Jefferson County

State

Poll: Nearly two-thirds of Jefferson County supports union efforts at Bessemer Amazon

A survey of Jefferson County residents shows nearly two-thirds of respondents support the unionization efforts at Amazon's fulfillment center in Bessemer.

John H. Glenn

February 24, 2022

Jefferson, Madison County GOP qualifying begins Jan. 4

Interested candidates have until Jan. 28 to qualify for the Republican primary.

December 29, 2021

Social worker receives 2021 Alabama Spirit of Adult Protective Services Award

Adrine Smith-Brown, a social worker with Jefferson County DHR, is the recipient of the 2021 Alabama Spirit of Adult Protective Services Award.

August 3, 2021

Gov. Ivey: Fast-growing firm moving headquarters to Birmingham, creating 800 jobs

Landing, a company building a nationwide network of fully-furnished apartments available to those in its membership model, plans to relocate its headquarters.

June 11, 2021

Opinion

Leave health decisions to the experts

"Health policy should be left up to the physicians and scientists, not a panel of lay people who might have political motivations."

Joey Kennedy

February 5, 2021

Birmingham area hospitals: Please wear masks, social distance as COVID surges

"Given the high level of community spread, our hospitals need the public’s help in stopping the spread of COVID."

Birmingham Area Hospitals

December 16, 2020

U.S. surgeon general visits Alabama to usher in three new COVID-19 testing sites

U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Jerome Adams speaking in Hoover on Friday said Alabama is the only state on the White House’s COVID-19 map that’s in red, but that also has all the parameters moving in the right direction. Adams was speaking at the Riverchase Galleria in Hoover, one of three new COVID-19 testing sites in … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 21, 2020

Jefferson County health officer, UAB head say COVID-19 numbers are improving but flu season is near

Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson said Friday that the county’s COVID-19 numbers are improving, but with schools reopening and flu season approaching, it’s critical for the public to continue wearing face masks and practicing social distancing. Wilson and Will Ferniany, the CEO of the UAB Health System, held a press briefing on Friday … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

August 14, 2020

Jefferson County mask order goes into effect Monday amid surge in COVID-19 cases

As new cases and hospitalizations of COVID-19 continue to surge in Jefferson County, the county’s health officer on Friday announced an order that will require people to wear masks while in public. Jefferson County Health Officer Dr. Mark Wilson, in a press briefing Friday, said the mask order for the public will be effective as … Continued

Eddie Burkhalter

June 26, 2020

Parole officers shot at in Bessemer

Thursday, two law enforcement officers from the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles were fired upon as they approached a Bessemer home to conduct a supervisory visit with an offender. Officer in Charge Sidney Yarbrough and Officer Steven Motley, both assigned to the Bureau’s Bessemer Field Office, were not injured in the attack. Other parole … Continued

Brandon Moseley

June 22, 2020