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Orange Beach firemen, local college partner on training site

Alabama Notes — Mon, 21 May 2012 11:09:10 +0000

The Orange Beach Fire/Rescue department and Columbia Southern University in Orange Beach plan to partner with the Alabama Fire College in Tuscaloosa to have a regional training campus here by early fall, according to Fire Chief Shane Phillips.

Feral cats overrun downtown Tuscaloosa

Alabama Notes — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:45:50 +0000

Feral cats overrun blocks of downtown Tuscaloosa, attracted to alley Dumpsters behind restaurants, but local animal shelters are struggling to deal with the issue.?

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Century-old news items stir interest

Alabama Notes — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:38:35 +0000

Some Tuscaloosa news items from 100 years ago this week caught my attention.

Century-old news items stir interest

Alabama Notes — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:38:35 +0000

Some Tuscaloosa news items from 100 years ago this week caught my attention.

University of Alabama hosts research conference

Alabama Notes — Mon, 21 May 2012 06:23:52 +0000

TUSCALOOSA | A symposium this week at the University of Alabama will bring researchers from around the world who study materials at the most basic level in the quickly expanding field of microscopy to the Capstone.

Security beefed up near bars

Alabama Notes — Sun, 20 May 2012 10:02:20 +0000

TUSCALOOSA | The Tuscaloosa Police Department is increasing its presence on the Strip after recent fights that led to gunfire.

Hundreds of untamed cats roam downtown

Alabama Notes — Sun, 20 May 2012 03:48:22 +0000

TUSCALOOSA | Winslow the gallery cat won’t be greeting visitors at Jim Harrison’s downtown Tuscaloosa art gallery, sitting in at fundraisers, enjoying music or sprawling nonchalantly on the hardwood floor as hundreds step lightly around the buff tabby. The body of…

Plan may cut one county lawmaker

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 11:53:17 +0000

MONTGOMERY | Tuscaloosa County would lose a member in the state House of Representatives if the legislative reapportionment plan becomes law.

Grant sought to fund fire station

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:55:14 +0000

TUSCALOOSA | City officials are looking toward a federal grant to help fund the construction of a new public safety campus in east Tuscaloosa. The tentative plans for a new Fire Station No. 4 include a multi-bay fire house, a fire …

County has nearly $60M in reserves

Alabama Notes — Sat, 19 May 2012 09:55:14 +0000

MONTGOMERY | An audit of the Tuscaloosa County Commission for the year ending Sept. 30, 2010, showed a cash reserve of $57.4 million.