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Understanding Tuscaloosa's Tug-Of-War Over Internet Sales Tax
Here's our in-depth look at the seemingly boring but incredibly important battle over internet sales tax revenue in Tuscaloosa.
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Ryan Phillips, Patch Staff
- Tuscaloosa, AL
Ryan Phillips is an award-winning journalist and editor from Tuscaloosa, Alabama. A graduate of both the University of Mississippi and the University of Alabama, Phillips has worked as a reporter and editor at the Birmingham Business Journal, the Associated Press-Atlanta Bureau and Weather.com. Most recently, Phillips worked for nearly four years as the executive editor of the Starkville Daily News and (West Point) Daily Times Leader in Mississippi. Phillips has received numerous investigative journalism awards in both Alabama and Mississippi, along with awards for photography, general news reporting and commentary.
Emails news tips or feedback to ryan.phillips@patch.com or call 205-361-7714.
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Man Killed In Shooting At Tuscaloosa Apartment Complex
Investigators are on the scene of a shooting at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex on Wednesday that left one person dead.
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One Killed, Two Injured Monday In Bibb County Crash
A Brierfield man is dead and two others are hospitalized with injuries following a two-vehicle crash in Bibb County Monday afternoon.
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County High DC Brian Niedermeyer Promoted To Head Coach
TCHS on Tuesday announced that it has promoted defensive coordinator Brian Niedermeyer to become the school's 26th head football coach.
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New Renderings Show Changes To Design Of Saban Center
The latest renderings for the Saban Center were unveiled Tuesday during a ceremony at the Tuscaloosa River Market
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Tuscaloosa Academy Invites Public To Indoor German Christmas Market
Tuscaloosa Academy on Tuesday announced it is inviting the community to its annual Indoor German Christmas Market on Sunday, Dec. 15.
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Tuscaloosa's SantaCon Kicks Off This Week To Benefit Good Cause
SantaCon is set to return to Tuscaloosa this week to spread holiday cheer for a good cause.
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Kentuck's Art Market Holiday Extravaganza Set For This Weekend
The Kentuck Art Center is set to host its Art Market Holiday Extravaganza on Saturday, Dec. 14.
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Community Invited To Open House For New Benjamin Barnes YMCA
The city announced it will hold a ribbon-cutting ceremony and open house for the new Benjamin Barnes YMCA on Thursday, Dec. 19.
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Crimson Tide Football Hosts Annual Awards Banquet
The Alabama football team held its annual awards banquet Sunday evening at the Hank Crisp Indoor Facility.
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Ringo Starr Coming To Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater In 2025
Music icon and Beatle Ringo Starr is set to take the stage this summer at the Mercedes-Benz Amphitheater in Tuscaloosa.
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Alabama Paired With Michigan For ReliaQuest Bowl On New Year's Eve
Alabama (9-3, 5-3 SEC) is set to take on Michigan (7-5, 6-2 B1G) in the ReliaQuest Bowl on New Year's Eve in Tampa.
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Alabama Misses Out On Expanded College Football Playoff
Alabama football was left on the outside looking in for the College Football Playoff Selection Show Sunday.
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How Walmart's Shoplifting Charge Derailed Northport Woman's Life
Here's a wild, in-depth look at a civil suit involving a Northport woman being wrongfully accused of shoplifting at Walmart in Tuscaloosa.
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Samantha Man Killed In Crash Thursday On Highway 69 N
Patch has confirmed that a Samantha man was killed in a single-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on Alabama Highway 69 North.
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New Hearing Denied For Man Convicted In 2019 Northport Shootout
An appeals court has overruled a request for a new hearing from a man serving prison time for instigating a 2019 shootout in Northport.
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Man Dies After Jumping From Hugh Thomas Bridge Friday Morning
The Tuscaloosa Police Department confirms that a man is dead after jumping from the Hugh Thomas Bridge Friday morning.
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Questions Persist As Fatal Crash Puts Spotlight On Dram Shop Act
A wrongful death lawsuit following a fatal crash on the Hugh Thomas Bridge raises numerous questions
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Lawsuit Moves Forward In Death Of Former NFL Player In West Alabama
A lawsuit is moving forward in the death of former New Orleans Saints defensive lineman Glenn Foster, Jr, who died in 2021 in Pickens County
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Tuscaloosa City Schools Hosts Roundtable To Tout State Report Card
Here's a look at how Tuscaloosa City Schools made improvements on the most recent report card from the Alabama State Department of Education
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