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Tuscaloosa's second fire apparatus was a horse drawn fire wagon with chemical tank. Note lantern mounted on rear and volunteer firefighters on board. Tuscaloosa's first fire apparatus was a hand pumper named the Empress.

The fire department was…

Horse-drawn fire equipment was on the ground floor with Tuscaloosa Town Hall on the second floor. The building stood facing Greensboro Avenue at the site of the Bama Theatre.

Richard C. Shelby is the United States Senator from Alabama. The photo shows him in 1964.

In 1964, E.W. Skidmore resigned from the position of Tuscaloosa city prosecutor after holding the post for 27 years. Replacing him was a young upstart,…

Scott Donaldson (1959-) was appointed a Judge on the Alabama Court of Civil Appeals in 2013. He was a circuit judge in Tuscaloosa County from 2003 until 2013. Before becoming a trial judge, he practiced law for over 18 years and was elected to the…

Fred W. Nicol served as Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge for nearly four decades of public service. Nicol, known as the singing and whistling judge, retired in October 1982 as the senior elected official in the courthouse after more than 30 years as…

Walt Maddox, the current mayor of Tuscaloosa, was first elected in 2005.

Mayor Maddox is a Tuscaloosa native and graduated from Central High School. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Political Science and master’s degree in Public Administration…

Luther Davis Sr. (1881 - 1969) served as a Tuscaloosa City Commissioner from 1926 until 1949, serving as mayor from 1931 until he retired from the city in 1949. He was made Honorary Mayor for life in 1967 by the city commissioners. Davis was born in…

J. Hal McCall (1904 - 1991) was mayor of Tuscaloosa beginning in June 1952. He was appointed to finish the term of James S. Robertson when Robertson died in office. McCall had run against Robertson in 1949 for mayor but lost that…

Jerry Plott was part of Tuscaloosa's first elected city council in 1985 and he served five terms, retiring in 2005. He was also president of the council at times.

The Jerry Plott Water Treatment Plant, a state-of-the-art facility on the hill…

Tommy Dockery is a lifelong resident of Tuscaloosa, except for his military tour after graduating from West Point. He was on Tuscaloosa's First City Council in 1985. Mr. Dockery founded Crimson Carpet and Flooring in 1993 after working for Hamner…