Tag: Jefferson County
Autocar chooses Birmingham for truck assembly plant
Times Staff Report
Hagerstown, Ind.-based Autocar will invest $120 million to expand and open a manufacturing plant in Jefferson County to build its heavy-duty cab-over-engine...
Jefferson County hires artist to paint more diverse view of society
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
A Jefferson County Commission Committee approved paying an Alabama artist to create a new mural to add to the controversial,...
After 35 years, Sheriff’s Office comes from under federal oversight over...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Self-described as “white-male dominated” at one time, the Jefferson County sheriff’s office on Thursday came from under 35 years of...
Birmingham City Schools to get $4.1M annually following State Supreme Court...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Some area leaders called it the luck of the Irish.
On Friday, March 17, the Alabama Supreme Court ruled that Jefferson...
Jefferson County reopens satellite office in Gardendale
Special to The Times
Jefferson County re-opened its Jefferson County Northern Satellite Office in Gardendale at noon on Feb. 1.
The office, located at 651 Main...
Twin judges in Jefferson County are identical in values, beliefs and...
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
They are the first set of identical twins to serve simultaneously as district court judges in Jefferson County,...
Clash between Jefferson County, Water Board officials intensifies
Special to The Times
The Birmingham Water Works Board in October gave Jefferson County a one-year notice of the termination of its sewer collection agreement...
Jeffco Commissioner David Carrington ‘seriously considering’ run for governor
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Jefferson County Commissioner David Carrington said Tuesday he will not run for a third term on the commission and that...
After 50 years, Water Board votes to end joint billing with...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Residents can expect to pay higher sewer and water bills after the Birmingham Water Works Board voted to end joint...
Breaking the Blue Wall: Law enforcement, citizens discuss race and policing
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
This year, there have been 736 people killed in police-involved shootings, and 38 officers killed in the line of duty....
