After his service in The Marine Corps, he went to work as a welder, but there was a problem. He couldn’t find just the right pair of jeans, so he made a pair himself. That first pair of jeans led him to launch his own company, and today Bull Hide Denims are following another tradition begun by a man named Levi Strauss.
The Community Food Bank of Central Alabama announced today that it will receive a donation of 15,000 pounds of food. That’s 5,000 pounds of bread and 10,000 pounds of protein to feed our community.
The Birmingham Zoo announced they will be limiting the operation of some of it’s rides and closing others until further notice amid staffing shortages.
Cricket Wireless partnered with AG Gaston Boys and Girls Club, to give the Burks family $5,000, an unforgettable surprise to help the family “stress less, smile more” this holiday season.
The mountaintop chalets at Lake Guntersville State Park have long reigned as one of the park’s top attractions, even though they hadn’t undergone a major facelift in more than 20 years. That’s not the case anymore.
The Robotics short-term certificate program will provide students with the skills to address robotics and advanced robotics for engineering and manufacturing companies, particularly those related to defense and automotive manufacturers and suppliers in Alabama.
Customers can shop more than 80 vendors from across the nation for items like home decor, clothing, jewelry, gift and holiday items, toys, gourmet food and much more.
One of Ward’s missions as an educator was to give children a healthy outlet for expression, such as painting and gardening. She also taught her students that healthy eating and education go hand in hand.
The Housing Authority of Birmingham recently increased police patrols and installed more than 30 cameras on the property where Ja’liyah Baker was shot earlier this week, but members of the community said they need more security, so this doesn’t happen to another child.
Officials with the Birmingham Housing Authority said security upgrades were added at the Rev. Dr. Morrell Todd homes last month, including new street lights, license plate readers, more frequent police patrols, and new cameras.
Lee Sentell began his professional career as a newspaper journalist, which allowed him to be an eyewitness to The Civil Rights Movement in our state, including hearing Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. speak in 1965.
Having officers who can speak the language of the communities they’re sworn to serve and protect is important to the department, and it could be the difference between life and death in certain situations.
