Jonathan Hardison

2 days ago | wbrc.com | Jonathan Hardison

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A bill that would make major changes to the composition of the Birmingham Water Works Board passed out of the Alabama Senate County and Municipal Government Committee Tuesday, and now heads to the Senate floor for a potential vote later this week. Senate Bill 330 would convert the Birmingham Water Works Board into a regional board and terminate the terms of all current BWWB members upon passage.

2 days ago | wbrc.com | Jonathan Hardison

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - Birmingham Water Works Board (BWWB) Chair Tereshia Q. Huffman says a new bill that would convert the utility to a regional board, and throw out the current board members, doesn’t reflect the reality of positive trends in customer service the state’s largest water utility has seen since the former GM retired suddenly last June, and a new leadership team took over.

5 days ago | wbrc.com | Jonathan Hardison

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - The former assistant manager at a Pelham bank branch has agreed to plead guilty to taking at least $53,000 from the vault of the branch where she worked. In a proposed plea agreement filed in federal court, Maggie Moore has agreed to plead guilty to taking more than $53,000 in funds from the vault of the First Financial Bank branch in Pelham between September 2023 and March 2024.

6 days ago | wbrc.com | Jonathan Hardison

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) - A group of Jefferson County state senators filed a bill Tuesday that, if passed, would make major changes to the composition of the Birmingham Water Works Board. Senate Bill 330 would convert the Birmingham Water Works Board into a regional board and terminate the terms of all current BWWB members upon passage.

2 weeks ago | wbrc.com | Jonathan Hardison

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) -The Birmingham Airport Authority voted Friday to raise parking rates for the hourly and daily lots at the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport starting July 1. “As passenger traffic continues to grow, we must move the parking operation in a new direction,” said Ron Mathieu, President and CEO of the BAA in a press release.