In The Community | TUSCALOOSA COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY

We had a wonderful time at the reading of the Declaration of Independence. We love coming together with the Tuscaloosa County Bar Association to express our gratitude for our unique American freedoms. We honor our Founders and the many other heroes and patriots who have gone before us. Thank you to the Sons of the American Revolution for their special presentation. We hope that everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July!

January 29, 2021–Thomas was formally sworn in this morning by Judge Almond. We are glad to have him aboard!

January 25, 2021–Kymberly was formally sworn in this morning by Judge May. We are glad to have her at the office!

January 11, 2021–Join us in congratulating Investigator S. Curvin, the recipient of the 2020 Cassandra Hall-Wesley CID Investigator of the Year Award AND the Investigator Dornell Cousette Investigator of the Year Award. She was chosen by her colleagues for her work ethic and dedication.

January 7, 2020–Sheriff Abernathy congratulates Shannon Pate during a pinning ceremony for her 25 years of service in the communications division of TCSO. Congratulations Shannon on a job well done!

December 21, 2020–Thank you to Wayne Murphy and Murphy Tree Farms for our beautiful tree. We hope that everyone has a Merry Christmas and a safe and happy New Year!

December 17, 2020–We are glad that our folks were able to help the Marines spread Christmas cheer through their Toys for Tots.

December 10, 2020–Please join us in welcoming ADA Kymberly Porter to the office. We are happy to have her, and know she will do great things for Tuscaloosa County!

December 9, 2020–TPD Officer K.D. Nation purchased bicycles to give as Christmas gifts to kids this year. This morning, Officer Nation and Deputy Chief Sanders showed up to Pajama Day at Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, where they surprised 16 kids with new bikes! We’re proud to have officers like Officer Nation who care so much about the community. We had so much fun seeing the kids choose their new rides!

December 9, 2020–Thank you to the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office for hosting the blood drive today. They will be in the courthouse annex until 5pm for those interested in donating!

November 24, 2020–Sheriff Abernathy would like to congratulate Deputy Clay Montgomery, Deputy Michaela Williams, Deputy Chase Adams and Deputy Brandon Rivers on their completion of the APOSTC Law Enforcement Academy.

October 23, 2020–Thank you to ALEA and OPS for your good work and for the great presentation on Child Safety and Child Predators!

October 16, 2020–We were happy to celebrate National Boss’s Day at our monthly staff meeting today! We hope that everyone has a nice weekend!

Reading the Declaration of Independence on the steps of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse.–July 2, 2020

Thank you to our awesome paralegals and interns for decorating the office for the 4th of July! We hope everyone can join us Thursday morning at 8:30 a.m. on the steps of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse for the reading of the Declaration of Independence!–June 30, 2020

Our paralegals, Jana and Shemeka, are hard at work this Friday morning!–May 29, 2020

Happy birthday to ADA Kelsey Davis!–April 10, 2020

Thank you to Kathie Carnes and Capital Growth Buchalter for partnering with Chuck’s Fish and American Lunch to provide lunch today! Yum! April 3, 2020

Krista and Kimberly had a great time reading with the kids at Skyland Elementary during Read Across America 2020!

Our office is proud to participate in the Duffle Drive benefiting the Tuscaloosa County Foster & Adoptive Parents Association. Thank you to the good people at Northstar Paramedics and Northport Church of God for your generosity.

We are happy to have retired FBI Agent Glenn Graves join our team as a volunteer!

Thanks to Tuscaloosa News for sharing this fun picture of Hays with Mama’s Family team member Erin Wiggins at the Great Tuscaloosa Chili Cookoff!

Erin, Wanda, Jessica, Shannon and Kimberly had a wonderful time volunteering at the Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter. The adoption rooms are ready for their grand opening this Friday!

Shadrian, Nicole and Krista were formally sworn in this morning by Judge Almond. We are glad to have them aboard!

Merry Christmas from everyone at our office! We had a wonderful weekend brunch with our wonderful work family!

