4+ day, 14+ hour ago   (322+ words) The West Alabama city of Demopolis has experienced a steady decline in population since 2020, when the U.S. Census tallied 7,540 residents. The 2026 federal estimate puts the population at around 10% less, at some 6,908. However, local officials in the Marengo County city plan to…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (392+ words) Some of President Trump's most ardent supporters are also some of the most vocal critics of the wave of new data center development across Alabama and the U.S. Just one day before a public meeting concerning three suspected data center projects…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (367+ words) The three-day Labor Day weekend is just ahead. Traditionally, the holiday pushes U.S. gas prices upward, and all indicators point to this year being no different when you combine holiday travel with the ongoing significant reduction in the flow of oil…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago   (324+ words) Johnnie Aycock, the host of the Noon Show on Catfish 100.1 and the longtime former president and CEO of the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, is a contributing columnist for the Thread. The Entrepreneurial Community: An Editorial will look at…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (214+ words) Alabama is experiencing a surge in hyperscale data‑center proposals, with at least three possible in Tuscaloosa County, near Brookwood. With controversy rising about the development of the massive, energy-consuming centers, the Alabama Legislature passed, and Gov. Kay Ivey signed,…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (138+ words) The 953 Bear Steve & DC morning show waged a 1 man anti PETA protest Monday morning. The PETA folks protested outside Tuscaloosa’s Raising Canes. They hung a woman upside down and simulated slicing her throat. That somehow is suppose to make us…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (272+ words) Alabamians have a reputation for putting in the work, and a new national study gives that reputation some numbers to back it up. WalletHub released its 2026 ranking of the Hardest-Working States in America, comparing all 50 states across 10 measures ranging from…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (169+ words) The 2026-27 nine-month Leadership Tuscaloosa class has been announced. The 48 members of the new class come from a cross-section of Tuscaloosa community leaders intent on making Tuscaloosa a better place to live, work, and play through civic engagement. According to the…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (224+ words) One West Alabama nonprofit could get a major boost next year through one of the area's signature food and beverage events. Applications open Friday, August 21 and will remain open through October 2. Since its founding in 2012, the West Alabama Food & Wine…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (537+ words) Ahead of his second academic year as president of the University of Alabama, Dr. Peter Mohler sat down with the Tuscaloosa Thread for a wide-ranging conversation about the university's "Future Ready" framework, its embrace of artificial intelligence, the new School…...