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Jefferson County Responds to Lawsuit from Black Voters Alleging Racial Gerrymandering
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
A national Civil Rights law organization and a local Birmingham law firm on Friday filed a lawsuit challenging the Jefferson County...
Cooper Green Mercy Health to Break Ground on New $120M Building
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Cooper Green Mercy Health will break ground on a new building to house its clinical operations at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 9, on the site of...
How Majority of Jefferson County Commission Likely Just Got Re-Elected
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Qualifying for the May 24 primary elections ended Friday and 4 of 5 incumbent Jefferson County commissioners face no opposition....
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...
How Jefferson County (AL) Landed a $1.1 Billion Investment After Past...
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The J.M. Smucker Co. on Thursday announced plans to invest $1.1 billion to build a new manufacturing facility and distribution...
Report touts Alabama’s natural, outdoor assets as economic development draw
By Michael Sznajderman
Many folks may not view parks and nature trails as pivotal tools for economic development. But a recent report prepared for the Alabama...
USFL in Birmingham Gets Closer As City, County Contribute $500K Each
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
The Jefferson County Commission voted Thursday to contribute $500,000 to help bring the United States Football League (USFL) to Birmingham.
The...
Jefferson County resident elected chairman of Alabama Commission on Higher Education
Charles E. Ball has been elected to serve as chairman of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. His selection was by unanimous vote earlier...