Tag: government
Alabama Panhellenic Association elects first Black president
By Rebecca Griesbach | rgriesbach@al.com
The Alabama Panhellenic Association elected Deborah Oberkor of Montgomery as its 2023-2024 president. She is the first Black woman to serve...
Mayor Woodfin Unveils AR-15, Other Weapons Seized on Birmingham Streets
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
After unveiling a table filled with an AR-15, an AKM, an SKS and an AK-47 pistol variant commonly referred to...
Louise Alexander and Merika Coleman in hotly contested race for Senate...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
With a soon-to-be-vacated seat in Alabama Senate District 19, two members of the state House of Representatives are fighting for...
Residents Encouraged to Connect with Local Government by June 14
birminghamal.gov
The Academy of Civic Engagement (ACE) is a citywide initiative that connects residents by getting them involved with their local government. The City of...
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...
John Conyers, longest serving black congressman, dies at 90
By Corey Williams
Associated Press
DETROIT (AP) — Former U.S. Rep. John Conyers, one of the longest-serving members of Congress whose resolutely liberal stance on civil...
City to consider halt on self-storage facilities downtown
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council will consider limiting the number of new self-storage facilities in downtown because they take up a...
Mayor Woodfin strongly opposes concrete facility’s planned move to 5 Points...
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin announced on Tuesday that he is opposed to a concrete company relocating to Five Points West...
Mayor Woodfin announces online tool to help residents track capital projects
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Major capital projects are underway or will be underway by this summer and residents will be able to track the...
INTERNATIONAL COUNCIL REQUEST PRESIDENT OBAMA TO PLACE WREATH AT HISTORIC GRAVESITE...
Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (BlackNews.com) -- Yahoshuah Israel, Chairman of the International Council for the Commemoration of Col. John C. Robinson, an organization comprised...