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Franchisee Looking for Location to Bring 7 Brew Coffee to Tuscaloosa. A franchise owner is scouting Tuscaloosa for the perfect spot to build the city's first 7 Brew Coffee drive-thru, a marketing rep confirmed to the Thread this week. The brand was born in Rogers, Arkansas and has spread to more than 200 locations across the United States.The Mobile, Alabama chicken chain exploded onto the local scene back in July 2020, when their store on 15th Street served more than 1,200 cars on its opening day. Get our free mobile app. Now, three years after the first Tuscaloosa location opened, work is underway to open a second local Foosacklys in Capital Market Center off Highway 69 …The deadly police shooting of a West Alabama man made famous by a viral podcast is only getting stranger as state police said Thursday that he has only just been pronounced dead. As the Thread reported Monday, Tyler Goodson of Woodstock, Alabama was shot during a standoff with local police on Sunday night. A 32-year-old father of five, …Get the latest breaking news, sports, entertainment and obituaries in Tuscaloosa, AL from Tuscaloosa News.Aug 29, 2023 · Stephen Dethrage Published: August 29, 2023. (Skip Baumhower) City leaders unanimously support of a partnership reportedly being negotiated between the DCH Health System and the University of Alabama, according to a statement signed earlier this month. The Thread has obtained a copy of a statement signed by Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and all ...Stephen Dethrage Published: March 7, 2024. (Stephen Dethrage | Tuscaloosa Thread) Northport City Council President Jeff Hogg has resigned from office after eight years on the council and four as its president, he announced in a letter distributed Thursday afternoon. "When I ran for office, it was never about the role, but always about the goal.Dec 9, 2023 · Organizers of the merry Christmas Afloat lighted boat parade on the Black Warrior River in Tuscaloosa have postponed the event for the threat of bad weather Saturday night. The night-time holiday spectacle was planned for after nightfall Saturday, but severe storms are expected to pass through Alabama from about 5 p.m. Get our free mobile app.Stephen Dethrage Published: October 6, 2023. (UA News) The University of Alabama has released the lineup of events for next weekend's action-packed Homecoming game and parade, with a Crimson Tide Legend set to serve as grand marshal. Not to risk the ire of head football coach Nick Saban by looking past Saturday's away game against Texas A&M ...Two schools in Tuscaloosa County were closed all day Tuesday because of lingering power outages caused by overnight storms. In a morning update, administrators in the Tuscaloosa County School System said they were canceling school at Big Sand Elementary and Buhl Elementary all day Tuesday. All other TCSS schools opened on a two-hour delay ...In a press conference covering three separate homicide cases this week, Captain Jack Kennedy of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit told local media Thursday that the clubhouse death is the only of the three without an arrest so far. Rehashing the details of the case, Kennedy said on Tuesday, May 14th, TPD and the VCU were called to the Alconon ...Stephen Dethrage Published: November 16, 2023. (Nucor) Nucor Steel will be able to make products in Tuscaloosa that no other plant in the United States can create after a $280 million expansion of their plant here. The growth was announced after the Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority approved tax incentives for the quarter-billion ...Stephen Dethrage Published: June 21, 2023. (submitted) A lumber truck has overturned on U.S. Highway 82 in Tuscaloosa County, blocking some lanes of travel and causing traffic problems in the area Wednesday. Cap Ray Allen, the traffic reporter for Townsquare Media Tuscaloosa, reported the accident just before 11 a.m. Wednesday.Stephen Dethrage Published: September 20, 2023. An investigation is underway after a student was caught with a firearm and a loaded magazine at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa County Wednesday morning. In a statement provided to the Tuscaloosa Thread, Principal Jeff Hinton said the gun itself was not loaded, but there were bullets in the ...Tuscaloosa's Harrison Construction Company, Inc, is stronger than ever in 2024 with four new faces on their leadership team. The company, which has been a local industry leader for decades, announced the appointments and promotions in a press release celebrating the enhancement of its financial and operational efficiency. Get our free mobile app.A Tuscaloosa County man has been arrested and jailed after he allegedly transmitted child pornography via a local elementary school's messaging app. According to court documents filed Friday, a teacher at a northern Tuscaloosa County elementary school contacted police earlier this week after she received a text message with a disturbing …Feb 18, 2022 · The Tuscaloosa Thread. February 18, 2022 ·. An investigation is underway after a 38-year-old inmate at the Tuscaloosa County Jail was found dead inside the facility Thursday night. This marks the third death inside the jail in less than a year.Jul 20, 2023 · A former Alabama basketball star still making millions in the NBA has brought the taste of New Orleans to the Tuscaloosa Strip at the now-open We Dat's Chicken & Shrimp. The Thread has been on this story from its inception - we first reported in August 2022 that We Dat's would replace the short-lived Little 5 Pizza in the University Town Center ...No other details were available early Saturday morning - stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread for more updates as they become available. Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (4/1 - 4/8) 16 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the 15th week of 2024 and the first of April, which saw several shootings and the …Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (4/1 - 4/8) 16 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the 15th week of 2024 and the first of April, which saw several shootings and the end of Alabama Basketball's historic NCAA Tournament run.Similarly, the new park Northport plans to build south of DCH is set to feature two and a half basketball courts, a walking track, fitness equipment, pavilions, an obstacle-course-style playground and more. Tubbs said the city hopes construction on the new park will begin by Spring 2024. A too-dark photo of its preliminary design is below.For more from the sheriff's office and other public safety news from West Alabama, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread. Foreigner + Loverboy at Tuscaloosa's Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater Rock classics Foreigner and Loverboy finished their 2023 summer tour at Tuscaloosa's downtown amphitheater, which went under a …The Mobile, Alabama chicken chain exploded onto the local scene back in July 2020, when their store on 15th Street served more than 1,200 cars on its opening day. Get our free mobile app. Now, three years after the first Tuscaloosa location opened, work is underway to open a second local Foosacklys in Capital Market Center off Highway 69 …Sep 22, 2023 · The pros at Visit Tuscaloosa were named the best in the state at the Alabama Tourism Department's annual awards ceremony last month. In a Friday press release, the agency said they were named the state's Tourism Organization of the Year for 2023 in recognition of the staff's efforts to see travel and tourism in the Tuscaloosa area rebound from the COVID-19 pandemic.Brittany Marshall Published: December 1, 2022. After delaying its opening once then shutting down after technical difficulties, Holidays on the Plaza will officially reopen to the public Thursday night in downtown Tuscaloosa. As previously reported, the original opening date for the seasonal ice-skating rink was scheduled for November 21, but ...

