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Neighborhood presidents speak on violence and fear in their communities
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
(Second of Two Parts)
Like everyone else in Birmingham, the men and women who serve as presidents of the city’s 99...
StarDome’s Bruce Ayers gave Rickey Smiley, Sinbad, Steve Harvey and others...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Bruce Ayers remembers the blizzard of 1993 for reasons different than most.
The Super Storm dumped 13 inches of snow on...
Missionary, nurse, activist reflects on growing old
By Chris Hubbuch
La Crosse Tribune
LA CROSSE, Wis. (AP) - June Kjome doesn’t want to be a bossy old lady.
Despite her 96 years of experience,...
Altamont School student raises $12,000 to buy 60 laptops for EPIC...
By Chanda Temple
Birmingham City Schools
Amrita Lakhanpal, a sophomore at Altamont School, recently raised $12,000 to buy 60 new Chromebooks for EPIC Elementary School. She...
18-year-old UAB researcher working to make her own antibiotic and pesticide
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
Rowan El-Qishawi, an 18-year-old freshman at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) who has already been acknowledged nationally for...
How local legend Shelley Stewart survived childhood tragedy to become a...
Special to The Times
Spend a few minutes with Shelley Stewart, and you will come away with one thought. At 82 years young, the renowned...
Councilor Lashunda Scales to host crime and economics town hall meeting
Special to The Times
Responding to recent violent incidents in the city, Birmingham City Councilor Lashunda Scales is convening a forum comprised of leaders with...
Mobile Police Department promotes first African American female major
By Monique Jones
The Birmingham Times
Bareneise Dixon has made history by becoming the first African American female major in the Mobile Police Department.
Her promotion Friday,...
How Assistant U.S. Attorney Xavier Carter plans to fight human trafficking...
By Ariel Worthy
The Birmingham Times
When former U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance considered a new coordinator for the office’s Human Trafficking Task Force she settled...
Wenonah High School student runs for state officer position with non-profit...
Special to The Times
Evelyn Derrico wants to make a difference in the city and state.
Derrico, 16, a junior at Wenonah High School in southwest...
