Barnett Wright
Executive Editor at The Birmingham Times
Married, Dad, Author, Executive Editor, The Birmingham Times Media Group LLC. Philly raised sports fan. Once, Alabama Media Group/The Birmingham News.
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birminghamtimes.com | Barnett Wright
By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham TimesWhen Edith Aguillard moved to Birmingham from New Orleans, Louisiana, nearly 35 years ago she knew exactly what she wanted to find in her new city — a Catholic church. “I went to churches everywhere,” she recalled. “I attended a church in Hoover, [Alabama], where I lived, but it just didn’t fit. So, I searched and searched.”Aguillard, who came to the Magic City to work for a telephone company, brought something else when she arrived. Her faith.
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birminghamtimes.com | Barnett Wright
By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham TimesCameron Blankenship, of Birmingham’s Ramsay High School, has been selected by Student Athlete World to represent the United States in the Pyrenees Basketball Cup and International Sporting Competition in Barcelona, Spain on June 10. Student-athletes are chosen for the team based on a combination of athletic ability as well as their academics ability and academics, leadership ability and character.
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birminghamtimes.com | Barnett Wright
By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham TimesWeeks after signs proclaiming “Lashunda Scales for Mayor” appeared in some areas of the city and months after several candidates for Birmingham’s highest elected office declared a run, Jefferson County Commissioner Lashunda Scales on Tuesday announced her campaign for the seat. With three months until the August 26 election Scales joins a race that already includes incumbent mayor Randall Woodfin, who defeated Scales in 2021; State Rep.
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birminghamtimes.com | Barnett Wright
By Barnett Wright | The Birmingham TimesBirmingham Mayor Randall Woodfin on Tuesday unveiled a proposed $591 million budget for Fiscal 2026 that includes money for street resurfacing, public safety, and for the first-time $500,000 for Park and Recreation youth sports.
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yellowhammernews.com | Barnett Wright |Sherri Blevins
Edward Eaton can’t wait to welcome his new neighbor “with open arms,” he said. Eaton, vice president of the Druid Hills Neighborhood Association, and other residents got their first look at the $46 million Coca-Cola Amphitheater, which is nearing completion and opens next month, not far from where they live. “It’s going to be beautiful,” said Eaton, who got a walk-through recently. Developers “seem to have a real good plan.
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