Tag: Bessemer
Dr. Autumm Jeter Named Assistant Superintendent with Alabama State Board of...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Bessemer City Schools Superintendent Autumm Jeter, EdD, will be moving into an assistant superintendent role with the Alabama State Board...
Bessemer, Alabama’s First Black Fire Chief Retires
The Birmingham Times
Randall McFarland Jr., Bessemer’s first Black fire chief, has announced his retirement.
Chief McFarland Jr. has been with the Bessemer Fire Department for...
The Birmingham-Area Food Truck With 15 Varieties of Roasted Corn
By Bob Carlton | bcarlton@al.com
Phillip Powell loads ears of fresh corn into the propane-fueled roaster that’s parked behind his Aww Shucks food trailer.
“This right here...
‘I didn’t want the first date to end . . ....
BY JE’DON HOLLOWAY-TALLEY
Special to the Birmingham Times
“You Had Me at Hello’’ highlights married couples and the love that binds them. If you would like...
Memory Lane owners open sneaker boutique in downtown Birmingham
Tira Davis
bhamnow.com
Downtown Birmingham has been booming with new businesses and on Friday Sept. 24 Memory Lane the vintage clothing and sneaker boutique is opening its...
Lowe’s Building Enormous Distribution Center in Bessemer, Creating up to 200...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Lowe’s, the retail giant specializing in home improvement, plans a 1.2 million-square-foot, $40 million facility in Bessemer as part of...
Bessemer (AL): The Marvel City No Longer in Birmingham’s Shadow
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Drone Photography: Lavon Beard
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l_ya530RB7c&feature=youtu.be
Bessemer has become a city that is a marvel to behold.
In just the past three years look...
Mayor Ken Gulley Means Business for Bessemer and the Region
By Erica Wright
The Birmingham Times
Bessemer Mayor Ken Gulley is not one to complain. When he was dissatisfied with the direction of the city a...
How Dr. Autumm Jeter Reimagines and Reshapes the Bessemer School System
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For the Birmingham Times
Anyone who wants to marvel at where the city of Bessemer is headed can look no further than...
Store Owner Mara Allen on Providing Nutritious Options in a Food...
By Sydney Melson
The Birmingham Times
Mara Allen owns Urban Market, a grocery store in the Jonesboro neighborhood of Bessemer that offers a broad range of...