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Car tags due in Aug. or Sept? You’ve got breathing room

August 4th, 2009 · View Comments · The City

Don’t worry about being able to renew car tags, pay property taxes or renewing drivers licenses; the state’s got a contingency plan in place for residents of the City of Birmingham and Jefferson County… for now.

JeffCo unveils their new website

July 15th, 2009 · View Comments · Online

It’s been nearly twenty years, but Jefferson County has unveiled its new website to the public this morning. Click through and find out how it works for you here in Central Alabama.

No sales tax holiday from JeffCo this year

July 7th, 2009 · Comments Off · politics

The Jefferson County Commission decided that it would not take part in this year’s state sales tax holiday. Birmingham, AL is still taking part in it though.

JeffCo county manager issues moves to forefront

January 26th, 2009 · Comments Off · politics

One issue that appears to be high on the priority list for Jefferson County delegation of the Alabama State Legislature as the new session fast approaches is the installation of a county manager to help deal with, well, you know. Both sides appear to be taking the pulse of the community to see what they [...]

The Caputo Report has arrived

December 17th, 2008 · Comments Off · Online, politics

The Birmingham blogosphere is always growing, and recently we’ve seen some interesting additions to the mix. One of them is The Caputo Report, written by our regional Chamber of Commerce’s vice president of public policy, Pascal Caputo.
The first official blog from the Birmingham Regional Chamber of Commerce has hit the ground running having just completed [...]

Artur Davis to hold town hall meeting tonight

May 29th, 2008 · Comments Off · politics

We’re trying to think of snappy headlines for some of these posts, but there are only so many ways to say certain things… like this one. We could talk about the varying opinions of the Congressman’s constituency. We could try to get you to comment below about the issues that should probably come up during [...]

A quiet problem no more

May 19th, 2008 · Comments Off · Alabama, Health, Regionwide

Syphilis as a major issue has been affecting Jefferson County since 2002. In 2006, there were 238 reported cases in Jefferson County alone. At first, you could pin point the specific areas in Jefferson County that were affected, but now it’s county wide. Alabama is currently ranked fifth in the nation with cases of syphilis, [...]