John Plott News Today

A portion of the sidewalk remains closed on Gulf of Mexico Drive directly in front of the Twin Shores Mobile Home Park.

Emergency repair costs stemming from widespread flooding that occurred over Father’s Day weekend are nearing $2 million for Tuscaloosa taxpayers. Two repair contracts were unanimously approved Tuesday by the Tuscaloosa City Council to pay for work to fix water line breakages near the city’s raw water intake at Lake Tuscaloosa and water and sewer line failures near the Black Warrior River. The largest contract of the two totaled $1.13 million and went to Dominion Construction Co. Inc. of Tus...