Tag: Mayor William Bell
City Council Approves $6.9 million for Repaving Across Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The ride across some Birmingham roads will be a lot smoother after the City Council on Tuesday unanimously voted to...
Birmingham’s Mayors Reflect on City’s 150th Anniversary
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
One in an occasional series about Birmingham’s 150th anniversary
From a very rough beginning 150 years ago, Birmingham smoothed out and...
Titusville Home to Condoleezza Rice, Odessa Woolfolk and Other Notables
By Denise Steward
For the Birmingham Times
When she was a child, Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Carole Smitherman often spent her summers visiting the public...
Voters sent clear message to mayor, council president
By Nick Patterson
The Birmingham Times
Birmingham voters on Tuesday sent a signal that while they want to keep most of the city council members who...
Attorney Randall Woodfin forces Incumbent William Bell into Oct. 3 runoff...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Randall Woodfin, Birmingham native, school board member and attorney, who became the first candidate to announce his run for mayor...
Wells Fargo, mayor’s office head $2.5 million program for local homebuyers
Special to The Times
Mayor Bell will join with Wells Fargo for a $2.55 million local homebuyer program that will provide matching down payment assistance...
Mayor’s office, police chief announce 30-day initiative to reduce crime
Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
In efforts to increase public safety, Mayor William Bell and the Birmingham Police Department announced a new 30-day initiative, Operation Eagle.
For...
500 employees, 100 trucks, $350K to finish citywide cleanup over next...
Times staff report
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved spending more than $350,000 on Operation Green Wave, a city-wide project designed to cut grass in...
Mayor William Bell to host screening of “I Am Not...
Special to The Times
Mayor William Bell will host young men at the Carver Theatre to watch the documentary, “I Am Not Your Negro,” March...
Rickey Smiley hosts Motown-inspired Sickle Cell Foundation of Central Alabama gala
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
The Birmingham Times
The Sickle Cell Foundation of Central Alabama proudly presented its annual gala on Saturday, Feb. 11, at the downtown...