Tag: Jefferson County

By Erica Wright The Birmingham Times It was a night of close calls for several national and local candidates in Tuesday's 2020 General Election, but not...

By Sydney Melson The Birmingham Times Tax Assessor Gaynell Hendricks won a third term to her Jefferson County seat in Tuesday’s General Election and said she’ll...

VOTES PERCENT   PRECINCTS COUNTED (OF 175).  .  .  .  .       172   98.29 REGISTERED VOTERS - TOTAL .  .  .  .  .   503,389 BALLOTS CAST - TOTAL.  . ...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times   A bipartisan group of Jefferson County (AL) Commissioners on Friday voted 4-0 to open the downtown Birmingham and Bessemer County...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Jefferson County on Tuesday filed a motion to terminate a 38-year-old consent decree over its discriminatory hiring practices against Blacks...

jccal.org The Jefferson County Commission on Thursday voted to allocate up to $6.4 million in CARES Act funding, to increase COVID-19 testing in the county,...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Eyrika Parker, a lifelong Birmingham resident, on Tuesday won 57.45 percent of the vote to defeat Roderick “Rod” Scott, state...

By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times The only Jefferson County race on the ballot in next Tuesday’s, July 14 runoff election will be for Treasurer where...

By Samuetta Hill Drew Only two states, Connecticut and Rhode Island, are reporting a decline in new coronavirus cases compared to the spiking numbers now...

By Michael Tomberlin Alabama Newscenter Jefferson County will require face coverings in most indoor public places beginning at 5 p.m. June 29 and lasting until the...