Tag: Midfield
Residents reminded to recycle used cooking oil and grease. Here’s how.
Special to the Times
Jefferson County CEO Tony Petelos is reminding residents to recycle their used cooking oil and grease, especially during the upcoming holiday...
Jefferson County delivers $69 million surplus to area school systems
By Marie Leech
Alabama NewsCenter
The Jefferson County Commission doled out more than $69 million in surplus funds this week to area school systems, in what...
More Than 200 attend Healing Initiative Event in Midfield
Times Staff Report
More than 200 students, families, elected officials and community leaders turned out for Saturday’s Children Healing Initiative – Loving Life! (CHILL!) event...
Great Expectations: How Three Area Mayors Plan to Tackle Problems in...
A Special Report from The Birmingham Times
One city recently elected a 24-year-old mayor, one of the youngest in the nation. Another, which is financially...
Midfield: Working together and moving forward
By Solomon Crenshaw Jr.
For The Birmingham Times
Midfield Mayor Gary Richardson experienced an epiphany in the spring of 2000.
His daughter April was graduating from Midfield...
Twin brothers plan comeback after fire destroys family business in Midfield
By Je’Don Holloway Talley
For The Birmingham Times
A fire that destroyed a Midfield family business will not be a setback, but a setup for great...
Voters in Brighton, 50 other cities, go to polls Tuesday to...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
On Tuesday, Aug. 23 residents in the cities of Brighton; Fairfield; Midfield and dozens of other Birmingham metro area cities...