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Seniors react to graduation postponement

Stephen Walker May 4, 2011

By the time that final exam week rolls around each spring, most seniors have already mailed their graduation invitations, purchased their cap and gown and made plans to move away to grad school or to start...

LeRon McClain to travel country for Tuscaloosa Relief

Jason Galloway May 4, 2011

Many have said last week’s tornado in Tuscaloosa happened for a reason, like everything else does. For former Alabama football star LeRon McClain, there is a reason for the current NFL lockout – to...

City trying to restore normalcy

William Evans May 4, 2011

Traffic has been restored to 15th St. and all 300 roads previously blocked in the county have been cleared, according to city and county officials in a press conference Wednesday morning. Traffic control...

Department chairs check in with students

Will Tucker May 3, 2011

On Monday, the City of Tuscaloosa provided a missing persons list—the first of its kind from the city since the storm on April 27 tore through the area. “I don't think we can get this list all the...

Auburn organizes day trips to Tuscaloosa

Amanda Sams May 3, 2011

Auburn University has set up a link on their main website entitled “Auburn Relief Efforts,” where students, alumni and faculty can log on to make donations, sign up to volunteer and get the latest...

Small Business Administration offers loans to rebuild local economy

William Evans May 3, 2011

As search and rescue teams scour the disaster zones for the human casualties of the storm, the Federal Emergency Management Agency is putting plans into place to revitalize the private business sector...

Business community finds ways to help

Tray Smith May 3, 2011

As relief workers continue to distribute essential supplies in areas devastated by the tornado that struck Tuscaloosa last Wednesday, several local businesses are pitching in to help. Little Italy on...

Maddox discusses water safety, missing persons

William Evans May 3, 2011

Tuscaloosa citizens do not have to boil their water anymore. The water and sewer department has fixed the tornado damage to East Tuscaloosa's water distribution infrastructure, and the boil water advisory...

Lawmakers set up delegation office to help constituents

Taylor Holland May 3, 2011

Yesterday, Tuscaloosa-area lawmakers announced they have set up a temporary delegation office to better assist their constituent’s needs following last Wednesday’s tornado. State Rep. Bill Poole,...

Students bring help from hometowns

Jasmine Cannon May 3, 2011

Following Wednesday’s devastating storm, UA students were encouraged by the university to return to their homes. While students departed from the area of destruction, many of them arrived home with one...

Body misidentified as student

Hannah Mask May 3, 2011

University of Alabama student Marcus Jeremy Smith's body was positively identified Sunday near the rubble of his apartment after a three-day ordeal in which another body had at first been mistaken for...

Student dies in Charleston Square apartments

Hannah Mask May 3, 2011

After days of searching, Marcus Jeremy Smith, a junior majoring in management information sciences, was discovered dead near his apartment in the Charleston Square complex late afternoon Sunday. “Marcus...