Tag: covid
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,...
Six Resources to Check Out During Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month
By Tanner Coffman
UAB News
March is National Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month. According to the American Cancer Society, colorectal cancer is the third-leading cause of cancer...
Top Health Officials in Birmingham Reflect on 2 Years of COVID...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Two years after the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak to be a global pandemic, medical officials continue...