Archives: January 2016

BILL ALLOWS LOADED GUNS IN VEHICLES WITHOUT PERMIT

TUSCALOOSA, AL – In the 2016 legislative session, Alabama lawmakers could change where you can bring your weapon. Carrie Baker with Northport Police Department said regardless of the bill’s possible passage, police approach every situation expecting the unexpected. “Most of the time we don’t know if that individual has a firearm,” Baker said. “So we have to be aware and

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BUSINESS SCHOOL CHALLENGE GENERATES $3.6 MILLION FOR SCHOLARSHIPS

More than 1,000 donors to the University of Alabama’s business school chipped in more than $3.6 million in just three months. The money comes in large part thanks to a call to action put out by Hugh Culverhouse Jr. Culverhouse, who lives in Coral Gables, Florida, said last year that he would match all donations

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ORGANIZATIONS TEAM UP FOR JOB FAIR

Several West Alabama organizations are teaming up to help residents find much-needed jobs. West Alabama Works, the Alabama Department of Labor and the Alabama Career Center System are hosting the job fair on Feb. 2 from 9 a.m. to noon at the G.G. Hardin Center in Brookwood. The goal? Helping displaced mine and steel workers and

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ALDOT HOSTING TRANSPORTATION MEETING

If you’re concerned about the intersection of U.S. Highway 82 and Sam Sutton Road, you’re far from alone. The Alabama Department of Transportation is hosting an open house meeting at Northport City Hall from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Thursday to discuss road improvements there. The meeting is open to the public. That intersection was the site of

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BIBB COUNTY BURGLARY SUSPECT ARRESTED, CHARGED

A man accused of stealing from a Bibb County machine shop back in June has been officially arrested and charged with the crime. James Russell Moore, 24, of McCalla was arrested Tuesday in Jefferson County after a sheriff’s deputy found him attempting to break in to a money box at a car wash. Moore is also

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FLU STILL FALTERING IN WEST ALABAMA

It’s almost February, a time of year when flu tends to take over, but there’s good news for those worried about the illness, because numbers in West Alabama are still low. According to Communication Director Brad Fisher with DCH Health System, only four tests out of 169 tested positive for the flu. The strand causing more issues

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SHELBY VISITS TUSCALOOSA CHAMBER EVENT MONDAY

Alabama U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby visited Tuscaloosa Tuesday, speaking to the West Alabama Camber of Commerce. It was all part of the Chamber’s “Chamber in Session” event. Shelby offered up an update on Washington’s goings-on, and said there are a lot of issues facing Alabama right now, but the country as a whole as well.

TUSCALOOSA MAN BEHIND BARS ON DRUG DISTRIBUTION CHARGES

A Tuscaloosa man is facing charges of illegal possession and distribution of marijuana after a six month investigation. Justin Tionne Wilder, 40, was arrested Tuesday after police executed a search warrant at a home in the 4300 block of 27th St. Agents with the West Alabama Narcotics Task Force seized around 25 pounds of marijuana, which has

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