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Birmingham mayoral candidates clash in heated debate

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Five mayoral candidates in Birmingham engaged in a heated debate at the Carver Theatre Tuesday night, where they discussed a range of topics.See the Story

Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham

James-Johnson Dares To Dream "The Impossible Dream" of Being City's First Elected Black Female Mayor - BirminghamWatch

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Marilyn James-Johnson, visiting Kelly Ingram Park, is running for mayor of Birmingham in the 2025 municipal election. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Marilyn James-Johnson sat on her walker with a microphone and speaker at a corner of the stage along 17th Street North at Kelly Ingram Park. The 57-year-old North Titusville resident sang her rendition of Jennifer Hudson’s “The Impossible Dream.” Some might think James-Johnson’s dream of becoming t…Read Article

West End High Alumni Celebrate Historic School - BirminghamWatch

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Reginald Cummings (Class of 1986) sells T-shirts outside an alumni get together at Platinum on July 22, 2025. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Your support helps us grow and sustain a newsroom for the City Built to Change the South. Donate today to help Birmingham stay informed. Read about our potential suspension of publication, effective August 1. Reginald Cummings was outside of the Platinum club in downtown Birmingham as alumni of Birmingham’…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Read Article

Birmingham Council Approves Emergency Bids for Weed Cutting After Heavy Rains - BirminghamWatch

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Source: Pexels The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday approved five bids related to an emergency declaration allowing the city to better tackle overgrowth at nuisance properties. The council on July 9 voted to declare an emergency due to heavy rainfall that has hampered city efforts to cut overgrown lots. The declaration authorizes the city to hire additional contractors to cut abandoned lots for a period of 45 days. The bids approved Tuesday ar…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Read Article

Russell Aims for Power Seat in Aug. 26 Election, Wants to Return Birmingham to No. 1 - BirminghamWatch

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David Russell is running for mayor in the Aug. 26, 2025, Birmingham municipal election. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) David Russell can often be found at local seats of government. It is rare that the 74-year-old retired insurance salesman is not present for meetings of the Jefferson County Commission or the Birmingham City Council. But Russell aims to not just be in the room as Birmingham leaders assemble. The Smithfield Estates resident want…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Read Article

Golden-Buzzer Choir Shows JeffCo Commission Why It Was Lifted to the Top - BirminghamWatch

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A member of the Birmingham Youth and Young Adult Fellowship Choir belts it out during a mini-performance for the Jefferson County Commission. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Your support helps us grow and sustain a newsroom for the City Built to Change the South. Donate today to help Birmingham stay informed. Please read about our potential suspension of publication. In his time as president of the Jefferson County Commission, Jimmie Stephens ha…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Read Article

Birmingham Council OKs $12.7M in Street Repaving - BirminghamWatch

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Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons. The Birmingham City Council on Tuesday accepted three bids from Dunn Construction Co. totaling $12.7 million for citywide road resurfacing work. “I wanted first to make sure that the public knew that we were going to pave some more streets — and I’m not even running for office,” Councilor Valerie Abbott said. Abbott also asked city staff why the three bids weren’t based on quadrants of the city…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Read Article

JeffCo Bumps Up Funding for Groups That Bolster Small Businesses - BirminghamWatch

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Jefferson County Commissioner Joe Knight. (Photo by Solomon Crenshaw Jr.) Two organizations that bolster small businesses in the county are set to get more money to do what they do when the Jefferson County Commission meets in Bessemer on Thursday. Central Alabama Redevelopment Alliance and Hispanic Interest Coalition of Alabama is each in line to receive $120,000 – up from $100,000 a year ago. Jeff Traywick, economic development professional in…Bessemer, Alabama · Bessemer Read Article

Water Works Ends Partnership With Nonprofit That Helped Work With Disadvantaged Companies - BirminghamWatch

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City of Birmingham Regional Water Works board members Jeff Brumlow, Bill Morris and David Standridge, lawyer James Porter II and board Vice Chairman Phillip Wiedmeyer. (Photo by Olivia McMurrey) The City of Birmingham Regional Water Works board has ended its relationship with a nonprofit organization that was assisting with programs aimed at building capacity for local firms to provide goods and services to the water works and at helping compani…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Read Article

Water Bills, Portal Could Show More Details If Board Upgrades Payment Channel - BirminghamWatch

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Phillip Wiedmeyer, vice chairman of The City of Birmingham Regional Water Works board. (Photo by Olivia McMurrey) Many Birmingham-area residents could gain access to more details about their water bills if the City of Birmingham Regional Water Works board votes Monday to upgrade the utility’s 15-year-old payment channel. In 12 to 16 months, ratepayers would see paper bills and an online customer portal that include information currently availabl…Birmingham, Alabama · Birmingham Read Article

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