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'''Barber Parkway''' (previously known as ''Mary Buckelew Parkway''') is a 2.7 mile 2-lane road in unincorporated [[Mount Olive]] in northern [[Jefferson County]] which connects [[U. S. Highway 31]] to [[Interstate 65]]'s exit 275 and to [[Mount Olive Road]] near the [[Mount Olive Landfill]]. The road, opened in [[1995]], was named after then-[[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[Mary Buckelew]], who was instrumental in getting the funding to build the road. | '''Barber Parkway''' (previously known as '''Mary Buckelew Parkway''') is a 2.7 mile 2-lane road in unincorporated [[Mount Olive]] in northern [[Jefferson County]] which connects [[U. S. Highway 31]] to [[Interstate 65]]'s exit 275 and to [[Mount Olive Road]] near the [[Mount Olive Landfill]]. The road, opened in [[1995]], was named after then-[[Jefferson County Commission]]er [[Mary Buckelew]], who was instrumental in getting the funding to build the road. | ||
In [[2012]], county commissioner [[Joe Knight]] announced plans to re-name the road, partially due to Buckelew's [[2008]] guilty plea to obstruction of justice charges, and in light of future planned development nearby for the relocation of [[Dewey Barber Chevrolet]] from [[Warrior]]. That renaming took place in [[2013]], when the road was renamed Barber Parkway. | In [[2012]], county commissioner [[Joe Knight]] announced plans to re-name the road, partially due to Buckelew's [[2008]] guilty plea to obstruction of justice charges, and in light of future planned development nearby for the relocation of [[Dewey Barber Chevrolet]] from [[Warrior]]. That renaming took place in [[2013]], when the road was renamed Barber Parkway. | ||
Revision as of 21:49, 10 December 2013
Barber Parkway (previously known as Mary Buckelew Parkway) is a 2.7 mile 2-lane road in unincorporated Mount Olive in northern Jefferson County which connects U. S. Highway 31 to Interstate 65's exit 275 and to Mount Olive Road near the Mount Olive Landfill. The road, opened in 1995, was named after then-Jefferson County Commissioner Mary Buckelew, who was instrumental in getting the funding to build the road.
In 2012, county commissioner Joe Knight announced plans to re-name the road, partially due to Buckelew's 2008 guilty plea to obstruction of justice charges, and in light of future planned development nearby for the relocation of Dewey Barber Chevrolet from Warrior. That renaming took place in 2013, when the road was renamed Barber Parkway.
References
- Wright, Barrett (June 20, 2012) "Knight wants to trash Buckelew's street honor." The Birmingham News