Local Politics

A longtime funeral director in Tuscaloosa will challenge businessman Cassius Lanier for his seat representing District 7 on the city council when voters go to the polls in March.

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 is recruiting poll workers ahead of its March municipal elections for the city's seven city council and school board seats, the board chairmanship and the mayor's office.

The head of Tuscaloosa's city school board will run for another term as its chair in March's municipal elections, he announced Friday.

Governor Ivey has set a special election to replace a West Alabama senator after she appointed the incumbent to serve in her administration, adding another race to a crowded 2025 calendar.

The Bama Theatre in downtown Tuscaloosa will screen a quartet of holiday classics this month, giving families the chance to see the pictures on the big screen the week of Christmas.

Tuscaloosa got five acres bigger on Tuesday as elected officials annexed two adjacent properties on New Watermelon Road where a developer is planning to build a gas station, a small retail center and 24 apartments.

The race to represent West Tuscaloosa on the city council got crowded Monday as a second challenger announced a campaign to unseat incumbent Matthew Wilson, who told the Thread he would seek re-election.

The Tuscaloosa City Council joined other prominent voices calling on Governor Kay Ivey to purchase the Black Warrior Parkway Toll Bridge and eliminate the fees required to traverse it.

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