Brighton, Alabama

• More Flooding in Brighton
  

  Floating debris and water up to the calf of your legs...this is what some people in Brighton face after every rainy day.

• Jesse Jackson says Gov. Bob Riley should use Alabama courts to settle bingo question
  

  Jesse Jackson speaks to a crowd gathered in front of Fairfield City Hall at a rally to show his support for bingo March 5, 2010.

• Bingo Battle Not Over For Bessemer Cutoff
  

  A consortium of 14 bingo halls in the Bessemer cutoff hope filling petitions with signatures will help their fight in Montgomery to reopen their electronic gaming operations.

• Northeast Jefferson County man arrested in connection with several crimes
  

  Jefferson County sheriff's deputies arrested John Anthony Dipiazza Jr. and charged him with a series of crimes across the county.

• 2010 legislative races: Marks announces candidacy for House District 57
  

  Carol Dobbs Marks announced today she is seeking the Alabama House District 57 seat in the June 1 Democratic primary.

• Suspect in Bibb County carjacking nabbed in Jefferson County
  

  A man accused of robbing and pistol-whipping a man before taking his car on Thursday in Bibb County has been arrested, while a second suspect is still on the loose, according to the Jefferson County Sheriff's office.

• Bibb County man pistol-whipped in carjacking
  

  A search continues for one of two suspects in an armed carjacking in Bibb County.

• Our View: Midfield shouldn't have followed its neighbors down the...
  

  If your friends jump off a bridge, does that mean you should, too? Or more to the point: If your neighbors open their doors to gambling enterprises that are very likely illegal, does that mean you should open yours, too? How about it, Midfield? The self-described "city on the move" just moved in a very bad direction: It followed Fairfield, Brighton ...

• Thompson: Barons founder also built Bessemer golf club
  

  A.H. "Rick" WoodA ward Sr. has been dead for 59 years, but his impact on the citiA zens of Birmingham is still felt strongly through two sports he touched deeply: Baseball and golf.

• Fire extensively damages Brighton business
  

  The Alabama Fire Marshal's Office will be asked to investigate a fire today that heavily damaged a beauty salon in Brighton.

• Brighton city clerk charged with fraudulent use of a city credit card
  

  Brighton's city clerk was charged today with one felony count of fraudulent use of a city credit card, said city Police Chief Johnnie Johnson Jr.

• Jefferson County hopeful homicides halved in 2009
  

  So far, seven people have been slain in Jefferson County in 2009, down from 13 last year.

• Brighton police charge Bessemer 16-year-old with capital murder
  

  A 16-year-old from Bessemer has been charged with capital murder in the shooting death of a 28-year-old woman.

• House District 56 voters have an election today
  

  There's a special runoff election today to fill the unexpired term of state Rep.

• Convicted murderer Carr sentenced to life in Jefferson County court in Bessemer
  

  A 22-year-old man convicted in the 2007 murders of two people in Brighton was sentenced today to life in prison without parole.

• Brighton man, 75, missing since Saturday, found safe in woods
  

  Rescue workers carry William Thomas Camp for treatment. Authorities have located a 75-year-old Alzheimer's patient missing since Saturday night.

• Brighton man, 75, still missing after aerial search
  

  A 75 year old man from Brighton remains missing, despite aerial searches for him.

• Budget Cuts Cost Deputies
  

  At midnight Friday Sheriff Mike Hale closed the Bessemer jail and gave those near four dozen deputies their walking papers.

• VIDEO: Sheriff budget cuts could impact Brighton, Lipscomb
  

  They include closing the Bessemer Jail and placing 45 deputies and 27 civilians on unpaid leave.

City Description

Brighton is a city near Birmingham, Alabama, United States and located just east of Hueytown. At the 2000 census the population was 3,640. It is one of four cities in Jefferson County named after cities in Great Britain. Many of its early settlers were of English descent and named the town after the English tourist and resort city of Brighton which is located on the English Channel. Brighton is located at 33°26′20″N 86°56′44″W / 33.438958°N 86.945442°W / 33.438958; -86.945442. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 1.4 square miles (3.6 km²), all of it land. As of the census of 2000, there were 3,640 people, 1,413 households, and 921 families residing in the city. The population density was 2,599.1 people per square mile (1,003.9/km²). There were 1,636 housing units at an average density of 1,168.2/sq mi (451.2/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 9.01% White, 89.12% Black or African American, 0.38% Native American, 0.03% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 0.88% from other races, and 0.55% from two or more races. 1.73% of the population were Hispanic or Latino of any race. There were 1,413 households out of which 25.9% had children under the age of 18

City Contained By:

• United States of America
• Alabama
• Jefferson County

Timezones:

• Central Time zone

Size:

• 3.62598335447 km squared

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