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The Jefferson County Commission recognized the incredible achievement of a team of sixteen 6th Grade students from Bessemer City Middle School who were named international winners in the middle school division of the Fall 2024 "Plant the Moon Challenge"! 🏆
These young scientists—Qurtez Adams, Kolby Avery, Taylen Bryant, Keoni Clark, Jeremiah Freeman, Diana Garcia, Calieon Hines, Jeremy King, Jimmy Knox, Delylah McCall, Aaron Minatee, Haleigh Quarles, Josiah Thomas, Ne'Veya Welch, Kaleb Williams, and Chauncy Wrenn—successfully conducted rigorous experiments planting seeds in lunar soil simulants, impressing a panel of experts, including NASA scientists!
A special shoutout to their dedicated coaches, Dr. Yuvraj Verma and Farrah Cureton, and the leadership of Bessemer City Schools—President Terry Dawson, Superintendent Dr. Dana Arreola, Chief Administrative Officer Dr. Daniel Boyd, Principal Dr. Lisa Heard, and Assistant Principals Sarah Person and Dominique Moore. Your guidance made this historic victory possible!
Not only did this team represent Bessemer City Middle School as the only team from Alabama among over 250 participants, but they also made history as the first middle school from the state to compete in this challenge since 2012.
There will be a local traffic-only detour of Dickey Springs Road on Saturday, located near the Pocahontas intersection. The contractor has discovered a damaged drain pipe that needs to be replaced.
Date: Saturday, March 8, 2025
Time: From 2 p.m. - 6 p.m.
Location: Dickey Springs Road (East of Pocahontas Road)
During this time, local traffic should use Lindsey Loop Road as a detour to access Dickey Springs Road, particularly for travel to and from Pocahontas Road near J&J's Grocery & Deli.
Update on remaining work: The roundabout is approximately 80% complete. This week traffic was shifted onto New Bell Hill (from the existing Bell Hill Road), this includes the reopening of the Letson Farms Parkway intersection. There is an estimated two weeks of work remaining for the Holiday Inn access road and driveway. Please note that paving can not be done when its under 40 degrees so work is dependent on the weather conditions.
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The Jefferson County Environmental Services Department will be accepting applications for its water reclamation apprenticeship program starting next week. You can look for it on our website JCCAL.org and apply on JobsQuest.org. We did a podcast with some of the employees that have been in the program to give an idea of what its like and how much they have learned.
Pay starts at over $18 an hour with full benefits. Each time you pass a certification level, your pay increases 5%, so there is the opportunity to double your pay in the first 3 years. Candidates do a combination of on-the-job training, in-class learning, study time and hands on operations. A college degree is not required, but you do need an aptitude for math and science.
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