Bessemer City Council makes mayor highest paid in Alabama
With a population of about 25,000, Bessemer ranks 25th among Alabama cities in size, but its next mayor is set to be the highest paid in the state following a recent raise approved by the city council ...
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Roy S. Johnson: BJCTA board leadership change signals end to system's rockiest ride
Years ago, MAX transit was an inefficient slog and its board an erratic mess. In 2018, Ted Smith took over as board chair and oversaw what was at time a treacherous transition to stability. This week, ...
Birmingham’s first youth poet fellow praises the arts, ‘Black women representation’
The State of Alabama and the City of Birmingham both have poet laureates in Ashley Jones and Salaam Green, respectively. Meet ...
‘Our hearts are shattered into pieces’: Family, friends mourn young couple killed in Birmingham
Alexis Elizabeth “Lexie” Wise, 16, and Joshua Wayne Parsons, 21, were killed Tuesday on Princeton Avenue S.W. GoFundMe accounts have been launched for Wise and Parsons to help with their funeral ...
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Birmingham approves $1M redevelopment agreement for Northeast YMCA renovation
Birmingham has approved a $1 million redevelopment agreement with the YMCA of Greater Birmingham to support the renovation of ...
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"This is why we get up everyday": City of Birmingham celebrates "Birmingham Promise" 5 year anniversary
The city of Birmingham hosted an event to celebrate its fifth anniversary of the Birmingham Promise, students say they're proud to see the city keep its promise. The program was created in 2019 and ...
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Birmingham Promise gives more than $10M to help students attend college over five years
To date, more than 1,600 Birmingham City School student graduates have attended college while receiving more than $10 million ...
'Tired of it': Birmingham grapples with four overnight shootings as homicide rate rises
From 7 p.m. Tuesday night, to before 2:30 a.m. Wednesday morning, Birmingham Police responded to four different shootings in ...
17-year-old student-athlete shot near high school, AL cops say. ‘There are no words’
A 17-year-old student-athlete died after being shot outside an Alabama high school, leaving his community heartbroken. The ...
16-year-old Hueytown girl among 2 shot to death in car outside vacant Birmingham house
A 16-year-old girl is among two people found shot to death in a vehicle in a Birmingham neighborhood on Tuesday night. The ...
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Birmingham amphitheater to be called the Coca-Cola Amphitheater
In a collaborative announcement Live Nation, BJCC, the City of Birmingham and Coca-Cola United officially names the city's new amphitheater at a news conference Tuesday. The outdoor concert venue will ...
Coca-Cola gets naming rights for new Birmingham amphitheater in 10-year deal
Birmingham’s new $46 million downtown concert venue will be called the Coca-Cola Amphitheater, organizers announced on ...