Birmingham Police officers look over a pool of blood and a bullet casing found at a hotel in Birmingham as they investigate a murder in the early 1970s. (File photo/The Birmingham News)
As Jefferson County Commissioner Sheila Tyson looks on, Birmingham Resident Susan Palmer questions Water Works officials about "affordable rates." (Ryan Michaels, The Birmingham Times)
Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority Board. Top row, from left: Roderick Evans, LeDon Jones, Darryl Cunningham, Wille S. Davis III. Bottom Row: Becky Carpenter, Paige Coker, Ted Smith, Sam Parker. (Ryan Michaels, For The Birmingham Times)
Jefferson County Commission 2022-2026 from left, Commissioners Lashunda Scales, Joe Knight, Pro-Tempore; Jimmie Stephens, President; Sheila Tyson; Steve Ammons. (Barnett Wright, The Birmingham Times)