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Deputies find 255 pounds of marijuana during traffic stop

Tuscaloosa News - Tue Nov 24

Published: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 24, 2009 at 11:42 a.m. TUSCALOOSA Arek's first collar was a big one.

Ga. man arrested in Alabama fight

Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Tue Nov 24

A Georgia man has been arrested after police found a 19-year-old unconscious from a fight on the University of Alabama campus.

Rec center will open later than planned

Tuscaloosa News - Tue Nov 24

It had been previously projected that Tuscaloosa County Parks and Recreation would open bids for the project this month and that construction would be finished in time for a 2010 opening date.

Stretching class supplies

Tuscaloosa News - Sun Nov 22

Dee Thomas, 5, practiced spelling in his kindergarten class at Verner Elementary School on Wednesday.

Heavy rains good for Christmas tree growers

Tuscaloosa News - Fri Nov 20

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. TUSCALOOSA Heavy rains have made for a banner year for Christmas tree growers.

Christmas tree farmers say rain has boosted the quality of their evergreens

Tuscaloosa News - Fri Nov 20

Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 4:06 p.m. TUSCALOOSA Heavy rains have made for a banner year for Christmas tree growers.

Judge asked to block sale of Ala. hospital

The Gadsden Times - Fri Nov 20

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:57 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 9:57 a.m. Tuscaloosa city officials have asked a Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court for a preliminary injunction to stop the state from dismantling or moving Bryce Hospital until the city's lawsuit is heard.

Auto supply plant planned for Ala.

WJHG-TV Panama City - Fri Nov 20

Automotive supplier Faurecia North America says it will build a $15 million plant in Tuscaloosa County to make parts for the Mercedes-Benz plant in Vance.

Budget battle focuses on library funds

Tuscaloosa News - Fri Nov 20

Published: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 11:52 p.m. NORTHPORT Officials from the Tuscaloosa Public Library met with the Northport City Council to ask for more money during a council work session Thursday night.

School Bus Seat Belt Study Update

WIAT-TV Birmingham - Thu Nov 19

In response to the horrific bus crash in Huntsville in 2006, Governor Bob Riley put together a school bus safety committee, to determine if seat belts on the buses would make the children safer.