Gary Cosby

The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama's Adopt-A-School program connects local businesses with schools to support students. Companies like Warrior Met Coal and Phifer Incorporated use the program to invest in their future workforce and give back to the community.

There are so many things to write about, one scarcely has time to touch on them all, but this one is an annoyance to just about everyone: spam callers, emailers, texters, and that old reliable, junk mail.

United Way launched a $5 million campaign fundraising drive, the largest goal ever, in the organization's 80th year of community service in the Tuscaloosa area.

Tuscaloosa County School System returned to classes. See photos from Brookwood Elementary and Myrtlewood Elementary.

Alabama Crimson Tide wide receiver Cederian Morgan makes a catch during a scrimmage.

Aug. 14, 2026; Fayette, AL, USA; Fayette County running back Zamarion Nalls (4) makes a cut behind the block of teammate Hester Whittaker on Tuscaloosa Academy’s Harwood Beeker during a football jamboree at Fayette County High School.

High school football season is almost here, and teams across West Alabama are preparing for the upcoming season. The season will kick off for most teams Thursday, Aug. 20 and Friday, Aug. 21, with the culmination to the season being in the first of December with the state championship games in Birmingham. For complete coverage of high school football, go to www.tuscaloosanews.com.

“In what universe, in what iteration of this nation over the last 250 years, would a being this bereft of human decency have been tolerated in office, let alone passionately embraced?” ― John Pavlovitz, Instagram post, “America Isn’t Politically Divided. It’s Morally Fractured.”

When Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox was a middle school kid, he played football during PE class on a lot behind what is now the Tuscaloosa City Schools administrative building.

That basic question used to be obvious. In the current America, not only is it not obvious, it is constantly changing and constantly debated, or the term is used as an accusation by one group of American citizens against the other.