An index of where Tuscaloosa and Tuscaloosa County post legal notices: zoning hearings, bids, tax lien sales and elections, plus Alabama's statewide notice site.
Last checked Oct. 17, 2026. This page is an index, not the official publication of any notice. It points to where the City of Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa County and Alabama newspapers post legal notices. Check the original for deadlines and exact wording.
Legal notices tell the public about hearings, bids, sales, ordinances and elections before they happen. In Tuscaloosa they appear in three places: on the City of Tuscaloosa’s and Tuscaloosa County’s own websites, and in newspapers, whose notices the Alabama Press Association gathers at alabamapublicnotices.com.
Who to call
- City Clerk (city notices, agendas, records): Brandy Johnson, 205-248-5010, cityclerk@tuscaloosa.com
- Planning Division (zoning hearing notices): 205-248-5100
- Tuscaloosa County Commission office: 205-464-8400, Courthouse Room G78
- Probate Office (elections, recordings): 205-464-8201
The statewide newspaper notice site
The Alabama Press Association’s Alabama Public Notice site lets you search notices from Alabama newspapers by county and city, with quick searches for bids, delinquent taxes, elections, foreclosures, lien sales, ordinances, probate notices to creditors, public hearings and unclaimed property. Choose Tuscaloosa under County. The site was down for scheduled maintenance when we checked on Oct. 17, 2026.
City of Tuscaloosa notices
| Notice type | Where the city posts it |
|---|---|
| City Council agendas and synopses | Meeting agendas and synopses and the meetings page |
| Rezonings, subdivisions, annexations | Planning and Zoning Commission: legal notice and agenda for each meeting |
| Variances, special exceptions, short-term rentals | Zoning Board of Adjustment |
| Historic district changes | Historic Preservation Commission |
| Map of every pending zoning case | Upcoming cases map |
| Bids and requests for proposals | Bid postings |
| Unclaimed court bond and restitution money | Municipal Court legal notices |
| Disaster recovery grant plan amendments | Disaster recovery legal notices |
| City elections | City elections site |
On the city’s lists now: the Planning and Zoning Commission meets Monday, Oct. 19, and the Zoning Board of Adjustment Monday, Oct. 26, both at 5 p.m. at City Hall. Bids due include the LS39, LS15 and LS42 valve replacements (10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 29), the Jerry Plott Water Treatment Plant HVAC project (2 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2) and the Hilliard N. Fletcher Water Resource Recovery Facility Phase III improvements (10 a.m. Tuesday, Dec. 8). The Municipal Court posted its latest abandoned-property list July 2, 2026; unclaimed money becomes city property after the date in the notice. The City Council District 5 special election is Tuesday, Dec. 8.
Tuscaloosa County notices
| Notice type | Where the county posts it |
|---|---|
| County Commission agendas and minutes | Commission agendas and minutes |
| Property valuation notices | Appraisal Department, by owner name and parcel |
| Delinquent taxes and the tax lien sale | Tax Collector and tax lien sale pages |
| Bids and surplus property | Bids and surplus property |
| Elections, polling places, sample ballots | Elections |
| County news and announcements | County news |
The Tax Collector advertises the coming tax lien sale online in April and holds the sale, online only, in the last week of April. Unpaid taxes start drawing interest Jan. 1. See Tuscaloosa County property taxes.
State notices
- Elections: the Alabama Secretary of State’s 2026 election information page posts calendars, candidate certifications and sample ballots.
- New corporations and LLCs: filed with the Secretary of State, not the county, since Jan. 1, 2021, the Probate Office notes.
What this means for you
- To speak on a rezoning near you, watch the Planning and Zoning Commission’s legal notices.
- Bidders: register on the city’s purchasing list from the bids page.
- For anything with a legal deadline, read the official notice, not this index.
More guides: building permits and zoning, voting in Tuscaloosa County and who to call at City Hall.
Frequently asked questions
Where are Alabama public notices posted online?
The Alabama Press Association runs alabamapublicnotices.com, a searchable site of notices that Alabama newspapers publish, filterable by county. It was down for scheduled maintenance when we checked Oct. 17, 2026.
Where do I find Tuscaloosa zoning hearing notices?
The City of Tuscaloosa posts a legal notice and agenda for each Planning and Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment and Historic Preservation Commission meeting on that board’s page, with a map of upcoming cases.
When is the Tuscaloosa County tax lien sale?
The Tax Collector advertises the sale online in April and holds it, online only, in the last week of April, according to the county’s important dates page.
Is this page the official legal notice?
No. This page is an index that points to the official postings. A legal notice is official only where the law or the government that issued it says it must appear.
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