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Dr. Otis Eldridge is officially the 2026 Teacher of the Year for Baltimore City Public Schools (City Schools). Eldridge, a band director and music teacher at Hamilton Elementary Middle School, learned of the honor on May 7 via surprise visit by City Schools CEO Dr. Sonya Santelesis.
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By Javacia Harris Bowser | The Birmingham Times Tourism delivered unprecedented economic impact for Jefferson County in 2025, according to a newly released report from the Greater Birmingham Convention and Visitors Bureau (GBCVB). At its annual meeting Thursday, May 7, at Red Mountain Theatre in Birmingham, the GBCVB announced that tourism in Greater Birmingham generated a […]

Primaries: Part 2 of 4 By Javacia Harris Bowser | The Birmingham Times When Lashunda Scales was elected as the Jefferson County Commissioner for District 1 in 2018, she became the first woman to represent her district. She continued her historic tenure when she was reelected in 2022. Now Scales will face Birmingham City Councilor […]

By Scott Minshall | CBS42 New regulations are coming for Birmingham nightclubs, bars and entertainment venues. The Birmingham City Council passed an amendment Tuesday to the “Kelvyn Felder Ordinance,” which regulates bar safety. City Councilor Hunter Williams explained what the updates look like. “It includes everything from ingress and egress of typically what one would […]

Tennessee Republicans approved and enacted a new congressional map that dismantles the state’s lone majority-Black district in Memphis, sparking protests, legal challenges and accusations of racial gerrymandering. The move follows a recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling weakening Voting Rights Act protections and is part of a broader Republican-led effort across Southern states to redraw congressional districts ahead of the 2026 midterm elections.
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