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5 days ago · Solomon Crenshaw Jr., November 21, 2024. Birmingham Water Works. BWWB Votes 5-3 for Budget That Includes 4.9% Rate Increase. The rate hike is the ninth annual …
Birmingham City Council Appoints New Committees
Nov 14, 2023 · The Birmingham City Council approved new committee assignments on Tuesday, after new council officers were chosen recently. The Council approved new committee …
Martin Luther King’s 1963 Birmingham arrest spurred a Supreme …
Oct 19, 2022 · The case is Walker v. City of Birmingham, which ruled on the legal principles that allowed Bull Conner and Birmingham to jail Martin Luther King Jr. on Good Friday, 1963. …
The History of the Birmingham City Schools - BirminghamWatch
1952 Seventy schools in the system; Board of Education Administration building built. 1954 Brown vs Board of Education. 1959 Theodore R. Wright, superintendent. 1961 Forty-one new school …
Commission Sends $1 Billion Budget to Thursday’s Agenda
Sep 13, 2023 · The overall budget is $1 billion and the general fund is about $270,000. The budget includes funding for the Jefferson County Greenways Commission, the Magic City …
Birmingham Council OKs New Districts Despite Dissent
Apr 19, 2022 · The Birmingham City Council approved the redrawing of its district boundaries Tuesday to comport with data from the 2020 census, despite some councilors’ misgivings that …
A ‘gassy’ Alabama coal mine was expanding under a
Mar 18, 2024 · He’d said he thought his home would explode. He was right. W.M. Griffice, 78, had told his granddaughter, Kenzie, in the days leading up to March 8 that he felt like his house …
Birmingham-Southern College Closing After 168 Years Educating …
Mar 26, 2024 · Birmingham-Southern College is closing its doors May 31 after a nearly 18-month fight to overcome its financial shortfalls. The BSC board of trustees met Tuesday and decided …
Magic City Mania - BirminghamWatch
Oct 18, 2024 · Sunshine and Wine, A Classic Day Party, Friday noon to 6 p.m. at the Southern Kitchen and Bar rooftop, 2301 Richard Arrington Jr. Blvd. Tickets start at $30. Shoulders …
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