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Jefferson County (AL) Headed to Trial in Federal Court Over Lawsuit...

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By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times A federal judge on Tuesday rejected Jefferson County’s attempts to dismiss a case challenging the commission’s districts as racial gerrymandering...

Jefferson County Responds to Lawsuit from Black Voters Alleging Racial Gerrymandering

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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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www.uab.edu 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

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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

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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...

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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

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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

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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

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    Charles E. Ball has been elected to serve as chairman of the Alabama Commission on Higher Education. His selection was by unanimous vote earlier...