A now-signed Appropriations Bill to fund many parts of the federal government includes $8.5 million to renovate the terminal at the Tuscaloosa National Airport.
Hopes that a new Buc-ees or another mega-size service station was coming to West Alabama are on ice for now after Demopolis withdrew proposed legislation to annex a huge tract of land for commercial development.
A one-of-a-kind fundraiser returns to downtown Tuscaloosa late this month, with runners racing a mile, then eating a dozen glazed donuts and racing back to the finish line.
The city of Tuscaloosa and partners in state agencies and private companies will give away more than 2,000 tree seedlings at the end of February in recognition of Arbor Week.