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Midseason Coaching Carousel Spins Through Alabama as Blazers, Bulldogs and Tigers Reset - BirminghamWatch ‘Win now’ mentality opens vacancies at the top of Birmingham’s sports landscape.

Midseason Coaching Carousel Spins Through Alabama as UAB Blazers, Samford Bulldogs and Auburn Tigers Reset
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Silence Is Sour for Applicant as Zoning Request for Storage Facility Dies - BirminghamWatch Scotty Prince says his dream died for lack of a motion.

Silence Is Sour For Applicant As Zoning Request For Storage Facility Dies
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Woodfin Announces Emergency Food Relief Effort as SNAP Suspension Looms - BirminghamWatch The mayor said he will ask the Birmingham City Council to commit $1 million to help feed Birmingham families.

randallwoodfin.bsky.social Announces Emergency Food Relief Effort as SNAP Suspension Looms
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#2025GovernmentShutdown

Stings and Bites: JeffCo Commissioners Exchange Classic Quips in Bessemer Meeting - BirminghamWatch They also OK’d a tax abatement to lure an industrial supplier.

Stings and Bites: JeffCo Commissioners Exchange Classic Quips in Bessemer Meeting
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Appeals Court Presses Pause on JeffCo Redistricting Case - BirminghamWatch The ruling allows Jefferson County to continue with next year’s election under current district maps.

Appeals Court Presses Pause on JeffCo Redistricting Case
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Fitch Raises Its Credit Rating for JeffCo Sewer Warrants - BirminghamWatch The change brings Fitch’s rating in line with other credit rating agencies.

Fitch Raises Its Credit Rating for JeffCo (AL)'sSewer Warrants
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Jefferson County Appeals Court Order in Redistricting Case, Seeks Delay in Enforcing It - BirminghamWatch The county contends the commission districts redrawn in 2021 were not based on race.

Jefferson County (AL) Appeals Court Order in Redistricting Case, Seeks Delay in Enforcing It
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After second open-heart surgery, Samford senior White back on bike and thriving John White didn’t simply want to survive the second open-heart surgery of his life. His desire, as it has been throughout his 21 years, was to thrive.

After Second Open Heart Surgery, Samford University Senior John White Back On Bike and Thriving
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Vestavia Hills candidates make their cases in 2025 city election forum Residents heard from both candidates for mayor and five candidates seeking two seats on the City Council.

Vestavia Hills candidates make their cases in 2025 city election forum
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In a blink: Homewood’s public hearing on former police station ends almost instantly Homewood ends rezoning for old police station after steakhouse-pocket park plan withdrawn; mayor, councilman regret losing project they say met public needs and fiscal goals.

In a blink: Homewood’s public hearing on former police station ends almost instantly
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James-Johnson Dares To Dream "The Impossible Dream" of Being City's First Elected Black Female Mayor - BirminghamWatch The candidate says she knows what it is to be among the ‘least of them’ and wants to help fix the communities.

Marilyn James-Johnson Dreams The Impossible Dream of Being First Black Woman Elected Mayor of @cityofbhamhc.bsky.social

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Golden-Buzzer Choir Shows JeffCo Commission Why It Was Lifted to the Top - BirminghamWatch The Birmingham Youth and Young Adult Fellowship Choir, which earned the golden buzzer from judge Simon Cowell to send it to the live telecasts for the “America’s Got Talent” competition show, dropped ...

Golden-Buzzer Choir Shows JeffCo Commission Why It Was Lifted to the Top - BirminghamWatch
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Mayoral Candidate Brian K. Rice Wants Resources for Neglected Neighborhoods - BirminghamWatch Rice said his goal as mayor would be to make Ensley and other Birmingham neighborhoods as safe and comfortable as Highland Park.

Birmingham (AL) Mayoral Candidate Brian K Rice Wants Resources For Neglected Neighborhoods
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Remembering Rubin - Over the Mountain Journal Rubin Earl Grant 1957-2025 Let your light so shine before men, that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father which is in heaven. Matthew 5:16 By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. Rubin Earl Grant was ...

Several memorials have been posted online about my dear friend and colleague, Rubin Grant. Read my story about an unquestioned legend that's posted by Over the Mountain Journal.

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Seems more like Frogger to me.

