Bessemer, Alabama

• Jail Overcrowding Update
  

  Birmingham, AL Jefferson County Commissioners say they can save a lot of money while opening all floors of the new jail if they hire correction officers instead of deputies.

• Jefferson County Jail debate turns to civilian staff
  

  The county jail in Bessemer could be opened with civilian correctional officers providing security at a cost lower than using sheriff's deputies, Jefferson County Commissioners said Tuesday.

• Deputies arrest three, two remain at large in copper theft ring
  

  BIRMINGHAM - Over the past three months the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office has been investigating a series of copper thefts that involve suspects cutting lengths of phone cable from poles for the copper they contain.

• Jail Overcrowding
  

  Jefferson County, AL It's not the first time the Jefferson County Jail has been overcrowded.

• Bessemer detectives investigating overnight homicide
  

  Homicide detectives in Bessemer are searching for a killer following a fatal shooting late Sunday night.

• Bessemer police are seeking a suspect in a Sunday fatal shooting
  

  BESSEMER , Ala. - Bessemer police are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred late Sunday night.

• 'Stacked' Jefferson County jail cries out for more space
  

  The Jefferson County Jail was never before as crowded as it is this year. As of last week, 1,255 inmates were held there on 4,491 charges.

• Our View: The Jefferson County Commission has an important decision...
  

  Jefferson County Commissioner Jim Carns says the county's welcome windfall should be kept in a "lockbox," which sounds like a good idea.

• Bessemer ring made fake checks on American Heart Association donors' accounts
  

  A Bessemer-based ring cashed at least $100,000 in counterfeit checks from the accounts of mostly Montgomery-area businesses or residents that had one thing in common -- they had all donated to the American Heart Association.

• Bessemer mayor plans to increase campaigning
  

  Bessemer Mayor Edward May says he plans to step up his campaigning after coming in second place in Tuesday's elections.

• Birmingham man struck, killed by car while collecting trash along Alabama 150
  

  A Birmingham man picking up trash on the side of the roadway was killed this morning when he was struck by a car.

• Polls open today for voters in several Alabama cities
  

  Polls will be open from 7:00am until 7:00pm in cities across Alabama today. Bessemer, Vestavia Hills, Mountain Brook, Oneonta, Gadsden, and Jacksonville will choose leaders or make decisions about their municipality's future throughout the day.

• Jefferson County Democratic Party chief quitting post to back Mac...
  

  Robbie Yarbrough , who has been the chairman of the Jefferson County Democratic Party since 2005, says he does not plan to seek a second term in the post when the county party meets tonight.

• furthermore
  

  Fake photo is no-no in mayoral campaign Political candidates have to trust their campaign managers.

• Voters in 3 metro Birmingham cities head to polls for municipal elections
  

  Voters in Bessemer and Mountain Brook go to the polls Tuesday to elect city officials, while Vestavia Hills residents will decide whether to switch to a different form of government.

• Bessemer police identify man shot in home invasion
  

  Bessemer police released more information Thursday about an overnight home invasion.

• Parasite sickens Alabama Adventure theme park visitors near Birmingham
  

  Health officials say there's been an illness outbreak linked to the Alabama Adventure water park near Birmingham.

• Two arrested in Bessemer burglary
  

  Two Bessemer men were jailed today after authorities said they tried to kick in the front door of a home during a burglary attempt.

• Bessemer Mayoral Candidate's Campaign Manager Admits He Lied About Endorsement from AL Coach Saban
  

  The man who has been managing Bessemer Councilwoman Dorothy Davidson's campaign for mayor this afternoon said he tricked Davidson into believing she had an endorsement from University of Alabama football coach Nick Saban.

City Description

Bessemer is a Birmingham suburb in Jefferson County, Alabama, United States eight miles west of Hoover. The population was 29,672 at the 2000, but by the 2009 U.S. Census estimates, the city had fallen to a population of 28,772. Bessemer is located at 33°23′29″N 86°57′24″W / 33.39139°N 86.95667°W / 33.39139; -86.95667 (33.391343, -86.956569), about 18 miles southwest of Birmingham, a little north of the center of the state. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 40.8 square miles (105.6 km²), of which, 40.7 square miles (105.4 km²) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.2 km²) of it (0.17%) is water. Bessemer is situated in the midst of the iron ore and limestone district of Alabama, in the southern part of Jones Valley (about 3 miles wide). Iron ore was mined on the hills on the city's southeast side, coal was (and still is) mined to the north and west, and limestone deposits were also nearby. All three ingredients were necessary for steelmaking, which led to the area becoming a major steel center from about 1890 through the twentieth century. Steel is no longer made within the city limits, but is still manufactured in its northern city

City Contained By:

• Jefferson County
• Alabama
• United States of America

City Contains:

• Alabama Adventure Theme Park
• Dr. Thomas McAdory Owen House
• Thomas McAdory House
• ITT Technical Institute-Bessemer

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 105.671514902 km squared

City Featured in Films:

• The Dhamma Brothers
• Night and Day
• Rebel Love

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