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Dec 20, 2024 · Birmingham Water Works Customer Airs Frustration With Inaccurate Water Bills; Utility Moving Toward Automated Reading. A Birmingham Water Works customer recently went to show members of the utility’s board what it takes to resolve one billing dispute, including four in-person trips to the customer service center.
Increased Government Support Creates Brighter Future for Area …
Oct 6, 2024 · Good Reasons for Journalists to Leave X – and to Stay November 21, 2024. Some journalists have fled X, tired of wading through toxic sludge, but others still see it as a medium to gather news and reach newsmakers.
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.
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. Projects completed across the area in recent years are going strong, several more are underway and ...
Good Reasons for Journalists to Leave X – and to Stay
Nov 21, 2024 · Public Hearing Set to Consider Automated Car Wash Moratorium December 24, 2024. The Birmingham City Council will conduct a public hearing Jan. 14 to discuss the city’s moratorium on automated car washes in the city limits.
BWWB Votes 5-3 for Budget That Includes 4.9% Rate Increase
Nov 21, 2024 · The Birmingham Water Works Board voted 5-3 Wednesday to approve a 2025 budget that includes a 4.9% rate increase for residential customers.. The rate hike is the ninth annual increase during the past decade for residents in the five-county greater Birmingham area served by Alabama’s largest water utility.
A Seat at the Table: Group Brings Together Unhoused and Housed …
Oct 9, 2024 · Karl McMillian, 67, is trying to get off the streets before winter comes. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Allison Strickland said everybody deserves to have a seat at the table.
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.
Commissioners Consider Study to Replace Sewer Line Under …
Nov 20, 2024 · The Jefferson County Commission will be considering moving a sewer line that runs under the main runway at Birmingham Shuttlesworth International Airport.
How the News Media Helped Trump Win - BirminghamWatch
Nov 12, 2024 · UA news media instructor asked some smart people to assess the campaign coverage of the presidential election by the mainstream media and to be any combination of complimentary or critical. Pretty much, it was the latter.