Good morning, Tuscaloosa.

Surface miners practiced rescue skills at Alabama Fire College today during a drill that simulated a contractor collapsing from a drug overdose.

Miners from Alabama & Mississippi volunteered to learn first aid to stabilize injured workers until paramedics arrived.

The renovated boat ramp on the Black Warrior River near Moundville reopened Friday with a new launching slab that makes boat loading easier and reduces damage from larger vessels (15 miles south of Tuscaloosa).

It was funded by the Sport Fish Restoration Program and Innovate Alabama.

Thompson Tractor in Tuscaloosa is hiring heavy equipment technicians with competitive pay + excellent benefits.

Interested candidates can email the recruiting team or visit the careers website for more details.

Tuscaloosa County has secured over $2.3M in state funding + more than $4.6M in total investments to ready an underused industrial site near the Tuscaloosa National Airport for advanced manufacturing and aerospace projects.

The project will be complete by the end of 2027.

The Boys and Girls Club's Jaycee Park unit teaches kids entrepreneurship through Lemonade Day (a hands-on lesson in running a lemonade stand) that builds basic business skills.

Tuscaloosa's Northridge High teacher Jennifer Canterbury — a Spanish instructor preparing to compete on Jeopardy — is set to appear on Tuesday, July 22.

The Tuscaloosa City Schools shared the news, urging local families to tune in for her episode.

Preliminary state test results presented Tuesday show Alabama students improved in reading, math + ACT with notable gains in second grade and higher high school composite scores, although math proficiency remains below 50% in every grade.

The department will verify these figures as English learner progress also rose.

Teachers from Hillcrest, Bryant and Hale County gathered at DCH Regional Medical Center yesterday (hosted by the local STEM Council) to learn how local businesses integrate classroom skills with work practices.

Former patients and families gathered at DCH Regional Medical Center for a (Celebration of Life) to thank its doctors, nurses and staff for care.

About 30 attendees enjoyed refreshments and reflection during the event.

Alabama’s football season saw changes as Coach Kalen DeBoer led the Crimson Tide back to championship contention, though tough losses to top teams plus declining physical play have provoked questions over whether the program has gone soft.

Junior defensive lineman Steve Bolo Mboumoua, who grew up in Cameroon and played football in Canada and Mississippi, is expected to get more snaps in the 2026 season for Alabama as he fills the gap left by Tim Keenan’s exit.