Tag: County
Behind JCCEO’s Decision to Fire Executive Director Sharon Myles
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity (JCCEO) on Monday ousted executive director Sharon Myles, who has served as leader...
Jeffco offers 22 locations to dispose of turkey frying oil
jccal.org
Jefferson County wants residents to properly dispose of turkey frying oil from Thanksgiving by recycling it at one of 22 locations.
“We know frying turkeys...
Questions raised about ‘irregularities” in Jefferson County road paving contract
By Barnett Wright
Times staff writer
A federal receiver has raised a number of questions about “irregularities” in a $3.6 million road paving contract approved by...
How local judicial elections made history in Jefferson County
By Barnett Wright
Times staff writer
Tuesday’s primary election in Jefferson County saw a record number of African Americans run in judicial races.
Of the 26 Democrat...
AG ANNOUNCES THAT COURT OF CRIMINAL APPEALS UPHOLDS ST. CLAIR COUNTY...
(MONTGOMERY)— Attorney General Luther Strange announced that the Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals on Friday upheld the capital murder conviction of Taurus Jermaine Carroll. Carroll, 38, of...
Anonymous Exposes Texas Police For Murdering Sandra Bland
The Anonymous collective is enraged at the failed attempt by Waller County PD and the Texas Trooper Association to mask a blatant act of...
Black Mississippi Flag Supporter Dies in Traffic Accident
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A black Mississippi man who often dressed in Confederate regalia to support the state flag has died in a one-car...
Madison County Man Gets 140 Years in Prison for Producing Child...
Madison County Man Gets 140 Years in Prison for Producing, Possessing and Distributing Child Pornography
HUNTSVILLE – A federal judge today sentenced a Madison County...
AG Announces Conviction of Woman for Murder of Her Husband in...
AG Announces Conviction of Woman for Murder of Her Husband in Lee County
MONTGOMERY—Attorney General Luther Strange announced the conviction today of a woman for...
JEFFERSON COUNTY STUDENTS WIN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FROM ALFA
JEFFERSON COUNTY STUDENTS WIN COLLEGE SCHOLARSHIP FROM ALFA
Two Jefferson County students were among 100 recipients of the 2015 Alfa Foundation scholarship. Each scholarship winner...
