Good morning, Tuscaloosa.

Sorority houses handed out candy to hundreds of trick-or-treaters on Sorority Row at the University of Alabama on Oct.

25, with families and students in costume visiting multiple houses.

University of Alabama athletics hosted a Halloween Extravaganza on Oct.

25 at the Hank Crisp Indoor Practice Facility, where children and parents took part in games, team meet-and-greets, and costume activities with gymnastics, tennis, rowing, softball, volleyball, and dance teams.

The University of Alabama has selected Groome Transportation to run Crimson Ride after a competitive procurement, and Groome plans to offer jobs to the 88 First Transit employees affected by its planned closure in Tuscaloosa by December; university and Groome say service will continue without interruption.

The 2027 Druid City Arts Festival will be at Government Plaza on Saturday, April 10, 2027 and Sunday, April 11, 2027.

Artists and musicians can apply by Feb. 1, 2027 (artists pay $25; musicians must submit a video of three live songs), and food vendors can apply by Feb. 12, 2027.

The Saban Center will use a $251,939.59 grant from the Alabama STEM Council to expand hands-on STEM curriculum, supplies, teacher workshops, and outreach across West Alabama; the downtown campus (set to open in spring 2028) will serve as a State of Alabama STEM Hub.

Tuscaloosa City Schools will use Elevate Tuscaloosa funds to triple Sister Cities study-abroad offerings and will send up to three student groups abroad each year starting in 2027, including a March Global Classrooms trip to Europe and a fall Ambassador delegation to Sunyani Techiman, Ghana. Eligible sophomores and juniors must apply and interview; summer exchanges cost about $1,500 (subsidized).

Alabama joined 19 other states and the FTC in suing Dollar General in federal court in Tennessee, alleging long-running deceptive pricing after more than 29,000 complaints filed between Jan.

2023 and Mar. 2026, with 1,013 Alabama stores and 13 in Tuscaloosa County potentially affected.

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said Racin Delgatty (Rimington Trophy midseason watch list member), who missed the Tennessee and Texas A&M games with a lower-extremity injury, will be evaluated at practice Sunday and his availability for LSU will become clearer then.

Coach Kalen DeBoer said the College Football Playoff is expected to expand to 24 teams, and Alabama already has home-and-home games with Ohio State in 2027 and 2028 and Notre Dame in 2029 and 2030 that should fit the new format.

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said he is hopeful freshman running back EJ Crowell can return to practice before the Crimson Tide's road game at LSU, adding Crowell is built for Alabama's style even after suffering injuries.

Alabama coach Kalen DeBoer said Monday he’s hopeful WR Ryan Coleman-Williams will be ready for the Nov.

7 trip to Baton Rouge to face LSU, but DeBoer stopped short of confirming he’ll be cleared to practice; Coleman-Williams led the team with 415 receiving yards and four TDs before missing two games (6-2).