Tag: pandemic
Mayor Woodfin Scores First Major Victory of New Term with $35M...
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
It didn’t take long for Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin to score his first major victory with a new city council.
On...
Miles College Cancels $3.9M in Loans for Students Enrolled in Spring...
The Birmingham Times
Miles College announced Tuesday that it would cancel $3.9 million in federal student loans for all full-time students enrolled in the Spring...
Drew: Safely Hosting Family and Friends for the Holidays
By Samuetta Hill Drew
Well, it is almost gobble, gobble time again this year. Thanksgiving is just around the corner. Thanksgiving is a time families...
Alabama Power Grant Provides Music Stands for Epic School Students
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
In the midst of the pandemic, Tamara Travis, music teacher at Birmingham’s Epic Elementary School, noticed that her students were...
Birmingham Councilors Approve $1M To Support Mental Health for City Students
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The Birmingham City Council voted Tuesday to approve $1 million to aid the Birmingham City Schools (BCS) mental health services...
Nearly $500M in Capital Investment for Jeffco Over Past 18 Months
By Barnett Wright
The Birmingham Times
Nearly $500 million in capital investment has been announced over the past 18 months in Jefferson County and more projects...
Help shorten the surge and safely celebrate Labor Day
By Hannah Echols
UAB News
After a year of virtual holidays and celebrations, Alabama residents saw a brief return to near normal in May and June 2021,...
What Historic Increase In Food Stamp Benefits Means for Alabama Families
By Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
Families who receive food stamps will see the largest benefits increase in history beginning Oct. 1 following the Biden administration’s...
As cases mount, Birmingham schools look for ways to loosen COVID-19’s...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
COVID-19 continues to hold a grip on the Birmingham metro area and it’s being felt across the city schools system,...
Jesse Jackson and Wife Remain Under Observation for COVID-19
By Sophia Tareen
Associated Press
CHICAGO (AP) — The Rev. Jesse Jackson, and his wife, Jacqueline, remained under doctors’ observation Sunday at a Chicago hospital and...