Stephen Dethrage Published: March 30, 2024. (Google Street View) Two people were wounded, one seriously after another shooting in Tuscaloosa early Saturday morning. Captain Marty Sellers, the co-commander of the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, confirmed to the Thread that the Tuscaloosa Police Department and the VCU were called out to Dave's ...No one was hurt when bullets struck an occupied home in the Northwood Lake neighborhood in Northport Tuesday night. Keith Carpenter, the assistant chief of the Northport Police Department, told the Thread just before 9 p.m. Tuesday that NPD was called to a home on Union Chapel Road in response to a shooting. Get our free mobile …Jonathan M. Norris. Journalist and media personality Megyn Kelly will come to Tuscaloosa next month to host the fourth Republican Presidential Primary Debate at the Frank Moody Music Building on the University of Alabama campus, organizers announced Thursday. NewsNation, a fast-growing cable news network, will host the debate on December 6th.Stephen Dethrage Published: September 20, 2023. An investigation is underway after a student was caught with a firearm and a loaded magazine at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa County Wednesday morning. In a statement provided to the Tuscaloosa Thread, Principal Jeff Hinton said the gun itself was not loaded, but there were bullets in the ...The 10-point home loss was hard for the Alabama faithful to stomach, but some were caught on video hurling homophobic and racist comments at Texas players celebrating the upset. Social media has added fuel to the fire, and on Monday morning a spokesperson for the University condemned what happened in no uncertain terms.

Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (5/13 - 5/20) 12 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the 21st week of 2024, which brought with it three new homicide cases and a defeat for the United …Stephen Dethrage Published: January 10, 2024. (Tuscaloosa Police Department) Police in Tuscaloosa are asking for help identifying an alleged car thief. Stephanie Taylor, a spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, told local media a man captured on surveillance video stole a vehicle from a gas station on Skyland Boulevard last Wednesday.For more updates on the smelly situation and the city's efforts to resolve it, stay connected to the Tuscaloosa Thread. Top Stories from the Tuscaloosa Thread (1/22 - 1/29) 14 of the Top Stories published by the Tuscaloosa Thread during the third week of 2024, which featured a ton of restaurant and retail development news and the area's first ...…

Reader Q&A - also see RECOMMENDED ARTICLES & FAQs. Stephen Dethrage Published: February 16, 2024. A plane t. Possible cause: By Senator Gerald Allen. In the heart of Tuscaloosa County, Alabama, lies.