Latest Tuscaloosa metropolitan area Stories
City leaders establish green space in Tuscaloosa to mark two-year anniversary of tornadoes TUSCALOOSA, Ala., April 24, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Today, a plot of undeveloped property in Alberta City, a community in Tuscaloosa devastated by tornadoes in the Spring of 2011, will be transformed into a community green space as part of The Scotts Miracle-Gro Company and The U.S. Conference of Mayors nationwide GRO1000 gardens and green spaces program. Once declared a Major Federal Disaster...
Upcoming Shows Mark Singer's First Full Concert Sets In Three Years NEW YORK, March 4, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Grammy Award-winning artist John Mayer will perform at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Thursday, April 25. Tickets go on sale, Friday, March 8 at 10am, online at www.ticketmaster.com, all TicketMaster outlets, the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater box office or charge by phone (800-745-3000). Special ticket packages will be available through Tickets-for-Charity.com to benefit NCIRE's...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Feb. 21, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Chance Partners, LLC today announced that is has started construction on Green Bear Lofts, its third downtown luxury apartment community in the last year. The community, located at the northeast intersection of Greensboro Avenue and Bryant Drive, will comprise 53 residences and 115 beds along with 3,985 square feet of street-level retail space. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20130221/CG62617) "Downtown is moving...
Teacher Created Materials donates $30,000 to tornado-ravaged Tuscaloosa County School System. Huntington Beach, CA (PRWEB) July 24, 2011 Teacher Created Materials (TCM), a 34-year old Huntington Beach-based educational publisher has donated almost $30,000 in materials to the Tuscaloosa County School System to assist in their tornado disaster relief. The Tuscaloosa area was one of the hardest hit in last April's tornadoes. The district suffered the loss of three elementary schools and...
Bug repellent and bite treatments a high priority need for Alabama residents displaced by recent tornadoes Littleton, NH (PRWEB) May 06, 2011 Tender Corp. today announced that it's shipping a significant amount of its insect repellents and bite and sting treatment products to the Tuscaloosa Fire & Rescue Service. The Tuscaloosa Fire & Rescue Service, which encompasses the city's fire and emergency medical services, will distribute the products to its staff and to area residents...
NASHVILLE, Tenn. and TUSCALOOSA, Ala., May 6, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Soles4Souls, the international shoe charity dedicated to providing free shoes and clothing to people in desperate need, is partnering with the NBA and several of its young stars to give back to victims of the recent tornadoes in the South. On Friday, May 6, Soles4Souls will be appearing with hundreds of brand new shoes and working side-by-side with NBA players at the Tuscaloosa American Red Cross Shelter at the Belk...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., April 26, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- The 2011 Tuscaloosa Firefighter Combat Challenge Team comprised of professional firefighters from the Tuscaloosa Fire/ Rescue Service who compete on the Scott Firefighter Combat Challenge national tour. Locklear KIA is a sponsor of Scott Firefighter Combat Team in the upcoming 2011 firefighter combat challenge on April 30th and May 1st in downtown Tuscaloosa. Through training and competition the team looks to promote physical fitness in the...
TUSCALOOSA, Ala., Oct. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Free fun family and community Child Safety and Health Awareness Halloween event for area residents is sponsored by Locklear Chrysler Jeep Dodge Kia. The First Annual Trick or Trunk Child Safety Awareness on will be held on October 30th 2010 and is focused on children and family fun with carnival games, contests, prizes and many great surprises. Sponsors such as the Tuscaloosa Adventure Boot Camp, NorthStar Emergency Medical Services, Capstone Bank,...
For its 10 year anniversary in the USA, MBtech opens a new office in Tuscaloosa, Alabama SINDELFINGEN, Germany, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- In the last ten years MBtech, an engineering and consulting service provider, has established itself as a known presence in the North American market with two US locations. Today the company is taking the next strategic step in its commitment to the US market: With the official opening of the new office in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, the MBtech Group will now have...
An Alabama man with a bullet wound in his shoulder told police he shot himself by accident while sleeping with a 40-caliber handgun.Capt. Lloyd Baker of the Tuscaloosa Metro Homicide Unit told The Tuscaloosa (Ala.) News the man's life was not in danger.The man, 34, whose name was not reported, lives in an apartment complex in Northport in northwestern Alabama. He said he was sleeping with the gun in his bed and must have accidentally pulled the trigger as he slept.
