Tuscaloosa City Council

A pedestrian bridge in Tuscaloosa that once seemed on the fast track for demolition may now get a $750,000 makeover instead after protests from nearby residents kept it from the trash heap.

Challenger Joe Eatmon has unseated incumbent Matthew Wilson and won a four-year term on the Tuscaloosa City Council in a Tuesday runoff election.

Voters in west Tuscaloosa are taking to the polls today for a runoff race to decide who will represent them on the city council for the next four years.

The rapid growth of pickleball in west Alabama will continue after the Tuscaloosa City Council OK'd the construction of eight new courts in the Northridge area Tuesday night.

The runoff election to decide who will represent west Tuscaloosa's District 1 on the city council will feature incumbent Matthew Wilson and challenger Joe Eatmon, officials confirmed to the Thread Wednesday.

Officials in Tuscaloosa are again considering whether to approve a 6-story extended stay hotel on vacant land downtown after developers missed construction deadlines for the second time.

A lifelong public servant will seek another term on the Tuscaloosa City Council and run for re-election in March, he told the Thread last week.

Tuscaloosa City Councilman Cassius Lanier will seek a second term in office, he told the Thread Monday afternoon.

The incumbent city councilman representing North Tuscaloosa will seek a second term in that office, he announced Monday morning.

A veteran city councilwoman in Tuscaloosa announced plans Wednesday morning to run for re-election and seek a third term in office.