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Birmingham Water Works Residents Oppose Water-Rate Increase During Public Hearing. Birmingham Water Works officials say the 4.9% increase is needed because of escalating costs and plans to upgrade to automated meter readers, but residents said their bills are too high already, and the BWW Board should look for other ways to raise money.
Commission Sends $1 Billion Budget to Thursday’s Agenda
Sep 13, 2023 · Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens gave Commissioner Joe Knight a hearty handshake at the end of a nearly two-hour committee meeting of the commission, congratulating the finance chairman as the proposed 2024 fiscal budget went to the agenda of Thursday’s commission meeting.
Birmingham Renews Controversial Online Business License …
Sep 6, 2022 · Birmingham has renewed its contract with Avenu Insights & Analytics LLC, the company in charge of the city’s online business license renewal service. The renewal came despite misgivings from officials about complaints that the company’s customer service is subpar, so the city added a 90-day terminat
The History of the Birmingham City Schools - BirminghamWatch
Jun 2, 2019 · A timeline of Birmingham city schools. 1873: Board of School Trustees established 1874: Free School Established (renamed The Powell School 1883) 1883: John H. Phillips, superintendent (First Birmingham Schools superintendent, considered the architect of the first school system) Read m
Birmingham’s Jazz Tradition and How It Shaped the Sound of …
Dec 1, 2023 · “Magic City: How the Birmingham Jazz Tradition Shaped the Sound of America” (University of North Carolina Press, 2023) by Burgin Mathews. Mathews will speak and sign copies of “Magic City” at the Alabama Jazz Hall of Fame on Saturday, 5-7 p.m., and at the Birmingham Historical Society on Sunday, 3-5 p.m.
Jefferson County Drug Overdose Deaths Hit New Peak in 2022
Jan 24, 2023 · Narcan is a brand of drug that’s used to treat opioid overdoses. (Photo by Miranda Fulmore, WBHM) While homicides have drawn a lot of attention in recent years, Jefferson County Chief Deputy Coroner Bill Yates said something else is killing more people: drug overdoses, especially those involving fentanyl.
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Carol Nunnelley Carol Nunnelley was an Alabama journalist who led enterprise and investigative reporting at The Birmingham News over three decades; coverage that addressed the city and state’s intractable problems of race, poverty and inept and corrupt government. She was managing editor of The New
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3 Things to Watch for in the New Birmingham School Board
Oct 27, 2021 · This week, the Birmingham City board of education welcomes six new members — a mix of former educators, business professionals and education advocates — making more than half the board new. With an extra $185 million in federal pandemic relief funding, the new board will have a lot more money to
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Tough Interviews Shouldn’t Become Controversies October 22, 2024. It’s never good when the interviewer of a high-profile person becomes the story, but some critics need to better understand what makes for a good interview.