Jefferson County Newswire (Page 8)
Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for Jefferson County, AL. (Page 8)
Results 141 - 160 of 4,038 in Jefferson County, AL
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Elephant in the room for Alabama Democrats is race, not Republicans
... have been necessary - let's be real - without Nikki Still . You remember Still? She was a candidate for a Jefferson County judgeship who finished second in her party primary. When the first place finisher was disqualified, the Alabama Democratic ... Comment?
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This bank could provide muscle for Jeffco to force plan on other creditors
Of all the reorganization plans being considered by Jefferson County to exit its historic bankruptcy one creditor group seems to get mentioned more than others: New York investment bank JPMorgan & Chase Co. Comment?
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Study on feasibility of forming Gardendale school system due out in May
A study commissioned by the city of Gardendale to assess the feasibility of pulling out of the Jefferson County school system and forming a city school system will be released May 14. Comment?
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Irondale likely to vote on lodging tax increase at next council meeting
... city lodging tax is 6.5 percent and Leeds city lodging tax is 6 percent. The state rate is 4 percent and Jefferson County imposes a 7 percent lodging tax. Wilson said the revenue generated from the tax will be used to bring special events to ... Comment?
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Fatal fire in Northwest Jefferson County
The red tarp marks the spot where 45-year-old paraplegic man died in a mobile home fire in Mount Olive on April 25, 2013. Comment?
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Law Day luncheon includes panel discussion on diversity within the Birmingham bar
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... retired U.S. District Judge U.W. Clemon, Alabama's first African-American on the federal bench; Presiding Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Houston Brown; U.S. District Court Judge Abdul Kallon; Robin L. Burrell, president-elect of the Birmingham ... Comment?
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Man dies in mobile home fire; 7 others escape
... area say seven people were able to escape a fire in a mobile home, but one person died in the blaze. Jefferson County sheriff's officials say the fire began shortly before 4 a.m. Monday on Springdale Road in Mount Olive. Firefighters arrived to find ... Comment?
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Pre-dawn house fire in northwestern Jefferson County kills 1
Five adults and two children managed to escape the pre-dawn blaze, but a 45-year-old man perished in the fire, said Jefferson County sheriff's Chief Deputy Randy Christian. Comment?
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The Alabama Democratic Majority being born in Birmingham today
... conference at the Harbert Center in the heart of downtown Birmingham, the financial capital of the state. Jefferson County is considered vital by Kennedy as he begins the effort to draw donors to ADM from an affluent blue county that in November saw ... Comment?
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Five Male High School students on school bus during accident, none injured
... five students on bus No.0447, which was on its way to Male High School, when the accident happened, said Jefferson County Public Schools spokesman Ben Jackey. None of the students were injured in the accident, he said. The accident happened at ... Comment?
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... -- Jefferson -- fits that description. So if the bill passed, there would be one registration deadline in Jefferson County and another in the other 66 counties. As the Advertiser's Brian Lyman reported, even the bill's sponsor couldn't explain the ... Comment?
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Woman in custody after police chase
... rcement. There may be additional charges pending further investigation. The wreck report will be handled by Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. Comment?
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Birmingham taxpayers shouldn't pay for Trinity hospital serving...
... that Trinity Medical Center's new hospital location is technically within Birmingham's city limits and in Jefferson County. But it is very purposefully located at the gateway to North Shelby County, and judging by their evaluations of the site, ... Comment?
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City seeking additional disaster funding
... recovery funding. More than half will go directly to the cities of Tuscaloosa and Birmingham as well as Jefferson County. The rest - $49,157,000 - will be distributed by the Alabama Department of Economic and Community Affairs in the form of ... Comment?
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Mayor says Pleasant Grove is ready to move on from horrific 2011 tornado
... storm victims. (Birmingham News/Jesse Chambers.) PLEASANT GROVE, Alabama -- Pleasant Grove was one of the Jefferson County communities hit hardest by the tornadoes that ripped through the state in April 2011, with 13 people killed. Of course, it is ... Comment?
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... the experience and leadership skills that will take Medical West forward as a pillar of the Bessemer/west Jefferson County region and as an integral part of the UAB Health System," said UAB Health System CEO Will Ferniany . "We're thrilled to have a ... Comment?
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Man arrested by Texas police returned to Jefferson County to face securities fraud charges
... residence was in Spring, Texas, was arrested March 1 by Ferris, Texas, police on outstanding warrants from Jefferson County. Jefferson County District Attorney Brandon Falls and Alabama Securities Commission Director Joseph Borg today announced the ... Comment?
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Gardendale accepts bid for Dewey Barber Drive
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... to authorize a fire hydrant on the water main at the southern end of Dewey Barber Drive. Last month the Jefferson County Commission voted to change the name of Mary Buckelew Parkway to Barber Blvd . The two-lane road stretches from Mount Olive Road ... Comment?
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Under health reform, 346,000 Alabamians with incomes up to $94,200...
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... the eligible Alabamans will be black, and about 5 percent of the eligible Alabamans will be Hispanic. a In Jefferson County, 44,420 people will be eligible for the premium tax credit, and about 54 percent of those residents will be families with ... Comment?
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Jefferson County Judge Won't Let JPMorgan Suit Proceed
... with a lawsuit against JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) because it would interfere with the reorganization of Jefferson County, Alabama, the biggest U.S. municipal bankruptcy, a judge ruled. U.S. Bankruptcy Judge Thomas B. Bennett in Birmingham, Alamaba, ... Comment?
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