Kyle Whitmire: Jefferson County Top Attorney Job Reopens

| May 1, 2013 

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Jefferson County has put the “Help Wanted” sign up again for the top legal job in the county. The Water Works Board is wrestling with the future. We talk about those topics and more with The Birmingham News’ Kyle Whitmire.

 

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