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Black Male Initiative Launched to Improve Lives of Area Youth - BirminghamWatch The new Birmingham city initiative will reach out to boys during a high-risk time in their lives.

Birmingham Black Male Initiative Launched to Improve Lives of Area Youth
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Photos: Oxford, Mississippi, After the Ice Storm A historic late January 2026 weekend ice storm left Oxford, Mississippi, frozen and without power. Here are some photos of the aftermath.

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Ole Miss Women Shift Games to Birmingham in Retreat From Winter Storms - BirminghamWatch The BJCC took in the basketball games because of continuing storm damage in Mississippi; Willie Mays Tournament moved from Rickwood Field because of freezing temps.

Women's Basketball of @olemisssports.bsky.social Shifts Games to Birmingham (Ala) in Retreat From Winter Storms
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Final hybrid city council meeting held Monday Mountain Brook City Council met Monday evening.

Final Hybrid Mountain Brook City Council Was Monday
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JeffCo Approves Incentive for StoneX Group to Create Jobs - BirminghamWatch The egg sales company that grew into an international financial services company is planning to expand its Perimeter Park South location.

Jefferso County (Ala.) Today Approves Incentive for StoneX to Create Jobs
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Anticipated Winter Weather Is No Joke for JeffCo Roads Department - BirminghamWatch Local officials are starting to get ready in case ice coats the area this weekend.

Anticipated Winter Weather Is No Joke for
Jefferson County (Ala.) Roads Department
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MLK Day Speaker Urges Continuation, Not Just Commemoration - BirminghamWatch An Alpha Phi Alpha memorial at Kelly Ingram Park was one of several commemorations and service events held Monday in Martin Luther King Jr.’s memory.

MLK Day Speaker Urges Continuation, Not Just Commemoration
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JeffCo Denies Zoning Adjustment at the Former Wesley's Boobie Trap Site - BirminghamWatch The commission also OK’d incentives discussed earlier for ACIPCO to convert its furnaces to electric-fired furnaces.

Jefferson County (AL) Denies Zoning Adjustment at the Former Wesley’s Boobie Trap Site
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ACIPCO Seeks Support for Second-Largest Development Project in JeffCo - BirminghamWatch The company is making an investment of $793.1 million in its North Birmingham operation.

ACIPCO Seeks Support for Second-Largest Development in Jefferson County (AL)
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St. Louis pro pickleball team to partner with The Picklr in Vestavia, Huntsville The Picklr locations in Vestavia Hills and Huntsville will develop the Shock's minor league program in Alabama statewide.

St. Louis pro pickleball team to partner with The Picklr in Vestavia, Huntsville
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JeffCo Pledges $3.5M Toward KultureCity's Goal of National Accessibility Park - BirminghamWatch Actor Stephen Kunken, a member of KultureCity’s board, was at the courthouse Thursday for a vote on the plans for the old Powell Steam Plant property.

JeffCo (AL) Pledges $3.5M Toward #KultureCity’s Goal of National Accessibility Park
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KultureCity Seeks JeffCo Help To Bring National Accessibility Park to Powell Steam Plant Site - BirminghamWatch The park would include training for those with sensory disabilities, a museum, amphitheater, sensory park and resource center.

#KultureCity Seeks JeffCo Help To Bring National Accessibility Park to Powell Steam Plant Site
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'It's Not a Game,' Doug Jones Says as He Kicks Off His Bid for Alabama Governor - BirminghamWatch Jones, former U.S. senator, focused on kitchen table issues in the launch of his campaign for the Democratic nomination as governor.

‘It’s Not a Game,’ @dougjones.bsky.social Says as He Kicks Off His Bid for Alabama Governor
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College Football's Coaching Carousel Stops With Hires at UAB, Samford and Auburn - BirminghamWatch UAB elevated Alex Mortensen to the head coaching job and Samford brought John Grass back to the state.

College Football’s Coaching Carousel Stops With Hires at UAB, Samford and @auburnfootball.bsky.social
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Randall Woodfin (@randallwoodfin.bsky.social) The 30th mayor of Birmingham, Alabama. Focusing on Putting People First in all 99 Neighborhoods.

RandallWoodfin.bsky.social Builds on Legacy as Birmingham’s Education Mayor
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JeffCo Set to OK Debris Removal From Last Week's Storm - BirminghamWatch High winds and small tornadoes caused damage in unincorporated parts of northern Jefferson County.

JeffCo (AL) Set to OK Debris Removal From Last Week’s Storm
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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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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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