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Have an old tv or cell phone hanging around that you need to get rid of? This coming Saturday is your opportunity to get rid of the devices you’re no longer using at Jefferson County Stormwater Program electronic recycling and paper shredding event.
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In 2021, Jefferson County created its first-ever podcast to help shed light on the inner workings of local government, provide essential information on county services and much more. Here’s everything you need to know about Jefferson County Alabama: Podcast for the People that shows you the “meat behind the tweets.”
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Save the date Jefferson County! The annual Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day is fast approaching. Start gathering up all the items you need to toss NOW. Need details?
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In the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic, we are all doing our best to get back to normal. The main way is by following the three W’s—wear a mask, wash your hands and watch your distance.
Now, there is a fourth item. Get on the list to be notified when it is your turn to receive a vaccine.
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Like many families during the COVID-19 pandemic, my wife Kathy and I are taking every measure to keep our family safe, especially her parents who are both 80+ years old with numerous ailments.
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As schools in Jefferson County prepare for a minimum of nine weeks of online learning, Jefferson County is teaming up with the Loyalty Foundation and several local partners to bridge the digital divide experienced by students and families with online learning.
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This month, Jefferson County is celebrating its 200th birthday! The bicentennial is a time of reflection and celebration—for both of which there is plenty of inspiration. Keep reading to find 13 things you may have never known about Jefferson County.
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To celebrate Jefferson County’s Bicentennial we wanted to record some living history.
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The Jefferson County Environmental Services Department is in major need of new people to run the county’s nine water reclamation facilities—a.k.a. the place your dirty household water comes in and clean water goes out. Find out how an apprenticeship program is preparing people like 43-year-old single mom Brenda White for a future in the county department.
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Instead of spending $20-30 million on wastewater plant upgrades, Jefferson County is hoping you’ll help contain the last 1% of phosphorus in local waterways by not putting a certain type of fertilizer on your yard this spring. Why should you care and what can you do? Bham Now explains.
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The company also hinted at a another major announcement set for this week.
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Do you know what’s happening at Birmingham’s many public libraries? Now is the time to discover what they have to offer during National Library Week, April 8-14, 2018. Continue reading “Connect with Birmingham’s public libraries during National Library Week, April 8-14”
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I didn’t think it would find me. I thought I’d be able to escape its wrath. I’d protected myself, after all. I’d gotten the shot that was supposed to save me. Still, I was cautious. I tried my best to outrun it. Tried to shield myself from the horror it would inflict upon me and those around me. But it caught me, making me stumble as it coiled itself around me. I was too weak to scream and fight against it.
The flu had finally found me. Continue reading “Flu 2018: schools closing, hospitals crowded, Bham Now staff down and out”
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The city wants to play ball, ya’ll.
Continue reading “Here’s the latest on Birmingham’s proposed downtown stadium”
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The Easter Bunny is not an elected position, but the sheriff is! Birmingham, it’s qualifying time for our next county and state-wide election on June 5.
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