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JeffCo Commissioners Call for Change in Combating Violence as Mayor Woodfin Attends White House Signing
In the wake of a mass shooting that killed four and injured 17 others Saturday night, members of the Jefferson County ...
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Miles, BSC Ink Agreement for the Hilltop Property
Miles College and Birmingham-Southern College have signed an agreement for the sale of BSC’s 192-acre campus on the city’s ...
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JeffCo Commissioner Says Northern Beltline Work Will Go On, Proposes Resolution of Support
Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight says he’s heard the naysayers when it comes to the Northern Beltline, but he ...
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Birmingham Council Renews Funding for Juvenile Re-Entry Program Three Days After Mass Shooting Kills Four
Birmingham City Councilor Crystal Smitherman talks about youth violence in the Sept. 24, 2024, council meeting. (Source: City ...
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Dining-ham: Birmingham Rebrands as Foodie Haven
Birmingham’s restaurant scene is helping change outside perceptions. Once dismissively nicknamed “Bombingham” for its deadly ...
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Birmingham Police Receive $4.2M Grant for Crime Center
The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved a $4.2 million federal grant for to help fund the police department’s Real ...
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Wait a Minute: JeffCo Commission Recesses, Immediately Reconvenes and Increases Employee COLA to 3.5%
County Attorney Theo Lawson, right, confers with Jefferson County Commission Finance Chairman Joe Knight on 9-12-2024. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie ...
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What a Difference a Day Makes: JeffCo Commission sends 2024-25 Budget to Thursday’s Agenda With Variable Day for Employees
Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) On a 3-0-2 vote, the Jefferson County Commission sent the 2024-25 budget to the agenda of Thursday’s commission meeting.