Tag: alabama
J.C. Wells, licensed counselor: ‘Mental health is becoming more critical’
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
J.C. Wells, a licensed professional counselor with the Birmingham-based Without Walls Counseling Services, recently spoke to The Birmingham Times about...
These programs can help pay your utility bills and lower your...
By Dennis Washington
If you live in Alabama and are low-income, age 60 or older and/or disabled, programs are available to help pay utilities and...
Both played a role in Birmingham’s 1960s history; as friends they...
By Richard Friedman
Special to The Birmingham Times
There was a fateful day in August of 1960 when the lives of Frances Foster White, an African American teenager...
United Way’s new partnership with Lyft provides free rides to vaccination...
By Irene Richardson
bhamnow.com
Local organizations are finding solutions to prevent barriers unvaccinated residents face when trying to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. United Way of Central Alabama (UWCA)...
Opinion: Supporting President Biden’s Jobs Plans Means Supporting Schools
By Gaynell Hendricks
I support President Joe Biden’s American Jobs Plan. This plan, as constituted, makes some investments in three areas that directly affect schools....
As overdose deaths soar in Jeffco, Hoover recovery center opens
By Ryan Michaels
Amid a significant increase in overdose deaths in Jefferson County, state and local officials gathered Tuesday to participate in a ribbon cutting...
Live HealthSmart Alabama celebrates new sidewalks, other upgrades in Kingston
Jessica Snyder
UAB News
Live HealthSmart Alabama, a University of Alabama at Birmingham initiative, celebrated phase one improvements in the Kingston community last week at Stockham Park.
These improvements...
10 essential Birmingham restaurants
By Amber Sutton
Whatever you're craving, Birmingham has a restaurant you need to try. (contributed)
When it comes to finding a noteworthy spot to grab some...
Appleseed Law Center’s Report Outlines Serious Need For Sentencing Reform
alabamaappleseed.org
Alabama Appleseed Center for Law & Justice this week released a comprehensive new report examining Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act, Condemned: Hundreds of Men Are Sentenced...
Tide’s Saban tests positive for virus, will miss Iron Bowl
By John Zenor
Associated Press
The Iron Bowl will be without its biggest star.
No. 1 Alabama’s iconic coach Nick Saban tested positive for COVID-19 just before...
