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The City Council is hosting two public involvement meetings over the citys redistricting process. The first is set for 9 a.m. Wednesday at City Hall.

Cost-of-living-adjustments for workers and water and sewer rate hikes for customers highlight mayors proposed Tuscaloosas fiscal 2022 budget.

Councilman Kip Tyner says his 24 years in office have made him ready to serve as the new president pro tempore of the Tuscaloosa City Council.

A circuit court judge has vacated the results of the city of Tuscaloosa’s District 7 City Council results, clearing the path for a special election to determine who will hold this seat. Jefferson County Circuit Court Judge Robert S. Vance issued his decision Thursday, less than a week after final summary judgment arguments were submitted by attorneys for incumbent Councilor Sonya McKinstry and political newcomer Cassius Lanier, who won by 28 votes. Days after her defeat, McKinstry filed a leg...

For votes in Tuscaloosa’s districts 1 and 6, there is work still to be done. A runoff election for the City Council in these districts is Tuesday. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. The locations are the same as those during the general municipal election on March 2. For District 1 voters, ballots can be cast at the Tuscaloosa Department of Transportation (TDOT) Building Auditorium at 1000 28th Ave. In District 6, voters will go to the Belk Activity Center at 2101 Bowers Park Drive. Win...

Happening Tuesday, two city council races will be decided in Tuscaloosa.

For sponsorship inquiries, email: ryan.phillips@patch.com. Patch Pick: The Tuscaloosa River Walk was turned into a walkable storybook Sunday as Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority (PARA) and the Tuscaloosa Public Library unveiled the citys first StoryWalk. Watch my Different animal cutouts and podiums with laminated pages from childrens storybooks lined the Tuscaloosa River Walk on Sunday (Photo by Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) Want to support local journalism? Click here to give...

Sonya McKinstry, who has served as the council’s representative for District 7 since 2013, has filed a challenge in Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court in an attempt to overturn the results that saw challenger Cassius Lanier capture the seat by just 25 votes on municipal Election Day. That margin grew by three on Tuesday, as Lanier was granted three more votes from provisional ballots that were cast March 2 at the District 7 ballot box. None of the three eligible provisional ballots, as determine...

Subscribe LATEST UPDATES 9:20 p.m. — Final election results are posted. The City of Tuscaloosa reports 20% turnout for the mayoral race. 8:30 p.m. — Incumbent Mayor Walt Maddox declares outright victory, finishing with 56% of the vote. 7 p.m. — Polls close in Tuscaloosa. According to the latest report from the city, there are 59,301 registered voters inside of the Tuscaloosa city limits. 4 p.m. — City spokesman Richard Rush tells Patch that the city will be publishing election result...

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 McKinstrys 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 1,2...