Jefferson County Commission President Jimmie Stephens says development needs to be managed on the old U.S. 11 corridor through McCalla as he applauds the new Smucker’s plant, which is having its ribbon-cutting Thursday. Read more.
Jefferson County Commissioners have been considering a proposal that originally would have built a patio garden home development in the McCalla area. Read more.
A McCalla-area development request on Thursday’s commission agenda has stirred the conversation about high-density development proposals and their locations. Read more.
In the wake of a mass shooting that killed four and injured 17 others Saturday night, members of the Jefferson County Commission called for change in combating violence in the metro area. Read more.
Joe Knight says he’s heard the naysayers when it comes to the Northern Beltline, but he disagrees. "It's gonna be done," he said. Read more.
The Jefferson Commission passed a budget with 3.5% raises for employees, no extra day off – after a slight oversight. Read more.
Jefferson County commissioners sent the 2024-25 budget — which includes a variable off day for each county employee — to the agenda of Thursday’s commission meeting. Read more.
A federal judge on Thursday released Jefferson County from a decades-long consent decree ordering rehabilitation of its sewer system. Read more.
Developers looking to add garden homes to the Jefferson County real estate landscape have often faced a road to futility. Perhaps change is on the way as the Development Services Department and others look to revamp rules and guidelines for such rezonings. Read more.
The Jefferson County Commission awarded a $21 million contract to build a new GBHS complex with an animal care and control facility, hospital and adoption center. Read more.
