Mable Parham, the mother of Kendrell Watkins, speaks in front of the Tuscaloosa Police Department headquarters in October. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The last year was an important one for us at Tuscaloosa Patch, considering we officially launched in west Alabama in July. Here is a look back at some of our favorite photos taken over the last few months as we enter a new year that promises to be an interesting one.
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OUR YEAR IN PICTURES
Activist and T-Town Freedom Marcher Lux Murray leads a chant in front of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office on Saturday as protestors demanded the release of COVID-19 jail data in December (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)UA sophomore Bridget McMullin organizes clothes at Temporary Emergency Services as part of UA's Ripple Effect in August (Photo by Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) Voters wait in line at the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse on Thursday, marking the last day of in-person absentee voting in Alabama (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)Northport Mayor Donna Aaron, who chose to not seek re-election, stands in front of City Hall in September as her term comes to a close. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)
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Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley hands out candy at The Gateway for Halloween. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) TCHS Junior Kassie Reed holds signs in front of the TCSS headquarters in downtown Tuscaloosa in November to protest the system's COVID-19 response. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) Tuscaloosa Police Officer Ritamarie Thomason sits in her pink and white Mazda Miata in September (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) Dignitaries break ground on the Tuscaloosa All-Inclusive Park Project (TAPP) at Sokol Park in September (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) A sign marking Investigator Dornell Cousette Street in Aliceville (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)
James David Bonner holds a sign facing the highway in front of Bojangles' in September (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) Volunteers point out different backpacks during the Operation Backpack event in August. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) Alabama football coach Nick Saban leads a march to Foster Auditorium in August (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)Retired Northport Municipal Judge Wayne Williams speaks after receiving a proclamation declaring Oct. 5 as Honorable Judge Wayne Williams Day in Northport. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)Volunteers hold up four fingers to signify four straight wins over Auburn in the Beat Auburn, Beat Hunger food drive in November. (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch)
A long line of voters wrapped around Northport City Hall during the Nov. 3 General Election (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch) DCH emergency physician Dr. Blake Lovely receives Tuscaloosa's first dose of the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine on Dec. 17 (Ryan Phillips, Tuscaloosa Patch
