Garbage Pick-up Changes for the Holidays - BirminghamWatch
Dec 20, 2024 · Birmingham is changing the dates for household garbage pickup in the next two weeks to allow for the Christmas and New Year’s Day holidays, and it will be notifying residents of new routes and days for household garbage pickup being put in place as of Jan. 6.
Naftel Praised by Former Probate Judge as ‘the Best’
Dec 19, 2024 · If Judge Jim Naftel II ever writes his memoirs, leading the Jefferson County Probate Court through a pandemic will be prominently included. That, Naftel said, is what he remembers most as he looks back on his 4½ years on the bench.
Birmingham Race Course Sale Latest Indication of Booming …
Nov 22, 2024 · The planned purchase of the Birmingham Race Course Casino by Wind Creek is the latest sign eastern parts of Birmingham – and the city’s eastern suburbs – are ripe for recreational development.
Mayor Announces 2025 Budget Adds, Including 3% Raise, Money …
Nov 26, 2024 · Birmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday announced long-awaited 2025 budget amendments that include increased funding for sidewalk repairs and traffic calming efforts as well as a 3% across-the-board raise for city employees.
Book Casts Light on Tuscaloosa’s Bloody Tuesday
Oct 22, 2024 · “Bloody Tuesday: The Untold Story of the Struggle for Civil Rights in Tuscaloosa,” by John M. Giggie (Oxford University Press, 2024) In his new book, “Bloody Tuesday,” historian John M. Giggie reminds us that our country did not experience one Civil Rights Movement.
Monday Morning Watch | Week of January 6, 2025
Jan 6, 2025 · I used to maintain a regular column on my old site, The Terminal, highlighting specific items on the Birmingham City Council agenda. This, along with seeing the impact our friends at The Current over in Georgia have had with their Coastal Navigator newsletter (and additionally inspired by other friends Agenda Watch), has led to what you see.. Our goal is simple.
16th Street Baptist Fund Drive for Visitor and Education Center …
Dec 16, 2024 · This story has been updated with the Birmingham City Council’s vote Tuesday to allot $200,000 for the project. The Rev. Arthur Price, pastor of Birmingham’s Sixteenth Street Baptist Church, said a planned Education and Visitor Center on the church’s campus is a way to help people remember the church’s history and its place in the Civil Rights Movement.
Jefferson County Commission OK’s Funding for 3 Economic …
Dec 19, 2024 · Jefferson County commissioners on Thursday allotted money to three economic development drivers after a spirited debate about equity earlier in the week.
Birmingham Police Chief Set to Retire, Pickett Will Be Interim Chief
Oct 24, 2024 · Birmingham Police Chief Scott Thurmond on Thursday announced he will retire from the department effective Nov. 29. Mayor Randall Woodfin named Deputy Chief Michael Pickett to take over as interim police chief when Thurmond departs.
Birmingham Council OKs Public Transit Expansion Under Grant
Dec 17, 2024 · The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved an agreement that will use $1 million in federal grant money to consolidate two bus routes and expand the city’s microtransit services in two areas. It also gave official approval to the mayor’s budget and laid out its legislative agenda for next year.