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Rep. Sewell Secures $7.3 Million for Birmingham from Government Funding Package...
The Birmingham Times
Washington, D.C. — U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell (AL-07) announced last week that she secured $42,820,760 for 15 community projects in Alabama’s 7th Congressional – including $7.3 million...
Birmingham Native, Alabama State Student Receives Prestigious PR Scholarship
By Kenneth Mullinax/ASU
A native of Birmingham who is now an Alabama State University senior has been awarded one of the nation's premier student communication's...
Tuskegee University Unveils New Monument Honoring Work to Eradicate Polio
By Gabby Gervais
bhamnow.com
A life-size bronze monument was unveiled at Tuskegee University recently to honor the significant research conducted at Tuskegee Infantile Paralysis Center to...
UPDATED — As Coldest Air of Season Moves In, City Announces...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham Jefferson Convention Complex (BJCC) will be used as warming station on later this week and early next after...
Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Moral Conscience, Dies at 90
By Andrew Meldrum
Associated Press
JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Desmond Tutu, South Africa’s Nobel Peace Prize-winning icon, an uncompromising foe of apartheid and a modern-day activist for...
COVID Vaccine Rally Begins Today at Legion Field, 11 a.m.
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Charles Barkley, the Leeds native and Auburn and NBA basketball legend, brings his plea for widespread vaccination against COVID-19 to a vaccine rally on today, Aug....
YWCA Central Alabama Selects Industry Vet as New CEO
ywcabhm.org
LaRhonda Magras, Ed. D. has been elected CEO of YWCA Central Alabama and the appointment is effective September 1, the Board of Directors announced Tuesday.
Magras,...
Verizon donates $20K to domestic violence prevention in Jefferson County
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Domestic violence is a growing problem in Jefferson County. Fortunately, so is one of the solutions.
Verizon Wireless this week presented...
Growing Farm to School Programs
By John Crabtree, johnc@cfra.org, Center for Rural Affairs
Farm to school programs offer children better, fresher, more nutritious, and more local food choices that...
Former Senior Living Center Employee Charged with ID Theft and $335,000...
Former Senior Living Center Employee Charged with ID Theft and $335,000 Fraud
BIRMINGHAM -- The U.S. Attorney's Office today charged a former Hoover senior living center...