Joseph Bryant
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5 days ago |
birminghamtimes.com | Joseph Bryant
The Birmingham Water Works Board would be dramatically reshaped under proposed legislation that takes the reins of power from Birmingham and hands more of it to surrounding areas. Birmingham under the proposal would lose its board majority and shrink to just one vote. The bill has reawakened old tensions and political fires over the water works, its assets and who lays claim to it.
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6 days ago |
al.com | Joseph Bryant
The Birmingham Water Works Board would be dramatically reshaped under proposed legislation that takes the reins of power from Birmingham and hands more of it to surrounding areas. Birmingham under the proposal would lose its board majority and shrink to just one vote. The bill has reawakened old tensions and political fires over the water works, its assets and who lays claim to it.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Joseph Bryant
A criminal charge of defamation against an activist and vocal critic of his town’s mayor was dismissed today, two days after his arrest. Tarrant resident Chuck Winborn was arrested Tuesday night over accusations he defamed a former police officer in Facebook posts. The arrest stemmed from a video Winborn posted online that shows an officer going into the empty office of Tarrant Police Chief Wendell Major after he was suspended in 2023. Sgt.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Joseph Bryant
The mayor of one Birmingham-area town booted a fellow mayor from her city hall after a judge intervened in a legal fight for power. Lipscomb Mayor Tanja Baldwin declared victory after a circuit judge in Bessemer ruled that the Lipscomb City Council erroneously appointed Tarrant Mayor Wayman Newton as Lipscomb’s city attorney. Both Lipscomb, west of Birmingham and Tarrant, a town of about 6,000 people in east Jefferson County, are embroiled in ongoing disputes between their mayors and councils.
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1 week ago |
al.com | Joseph Bryant
A vocal government activist in Tarrant was arrested Tuesday night over accusations he defamed a local police officer nearly two years ago in Facebook posts. Chuck Winborn, who is a member of the citizen-led Tarrant Crime Commission, turned himself in after a warrant was signed for his arrest. The arrest stems from a video Winborn posted online in late 2023 that shows an officer going into the empty office of Tarrant Police Chief Wendell Major after he was suspended.
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Critics slam Birmingham Water Works Board of "cowardice" move for limiting public input with new rules. The utility is accused of dodging criticism and hiding from its customers with the new restrictions. https://t.co/NqzUbh2RQk
An arrest warrant was issued today for an Alabama town magistrate who pulled gun at city hall after dispute with a resident attending traffic court. It was caught on camera. Now both women have charges. Here's the latest from Tarrant, Alabama. https://t.co/hzhaRn9DA8
It's all on tape: Police are called in to keep the peace after a closed-door town meeting erupts in shouts, insults and taunts. Here's the latest from Tarrant, Alabama. https://t.co/syI8nAIxFk