Some talk about improving their hometown, and others put their money where their mouth is.

On Monday, a day set aside to honor Martin Luther King Jr., several volunteers gathered in Tuscaloosa to pick up trash and clutter along Martin Luther King Boulevard.

The volunteer group from the University of Alabama Center for Service and Leadership picked up 327 lbs of trash in just a few hours of working together.

In a post from Black Warrior Riverkeeper on Facebook, the group thanks the Tuscaloosa County Public Works for their help and dedication as a partner in their litter cleanups across West Alabama.

Now, if we can just get to stop littering in the first place.

Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (1/12 - 1/19)

Seven of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the third week of 2026.

Gallery Credit: (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread)

The Loop 2025: Restaurant and Retail News from the Tuscaloosa Thread

A running list from the Tuscaloosa Thread of all restaurants and retailers who have opened, closed, relocated or announced plans to come to the area so far in 2025.

Gallery Credit: (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread)