Chelsea Barton

It’s been three years since COVID- 19 changed our lives as we know it here in Alabama. That first case was reported in Montgomery County on March 13, 2020. It wasn’t long before the state health department urged the closing of all public schools, universities, and many businesses. By August of 2020, Governor Kay Ivey declared an emergency “safer at...

Medical professionals in and around Tuscaloosa are reporting lower numbers of COVID-19 cases. At MedCenter North, Nurse Practitioner Hope Arnold said she’s been seeing fewer and fewer positive COVID cases over the last month. “I feel like since we have been seeing it for a few years now, more people have had it, more people had it run through their...

Buying your first house is a milestone moment you’ll never forget. This week’s Bright Spots report highlights a local teacher and the team of people who are helping bring her home. Depending on who you ask, a home can have a lot of different meanings. No matter who you are, your first home is one you’ll never forget. Jayla Gellington...

“There’s a quote that education is the great equalizer. The one thing we can give our children that can potentially change the entire course of their lives is an education. ” Tuscaloosa County School System Superintendent Keri Johnson tells me right now Tuscaloosa County’s property tax rate for education is 10 mills, which is the lowest amount permitted by law...

A Tuscaloosa County family woke up with nothing but each other Wednesday morning after their home burned in a fire late Tuesday night. Not only did the Elliott family lose all of their worldly items, but five family dogs died in the fire. “Devastating,” Coy Elliott said. “My heart dropped,” his wife Rebecca echoed. Those were the emotions Rebecca and...

Sara Lavender Burkhalter is a local woman who’s taken two of her dreams and turned them into realities. She helps run her family’s construction company and is now a children’s book author. “This book is is called Our Belly Button Love,” Sara said to four children listening to her read at Moundville Public Library. “It’s about how much you are loved....

WVUA 23 News continues to cover the threat made to Hillcrest High School Tuesday. We now know the threat to the school was called in to the Tuscaloosa Police Department just before 10:00 AM. After an extensive search and investigation, officers found the threat was a hoax. Although an investigation…

The first week of December is Inclusive Schools Week, and Huntington Place Elementary School hosted a weeklong celebration and recognition of those who may be a little different. Part of the celebration included a “brag board,” boasting hundreds of good deeds and examples of students being inclusive at Huntington Place Elementary. As part of Inclusive Schools Week, students wore different...

WVUA 23 has interviewed some pretty impressive people: professional athletes, politicians, music stars. But none shine brighter — especially this time of year — than the big guy in the red suit. There are a few things that put the small town of Gordo on the map: Greenwave football, the annual Mule…

Over at DCH Health System, VP of Marketing and Communications Andy North said they’ve seen rising numbers of flu cases. “Many of those flu cases are severe enough that they need hospitalizations,” North said. COVID numbers, on the other hand, are remaining steady at around 10 or fewer. “That’s a pos…