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New documents detail plans for a 2-million-square-foot data center in Brookwood, developed by Applied Digital Corporation. The permit is the most detailed record yet of a project that has fueled months of speculation in the Tuscaloosa County town.

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Everyone, be safe and have a happy Fourth of July from us at the Tuscaloosa Thread!

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Today, we remember and honor those who made the ultimate sacrifice to preserve the freedoms we have in our country.

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Happy Mother's Day from all of us at the Tuscaloosa Thread!

Be sure to call your mom and tell her happy Mother's Day today!

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Mayor Walt Maddox is proposing a new, city-built parking lot that would add 120 spaces in downtown Tuscaloosa, but added that it may be time to consider charging people to use public parking spots in the area.

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Here’s what forecasters reveal in their first look at the 2026 hurricane season. https://t.co/09lD03QLEV

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🎨 Mark your calendar for an afternoon of creativity as the Tuscaloosa (AL) Chapter of The Links, Incorporated presents its Annual Young Artists’ Showcase. https://t.co/bcORoLsaNR

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Mark your calendar for an unforgettable evening as the Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra concludes its 2025–2026 season with the RISE concert. https://t.co/sh3z5ldZ1T

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Dozens of community leaders, parents, board members and staff attended a ribbon-cutting celebration at the new Boys and Girls Club of West Alabama Clubhouse on Alberta Parkway in Tuscaloosa on Friday morning.

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A handful of local leaders joined a large crowd of nature lovers at the fully renovated Lake Lurleen State Park in Tuscaloosa County as the family favorite getaway reopens after a 15-month closure.

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A group of volunteers will gather at one of Tuscaloosa's natural treasures, Hurricane Creek, next weekend to remove litter, tires, and other trash from the waterway during an annual cleanup.

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A couple who moved to Tuscaloosa nearly 10 years ago celebrated the opening of their downtown coffee shop with a Monday morning ribbon-cutting.

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Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox warned visitors to the Druid City on Monday that while all are welcome to enjoy all the city has to offer, they should plan to either behave or wind up in jail.

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Tens of thousands of fans are expected in Bryant-Denny Stadium this weekend for its first concert in decades featuring country superstar Morgan Wallen, and road closures and parking accommodations are planned or already underway in preparation.

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A spokesperson for the Tuscaloosa Police Department said they received more than 70 calls for service in the Strip area after A-Day on Saturday, prompting them to shut down the bar-and-restaurant district for the third time in four years.

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Police in Tuscaloosa have closed the Strip after crowds in the bar-and-restaurant-filled district near the University of Alabama campus got too rowdy on Saturday afternoon.

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A judge in Fayette County has sentenced a sex criminal there to life in prison after he pleaded guilty late last year to the first-degree rape of a minor.

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The Alabama Department of Transportation will implement a series of rolling lane closures on Highway 82 near Coker in Tuscaloosa County as its bridge-replacement project there reaches the halfway mark.

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A jury has convicted a Tuscaloosa man of murder for a fatal 2023 shooting on Queen City Avenue in Tuscaloosa, District Attorney Hays Webb announced on Friday.

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A Justice of the Supreme Court of the United States was in Tuscaloosa on Thursday, answering questions from students and faculty at the University of Alabama School of Law.

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