Tag: covid
Woodfin: President Biden’s ‘Investing in America’ Agenda and Its Lasting Impact...
By Mayor Randall L. Woodfin
Drive through Birmingham, and you’ll see remarkable signs of progress. The first things you may notice are the streets. Over...
Businesses in Birmingham Still Dealing with Impact of COVID to Get...
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
The Birmingham Times
Many small businesses in Birmingham are still dealing with the negative economic effects of the COVID pandemic. But thanks to...
Traveling in a World Where COVID Still Exists
By Samuetta Hill Drew
We are now living in a post pandemic world, but plenty of people are still getting COVID. It is the new...
Pastor Mike Jr. on His Church’s $4.25 Million Purchase of a...
Greg Garrison | ggarrison@al.com
Rock City Church in Birmingham has purchased the main worship center on the former Southeastern Bible College campus on Valleydale Road...
Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson to Step Down by...
By Roy S. Johnson | rjohnson@al.com
Jefferson County health officer Dr. Mark Wilson, one of the region’s most prominent and influential voices during the height of the...
Meet Mike Suco, Coca-Cola United CEO and Co-Founder of Fiesta Birmingham
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Mike Suco knows about stamina.
The CEO of Birmingham-based Coca-Cola Bottling Company United (CCBCU) is an endurance-sport enthusiast—whose favorites are activities...
PHOTOS – The Taste of 4th Ave. Jazz Fest in downtown...
Photos by Mykeon Smith
Hundreds were in downtown Birmingham on Saturday as The Taste of 4th Avenue Jazz Festival returned to the Historic 4th Avenue...
Sharpe-Jefferson: I’m fully vaccinated. Guess what happened?
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
I heard a friend say recently that he believed that everyone has had COVID – some who were symptomatic and others who...
Birmingham, Bessemer, Fairfield Schools Make Masks Optional
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Beginning April 4, face coverings in the Birmingham, Bessemer, and Fairfield school districts will be optional.
Superintendents from each of the...
Obama tests positive for COVID-19, says he’s ‘feeling fine’
The Associated Press
Former President Barack Obama said on Sunday that he had tested positive for the coronavirus, though he’s feeling relatively healthy and his wife,...