San Francisco Chronicle - Tue Dec 01
Court officials say a Birmingham woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty this week.
Jesus Christ dumped from jury pool for disruptionKansas City Star - Tue Dec 01
Court officials say a Birmingham woman who changed her name to Jesus Christ didn't live up to it when she reported for jury duty this week.
Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot says county doesn't need Jay Grinney's adviceThe Mobile Register Online - Tue Dec 01
Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot, left, in a file photo. Jefferson County Commissioner Shelia Smoot said today that the county doesn't need help from HealthSouth Corp.
Polling Place Info for Birmingham Mayoral Special ElectionABC 33/40 - Mon Nov 30
Birmingham, AL - It's campaign crunch-time for Birmingham mayoral candidates. The special election will be held Tuesday, December 8th and the Jefferson County Board of Registrars wants to make sure all Birmingham voters know exactly where they need to go to cast their ballots.
Wenonah High School assistant principal arrested on domestic violence chargesBirmingham News Online - Mon Nov 30
Michael Scott, assistant principal of Birmingham's Wenonah High School and former principal of Putnam Middle School, was arrested Friday on two misdemeanor domestic violence charges, according to Bessemer police.
Traffic accidents claim 2 lives in metro BirminghamBirmingham News Online - Mon Nov 30
Two people died in traffic accidents in the Birmingham area over the long holiday weekend, authorities said today.
Dogs Straying to Wrong ShelterABC 33/40 - Sun Nov 29
The adoptable dogs are packed in by twos and threes at the Greater Birmingham Humane Society to make room for six tagless dogs.
Voters in other counties deciding fate of occupational taxesThe Mobile Register Online - Sun Nov 29
Jefferson County voters likely will decide in June 2012 whether to keep or phase out the county's occupaA tional tax, but voters in two counties beat them to the polls and decided last year to ban such taxes in their counties.
Apathy, hope voiced before Birmingham mayoral voteThe Mobile Register Online - Sun Nov 29
George Winston, a 69-year-old retired schoolteacher who lives in Forest Park, says he votes in every Birmingham city elec tion.
Jefferson County to reopen 2 satellite courthousesWLOX-TV Biloxi - Sat Nov 28
Jefferson County plans to reopen satellite courthouses in Gardendale and Forestdale next month.
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