The City of Tuscaloosa has already voted to allow Sunday alcohol sales in the municipality. Northport is following suit, issuing a vote of their own. Now, the county wants to put the issue to a county-wide vote.

Businesses outside of the city of Tuscaloosa and Northport said Wednesday night that their profits have been hurt since their customers cannot buy alcohol on Sundays.

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Tuscaloosa County School leaders have a tough job ahead of them when they return from Spring Break.

Superintendent Frank Costanzo calls next year’s budget “catastrophic.” Proration means the system will lose $2.7 million in state funding. It will also lose federal stimulus money which helped pay the salaries of 140 support staffers, including secretaries, bus drivers and custodians.

“So when you look at all of that together, and combine it, it is a dismal outlook and so what we’re trying to do is put together another budget reduction plan as we’re preparing to move forward into this next budget year,” Costanzo said.

Costanzo said school leaders have until the last day of school to notify those staff members who will not be returning.

BIRMINGHAM (WBRC) - A bill to implement a state-wide ban on texting while driving was killed in the Senate before it could become a law last year. However, the issue is up before legislators again with the backing of AAA, one of the largest motor clubs in the country.

House Bill 102 seeks to implement a state-wide ban on texting while driving that its supporters believe will become a law this time around.

"It's pretty obvious how dangerous it is so this is something we need," Clay Ingram, a representative with AAA said. "We need to have a law in place to prevent this and to make our roads safe."

About 20 cities across Alabama have adopted their own local texting bans, which Ingram says is a good indicator of the overall support in the state.