In one of the closest elections in recent memory, Tuscaloosa City Councilwoman Sonya McKinstry has lost her bid for a third term to represent District 7.
Unofficial results have McKinstry 25 votes short of challenger Cassius Lanier, a local businessman behind the Lanier Automotive Co., who earned 749 votes to McKinstry s 724.
Meanwhile, District 5 incumbent Kip Tyner earned his seventh term on the council by defeating challenger and University of Alabama student Sam Badger by a vote of 1,221 to 290.
District 2 incumbent Raevan Howard and Norman Crow, a former city Board of Education member who was vying for the City Council s District 3 seat, earned enough votes to win their council seats outright over multiple opponents.
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From left: PARA was represented by Becky Booker, Casie Jones, Gary Minor, Jay Logan and Chelsea Hall (PARA )
TUSCALOOSA, AL Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority (PARA) was recently recognized with two prestigious awards from the Alabama Recreation and Parks Association during its 2021 annual state conference in Orange Beach.
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The awards were presented on Jan. 25, which saw PARA voted Agency of the Year by its peers, along with Faucett Center Manager and Aquatics Director Mark Harrison receiving Professional of the Year in parks. PARA says agencies are eligible to receive the Agency of the Year award once in a five-year period and PARA was recognized with it previously in 2015.
Citing the need to protect essential city services in this time of coronavirus, Tuscaloosa officials have announced the ice skating rink at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater will not reopen for 2020-21 season.
Refunds for pre-purchased skate passes or deposits for scheduled events will be issued, officials said. These can be obtained by emailing Kay Day, the city’s venue operations manager, at kday@tuscaloosa.com.
With worker shortages within the city’s Infrastructure and Public Services department, which manages the annual Holidays on the River, hovering at about 1/3 of the staff, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox first ordered the ice skating rink closed on Dec. 3.
UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 1:00 am CT
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The former railroad car bridge will add accessibility to the largest park of the park, which includes rustic camping areas. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)
NORTHPORT, AL. Van de Graaff Arboretum and Historic Bridge Park will soon debut yet another offering in line with its name following the installation of a former railroad car bridge previously spanning a section of North River in Fayette County.
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