More Than 8,500 First Responders Arrive in Birmingham for the 2025 World Police and Fire Games By Solomon Crenshaw Jr. |The Birmingham Times For many Birmingham-area first responders, this week’s 2025 World Police and Fire Games (BHM 2025 WPFG) is about more than competing against peers from…

First Responders From Around the Globe Arrive in Birmingham for the 2025 World Police and Fire Games
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Real Life Heroes Descend on Central Alabama for World Police & Fire Games - BirminghamWatch Eight thousand first responders from nearly 80 countries are participating in the 10-day sports competition that begins Friday at the BJCC.

Real Life Heroes Descend on Central Alabama for World Police & Fire Games
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‘It's a gut punch,’ Panelist Says of Tariffs’ Effect on Small Businesses - BirminghamWatch U.S. Rep. Terri Sewell organized a small business roundtable Tuesday at Innovation Depot on the impact of tariffs ordered by the Trump administration.

'It's A Gut Punch,' Panelist Says Of Tariffs' Effect Small Businesses
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Sheriff's Spokesman Recalls the Day He Could Have Been Killed - BirminghamWatch Wayne Rogers, spokesman for the Jefferson County Sheriff’s Department, was a 17-year-old bank teller when his branch was robbed.

Jefferson County (AL) Sheriff's Spokesman Recalls the Day He Could Have Been Killed
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Flipping the Page: East Lake Library Reopens After Being Closed for Years - BirminghamWatch Residents of the East Lake Community became reacquainted with an old friend Monday morning as the library branch at Oporto-Madrid Boulevard and Division Avenue reopened after being closed for about fo...

Flipping The Page: East Lake Library Reopens After Being Closed for Years
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'Stop settling for mediocrity,' Lashunda Scales Says as She Announces a Second Run for Birmingham Mayor - BirminghamWatch Lashunda Scales, current Jefferson County commissioner and former Birmingham City councilor, said Tuesday she is running for mayor to turn around the trend of Birmingham being passed over for other ci...

‘Stop settling for mediocrity,’ Lashunda Scales Says as She Announces a Second Run for @bhamala.bsky.social Mayor
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ADA Upgrades Mean More Is in Store for Birmingham's Rickwood Field - BirminghamWatch Making improvements to Rickwood will help pull in even higher-profile events, supports say.

ADA Upgrades Mean More Is in Store for Birmingham’s Rickwood Field

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JeffCo Approves Collection of Storm Debris - BirminghamWatch Jefferson County will pick up vegetative storm debris in unincorporated areas.

Jefferson County (AL) Approves Collection of Storm Debris
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Indict or Charge: JeffCo Commissioners Say Either Way, It’s Not Their Lane - BirminghamWatch A visitor passing time sat in a commission meeting and then thrust upon them the idea they might be party to violating the constitutional rights of capital murder suspects.

Not Us: Jefferson County, Alabama Commissioners Say Unindicted Persons Charged With Capital Murder Is Outside Their Lane
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You Can Ring My Bell: Commission President Completes Cancer Treatment - BirminghamWatch Jimmie Stephens opened Tuesday’s County Commission meeting by saying he had finished his last radiation treatment for carcinoma that had spread to his lymph nodes.

You Can Ring My Bell: Commission President Completes Cancer Treatment
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Family and Colleagues Memorialize Juvenile Detention Officer Lost to Domestic Violence - BirminghamWatch Mickese J. Bostic was remembered as light-hearted and big-hearted during his memorial Saturday, April 26, 2025. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.)

Family and Colleagues Memorialize Juvenile Detention Officer Lost to Domestic Violence
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Mayoral Candidate Frank Woodson Says He's the Leader Birmingham Needs Now - BirminghamWatch Woodson has thrown his hat into the ring to run for Birmingham mayor.

Mayoral Candidate Frank Woodson Says He’s the Leader Birmingham Needs Now
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Magic City Diamond Classic resumes with Alabama A&M facing Miles at Regions Field
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Use It or Lose It: JeffCo Set To Help Residents Rather Than Let Money Go Back to the Feds - BirminghamWatch County commissioners learned they had about $500K in unspent Emergency Rental Assistance funds and assigned it to Bridge Ministries to help people with rent and utility payments.

Use It Or Lose It: Jefferson County, Alabama Set To Help Residents Rather Than Let Money Go Back To The Feds
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Juandalynn Givan Rallies Her Supporters in Her Bid for Mayor - BirminghamWatch The candidate said Birmingham cannot continue for another four years on the same path it’s been on.

Juandalynn Givan Rallies Her Supporters in Her Bid for @bhamala.bsky.social Mayor
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