Tag: pandemic
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...
Sharpe-Jefferson: Parenting and Prayer During a Pandemic
By Keisa Sharpe-Jefferson
As if COVID-19 affecting adults wasn’t enough.
Now, with a new school year underway we have the Delta variant and the reality of...
Birmingham area leaders participate in prestigious Harvard Business School program
By Alabama NewsCenter Staff
This year’s Harvard University Young American Leaders Program (YALP) included 10 leaders from the Birmingham area who joined others in learning more about...
BCS Superintendent Dr. Mark Sullivan: ‘We’ll Be Back and Better Than...
By Haley Wilson
The Birmingham Times
Mark Sullivan, Ed.D., superintendent of Birmingham City Schools (BCS) spoke to The Birmingham Times about the upcoming school year, which...
Birmingham bans no-knock warrants, announces other policing measures
Ryan Michaels
The Birmingham Times
The City of Birmingham on Tuesday banned no-knock warrants, which have never been a part of police department operations but is...