The Birmingham Times Over the course of the next week, there will be several opportunities for residents to receive free food boxes at events organized by Birmingham City Councilors. Even as federal government shutdown ended Wednesday the impact is still being felt by over 23,000 households in Birmingham that rely on SNAP benefits, many families […]
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By Geoff Mulvihill | Associated Press The House on Wednesday adopted a plan to reopen and sent it to President Donald Trump. which he signed. One provision calls for restarting the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, but even that doesn’t resolve when the benefits will be loaded onto the debit cards beneficiaries use to buy groceries. […]
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By Sym Posey | The Birmingham Times Asked a question most students get while in elementary or middle school — “What do you want to be when you grow up?” — Jeremy Cutts remembers saying he “wasn’t really sure.” But that would soon change in a major way. “My dad was an electrical engineer, so I […]
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Birmingham City Schools Last week, Birmingham City Schools unveiled the new Verizon Innovative Learning Labs at L.M. Smith Middle School and WJ Christian K-8 School. The new Verizon Innovative Learning Labs gives students and teachers access to emerging technology such as augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), 3D printing and artificial intelligence (AI). The two schools […]
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By SPEAKIN’ OUT NEWS HUNTSVILLE, Ala. – Alabama A&M started strong but couldn’t hold off a relentless Prairie View A&M offense as the Panthers scored 48 unanswered points to claim a 48–5 Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) win on Saturday at […]
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