Although county employees have gotten a raise for 36 years, it’s not always been five percent. The range has been anywhere from one percent to six percent.
Mayor Herndon got his church trailer set up and much like previous relief drive efforts, he’s looking for bottled water, non-perishable foods, hygiene products for Floridians impacted by the storm.
Just two days after the town of Eutaw took ownership of Boligee’s water system, a broken line occurred in one of the underground water mains. The faulty line is off County Road 76 in Boligee.
Brookwood High School has a new football stadium in the works. The new stadium will be built across the street from the school on Miners Memorial Highway in Brookwood.
Three of the suspects are accused in a string of break-ins reported in the Forest Lake neighborhood. Officers said another person, who was working alone, was arrested after he was caught on camera breaking into a car parked in Rosedale.
On September 20, 2022, University of Alabama Police Department officers responded to the Publix on University Blvd. where a 64-year-old female reported that she had been assaulted by an unknown man.
Jacksonville State University shattered enrollment records for Fall 2022. University leaders said the headcount was 9,633 students – exceeding the all-time enrollment record set last fall.
Police say the victim stated that she and Eubanks argued over his proposed sexual advances, and that the argument spilled over onto the front porch of the residence.
A bombshell of a threat from the city of Tuscaloosa to bars and other businesses. The city attorney issued a warning recently for those businesses to crack down on overcrowding issues now that football season is here.
Police say 31-year-old Arthur Clark was arrested by the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit for second-degree rape and school employee sex act with a student under 19.
River District Park is now considered the gateway to the Riverwalk from downtown and it will also be the extension of the future Saban Center which will occupy the old Tuscaloosa News building.
Four years ago, Stewart had his own health scare. Stewart had a stroke in his sleep, and 16 months later he went under bypass surgery. He said his team at Brookwood Baptist are the reason he is alive today.
Northport’s mayor warned his city won’t tolerate any vandalism during Tuscaloosa County High School’s homecoming week. This comes after several reports of vandalism and pranks that went too far during this week last year.
The complex will be known as Life on Fourth, 14,000 square feet of commercial space for retail on the first floor, and above that, five stories worth of apartments, about 90 in all.
36-year-old Joseph Allen Nail was charged with one count of Domestic Violence Strangulation. He is being held in the Tuscaloosa County Jail on a $15,000 bond.
The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Department says the temporary jail is necessary because starting in January 2023 part of the old jail will be torn down to not only ease overcrowding, but to focus more on mental and medical health services for inmates.
The state will offer personnel to help with the academics, behavior and social skills of students in Hale County students. A specialist from the state will be working with teachers and support staff that are directly in those schools.
Alabama State Troopers said a driver was going 131 miles per hour in Tuscaloosa County when they tried to stop him during a joint traffic detail with Tuscaloosa Police.
About 60 people acted as victims and patients during the drill and they were even transported to the Hale County Hospital to test their surge capacity. EMA Director Russell Weeden said it went very well.
The loads of water represented the giving spirit of Tuscaloosa County to help the folks in Jackson deal with their water crisis. Herndon says he was struck by how large the need was.
The man, who was masked, entered the store near closing time, acted like he had a gun concealed under his clothing and demanded money. An employee noticed the gun was actually a drill, and confronted the man as he left the store, according to investigators.
Deputies said the two suspects were arrested for Trafficking in Marijuana, Methamphetamine and Crack Cocaine as well as possession of Marijuana and Heroin.
The University of Alabama made some changes to game-day procedures this year in an effort to make the stadium more handicap accessible. But one woman says those changes have made it harder for her mother, who has a disability, to get into the stadium.
The University of Alabama changed some game-day procedures for 2022, with the goal of making the stadium more handicap accessible, but a woman from Birmingham says more needs to be done.
The price tag will be around $16 million, and the reason is the sheriff’s department felt the jail needs more focus on mental and medical health services.
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