Tag: Bessemer
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...
City of Bessemer Receives $300K Federal Brownfields Grant from EPA
The Birmingham Times
The city of Bessemer has been awarded a 2020 Brownfield Assessment Grant by the United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).
Bessemer will receive...
Meet Kim Alexander, Bessemer (Ala.) Councilwoman, And Nurse, on the Frontlines...
By Sherrel Wheeler Stewart
For The Birmingham Times
In Bessemer, most people know Kimberly Alexander as the councilwoman who represents District 2. But in recent weeks,...
Bessemer Plans Pedestrian Bridge over Highway 150
bessemeral.org
The city of Bessemer plans to construct a pedestrian bridge over State Highway 150 which will connect the city’s Rail-Trail system to its recreation...
Bessemer’s Historic Lincoln Theatre Being Revitalized
The Birmingham Times
Built as a 400-seat “picture house” to show first-run movies for African American audiences, the historic Lincoln Theatre is the last undestroyed...
Bessemer Breaks Ground on $750K Airport Expansion Project
The Birmingham Times
Officials with the city of Bessemer and the Bessemer Airport Authority broke ground Tuesday morning on construction of a 14,220 square foot hangar...
Jeffco mayors sign ‘historic’ pact toward regional cooperation
By Ameera Steward
The Birmingham Times
Mayors from nearly a dozen cities in Jefferson County today announced a “historic” pact to combat poaching between cities and...