Tuscaloosa County School System

Two schools in Tuscaloosa County were closed all day Tuesday because of lingering power outages caused by overnight storms.

Duncanville Middle School was briefly placed on lockdown Thursday afternoon, but fortunately, police did not find a firearm or any other threat to public safety when they responded.

An investigation is underway after a student was caught with a firearm and a loaded magazine at Hillcrest High School in Tuscaloosa County Wednesday morning.

Area leaders spent Tuesday morning reviewing and discussing key metrics about primary education in the region, particularly in Tuscaloosa County.

Workers will prepare and serve free meals to children at half a dozen sites across Tuscaloosa County this summer.

Brookwood Middle School was placed on lockdown and a large law enforcement presence was searching the campus Monday morning.

All Tuscaloosa City Schools and the Tuscaloosa County School System will operate as normal Friday unless the threat of severe weather intensifies more than expected.

The Tuscaloosa County Schools System will not benefit from funding that would have came from a property tax increase after residents voted against the increase Tuesday.

Leaders in Tuscaloosa County asked residents to vote against raising taxes to fund the local school system over allegations of racism at schools in the district.

Residents of Tuscaloosa County will vote Tuesday on increasing property taxes and providing the county school system with $15 million in new funding annually.