Birmingham Water Works Board

Sherry Lewis will most likely never serve another day of jail time for committing two felony ethics violations.  A Jefferson County judge on Thursday sentenced Lewis to a 10-year suspended sentence, imposed community service and restitution, and promised to send her to jail if she violates the terms of her probation.  So, for stealing thousands … Continued

A federal grand jury indicted two men Thursday on charges of wire fraud and conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Jerry Jones, former vice president of Birmingham engineering and consulting firm Arcadis, and Mount Vernon Mayor Terry Williams were indicted for conspiring between December 2014 and January 2016 to create false invoices and submitting them for … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 6, State Alabama Senator J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner (R-Vestavia) thanked all of the legislators who were supportive of his efforts to reform the Birmingham Water Works Board and helped pass SB89, despite an enormous amount of paid lobbying to block the legislation. Senator Waggoner said in a statement … Continued

By Brandon Moseley Alabama Political Reporter Wednesday, May 6, State Alabama Senator J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner (R-Vestavia) thanked all of the legislators who were supportive of his efforts to reform the Birmingham Water Works Board and helped pass SB89, despite an enormous amount of paid lobbying to block the legislation. Senator Waggoner said in a statement … Continued

By Lee Hedgepeth Alabama Political Reporter News headlines flowing from Montgomery late this legislative session have focused on many controversial topics – something that some politicos had said was unlikely in an election year, but that is happening nonetheless. Chief among these has been a bill proposed by GOP lawmakers that would increase representation on … Continued