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Tuscaloosa News:Law should require attention to driving

Staff Report It’s against the law to text while driving in 35 states, but not in Alabama. Across Alabama, 21 cities — including Birmingham, Florence, Decatur and Huntsville — have banned driving while texting, but not Tuscaloosa. The National Transportation Safety Board wants all 50 states to ban cellphone use by drivers. No texting, no … Continued

December 29, 2011

Majority of area students get free, reduced lunch

Staff Report TUSCALOOSA | Two-thirds of students in city schools qualify for free or reduced price lunch while, for the first time, a majority of students in county schools qualify for the federal program. Officials say the actual level of need may be much higher, as families struggle in a tough economy despite some signs … Continued

December 27, 2011

Tuscaloosa Mayor opposes Riverwalk apartments

Staff Report TUSCALOOSA | An Atlanta developer wants to build a $40 million, 856-bed student apartment complex along the city’s Riverwalk. But the proposed four- to five-story development is running into some opposition from city officials. Carter, the development company, has proposed a mixed-use complex on the old Tuscaloosa Chevrolet property on Jack Warner Parkway … Continued

December 21, 2011