm on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging the Jefferson County...
MAX Transit Kicks Off Community Meetings Focused On Upcoming Route Changes
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority on Monday kicked off a connectivity information series to get rider feedback on upcoming route changes...
How an Alabama DA Helped Ex-Offenders Find Second Chances at a...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Dozens of Birmingham area residents, many of whom had been released after serving time in jail or prison for non-violent...
Jefferson County School Bus Driver Doubles as Skilled Jazz Drummer
BY GABBY GERVAIS
bhamnow.com
Meet James PJ Spraggins, a Jefferson County school bus driver who doubles as a talented jazz drummer in his free time. Recently, he...
Alabama Power Announces Leadership Changes
southernco.com
Alabama Power on Tuesday announced leadership changes to enhance the customer experience and build stronger communities.
Alexia Borden has been named senior vice president...
‘I Had Never Met Anybody Like Her…Saying ‘I Do’ to the...
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 Awarded $800,000 Transportation Grant to Connect Neighborhoods
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham, in partnership with the Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority (BJCTA), will receive a $800,000 federal grant to study...
Local Health Company to Expand in Birmingham, Add 200 New Positions
By Jerry Underwood
Made in Alabama
Leading patient-engagement company Pack Health, a Quest Diagnostics company, recently announced plans to add at least 200 new full-time employee positions through an...
Cooper Green Mercy Health to Break Ground on New $120M Building
www.uab.edu
Cooper Green Mercy Health will break ground on a new building to house its clinical operations at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, on the site of...
Alabama Power names Jeff Peoples as its new CEO
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
The Alabama Power Company board of directors has named Jeff Peoples as the company’s 12th president and CEO, effective immediately. Peoples also...
