Charles Ray Winston III Party: Democratic Residence: Has lived in Hueytown, Brighton and Pleasant Grove Professional experience: Served in the U.S. Army; constable; contractor in security. Main issues: Education, more accessible health care; increased mental healthcare access. Campaign Info: https://charleswinston57.com/about
Patrick Sellers Party: Democratic Residence: Pleasant Grove Professional experience: Pastor of Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church; former pastor of Cathedral Faith Baptist Church; former orthopedic first assistant, Children’s of Alabama. Served in the U.S. Army and Reserves. Member of former board member, Birmingham Easonian Baptist Bible College, Southern Christian Leadership Conference, Birmingham-Jefferson County Transit Authority; Project
Tereshia Huffman Party: Democratic Age: 37 Residence: Oxmoor Valley Political experience: Member, Birmingham Water Works board; field organizer for Mayor Randall Woodfin’s 2021 campaign. Professional experience: Previous community organizer for House District 60. Worked in the office of Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed, including in human resources and in human services; managed a streetcar project, worked on time-saving
Ontario J. Tillman Party: Democratic Age: 44 Residence: Bessemer Political experience: First run for political office but has worked for candidates through the Bessemer Voters League. Professional experience: Attorney in private practice; former educator and basketball coach. Civic experience: Has been involved with the Phi Beta Sigma Fraternity, Habitat for Humanity, March of Dimes, boys’ clubs and
Police say the suspect is a 71-year-old white male who occasionally attended the church. They haven’t released a motive but said he used a handgun. Read more.
Unincorporated Jefferson County is not the only area that will likely feel the effects of rising waste management expenses. Likely to also feel the pinch are cities in the Cahaba Solid Waste Disposal Authority, a consortium that handles garbage collection for its seven member cities and one other that contracts with it. Hoover is a member of the authority. Hoover City Administrator Allan Rice said a meeting of the waste authority board is in the works to hear from AmWaste, which manages waste disposal for the authority. “What they're telling me is they're going to request basically like a fuel surcharge,” Rice said. “Not a permanent change to the contract but an addendum that would allow them to charge an additional fee, which will be tied to fuel prices so that as prices escalate, it goes up. And as prices fall – if they ever fall – it goes back down." Read more.
North Birmingham residents looking to be relocated from their environmentally contaminated properties will have to continue waiting — though, Mayor Randall Woodfin assured them, that “long conversation” is far from over. Charlie Powell, a longtime resident of the city’s Collegeville neighborhood, asked officials during Tuesday’s council meeting for an update on relocation efforts for residents of the EPA’s 35th Avenue Superfund Site, which includes parts of Collegeville, Harriman Park and Fairmont. “I’ve been fighting this battle for 10 years, and I have some concerns from some of the people,” Powell said. “They want to know, what are the plans for the relocation that we asked for? … We’re right in the mouth of this thing!” The area received the federal superfund designation in 2012 due to high levels of soil contamination. Read more.
This project has been abandoned, at least partly because of safety concerns. Services for homeless people evicted from The World Games’ secured areas still will be provided at the Faith Chapel care center, including food, showers and counseling, according to media reports. In less than a month, the World Games will take over the
WBHM’s Andrew Yeager interviewed U.S. Rep. Mo Brooks, who faces Katie Britt in a runoff for the Republican nomination for U.S. Senate on June 21. Read more.
UPDATED to include plans for city hall — With all the activity in downtown Birmingham scheduled during The World Games, some have wondered whether they’ll be able to get to government offices and other places they need to go. The answer for the most part is yes, but it’s going to take some planning. For instance, the Jefferson County Courthouse on Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard will be open during the Games, which takes place July 7-17. “People will be able to get to the courthouse and the courthouse will be open,” Jefferson County Public Information Officer Helen Hays said. “It's just not going to be easy. With security for the World Games, they're blocking off certain streets around downtown. There will be barriers, but pedestrians will be able to walk past those barriers,” she said. Across Linn Park, Birmingham City Hall will be open, but the city also is temporarily opening a satellite office during the games to handle some finance functions and permit applications. The downtown branch of the Birmingham Public Library, which is across Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard from the courthouse, will be open during The Games. But the Avondale branch will be closed. Read more and see maps of road closures near the venues.
