Ryan Phillips
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Founder & Editor @TuscaloosaPatch. The Jesco White of local journalism. Real news when it’s real + Tide sports, music, jokes and other oddities.
Tuscaloosa, AL
Joined March 2013
Another year with my great grandmother’s Christmas tree. Wouldn’t trade it for its weight in gold.
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From @WaltMaddox: “[T]he County Commission has officially affirmed that stealing earned sales tax dollars from the Tuscaloosa County schools, Tuscaloosa City Schools, Tuscaloosa County Road Improvement Commission, DCH Health System and local governments is acceptable.”
The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to join a high-profile lawsuit over Alabama’s internet sales tax program as county officials insist the case threatens a critical source of local revenue. https://t.co/4wZ1RGwRCy
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The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday voted unanimously to join a high-profile lawsuit over Alabama’s internet sales tax program as county officials insist the case threatens a critical source of local revenue. https://t.co/4wZ1RGwRCy
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The Commission voted to enter a lawsuit as a defendant in its longstanding opposition to changes to the state's internet sales tax.
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Sometimes the typos are so funny you just gotta roll with it.
A severe thunderstorm with goofball size hail and wind gusts to 60 mph will continue to track across northwest Tennessee over the next hour. #tnwx
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The City of Tuscaloosa has reached a consent decree agreement with the state and environmental groups, resolving litigation filed in 2023 regarding the city's wastewater treatment and collection systems. https://t.co/WVvbCSgH9z
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The agreement resolves environmental litigation filed in 2023 regarding the city's wastewater treatment and collection systems.
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Really enjoying ‘The American Revolution’ series by Ken Burns. Can’t wait to find out who wins.
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The search continues for a Helena man who was reported missing after his boat was found abandoned Monday on the Black Warrior River. https://t.co/H71i6Tr1XO
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ALEA says a search is underway for a Helena man who went missing Monday morning after a single-vessel incident on the Black Warrior River.
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A trio of Crimson Tide legends will be inducted into the Alabama Sports Hall of Fame as part of its Class of 2026. https://t.co/vwXBjmKee5
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Here's a look at the upcoming class of the Alabama Sports of Hall Fame, which will include three former Crimson Tide standouts.
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I regularly think about Billy Joe recounting how he shot a guy in the face.
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Billy Jo Shaver 3 seconds into the brawl
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This afternoon was easily the most heart-wrenching courtroom experience I’ve faced in nearly two decades of journalism. Audra Rogers was loved by so many and I don’t think there is any amount of justice that would be enough to heal the pain left in the wake of this tragedy.
A Northport woman will serve time in prison for a 2021 crash in northern Tuscaloosa County that killed Audra Rogers — a 36-year-old mother of four with another child on the way. https://t.co/j3129OSZYq
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Banger to start an angry evening
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Drive-By Truckers · Decoration Day · Song · 2003
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