We were honored to be in attendance as Ms. Gloria and her granddaughters were given the keys to their brand new home. This six-day build was possible thanks to the hard work and dedication of the good people in our community. Special thanks to Habitat For Humanity for what they do year round, and for making this dream a reality for a deserving family this holiday season.

We had the privilege of working with Habitat for Humanity this week to build a new home for a veteran. Thank you, Ms. Gloria, for your service.

ADA Nicole Rowe helps to train cadets at the Law Enforcement Academy.

Thank you to UA Gymnastics Coach Dana Duckworth for speaking to our office. Her message to strive for excellence and be the best version of yourself was inspirational to our team.

SPECIAL DELIVERY! Thank you to Miss Webb’s first graders for their thoughtful thank you cards!

Our Sober Tailgate booth at Tuscaloosa’s Government Plaza 9/28/2019.

Three- year-old Phoenix and his grandmother, Linda, joined us at our office to visit with TPD Officer Silas and TCSO Deputy Powell. Thanks to Linda and Phoenix for their interest, and thank you Deputy Powell and Officer Silas for your committed service to our community!

The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb–We are proud to stand and walk with our First Responders and Military, and we thank all of those in red, blue, white and green.

9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

The 9/11 Memorial Stair Climb

Kimberly and Leigh are joined by Erin as they create ribbons in honor of slain Tuscaloosa Police Officer Dornell Cousette.

Thank you to the UA football program for allowing us to tour the facility and watch the team practice. We had a great time!

Please help us welcome our newest employees, Krista Roach, Jayla Huff, and Kelsey Davis. We know they will all do great things for Tuscaloosa County!

Thanks to Church of the Highlands, our order of additional Community Resource Guides has arrived! Please contact our office if you are interested in getting a copy.

Please help us welcome our newest Assistant District Attorney, Nicole Rowe!

Please help us welcome Investigator Tommy Reed to our team! Our investigators are a vital part of our team, helping locate witnesses, work cases, and serve paperwork.

Sara Haggerty was awarded the First Responder of the Month award on March 27, 2019 by the Punishers Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club. The Punishers Law Enforcement Motorcycle Club is a brotherhood of current and former law enforcement officers, court officers, correctional officers and other justice system professionals, EMS, firefighters, military and like-minded individuals whose foundation is laid by men who risk their lives every day and serve each community that they represent. Sara is the first woman to be presented with this award.

Sara was instrumental in bringing the Vial of Life program to Tuscaloosa. Individuals are given a packet with paperwork to list medical conditions and medications so paramedics can quickly obtain a medical history and better treat the patient in an emergency situation. A sticker is provided to place on the door to alert EMS of participation in the program. Our office was pleased to have the opportunity to support Sara and this project by printing forms to include in the Vial of Life packet.

Gerald Hudson, John Halcomb, Michael Caddell, Sam Baxter, Corey Seale, and Grace Prince were formally sworn in last week by Judge Almond. We are so happy to have each of them in our office.

Earlier this week, Doris went to dinner with members of Eagles Wings to celebrate a birthday in the group

Special thanks to Caleb O’Connor for coming to speak to our team last week!

Please help us welcome Grace Prince to our team! She’s working hard in District Court.

MSgt Ryan Leach picked up our Toys for Tots from Jess, Anna, and Angie. Merry Christmas to all!

Hays was honored to speak at the Opioid Summit that was hosted by PRIDE of Tuscaloosa on November 28th.

Thank-you to Michael and Corey for your good work in trial last week. We appreciate your dedication to Tuscaloosa County and its citizens.

Thank you to Coach Johnson and Colton for having us out. Buckle up for Alabama Basketball!

Doris and all of us love visits from our friends at Eagles Wings.

We had a great time at Tailgate Tuscaloosa!

Thank you to Jerry Carter and the NAACP for hosting the Stand Your Ground forum last night. Thanks also to Beulah Baptist for hosting the event and to all of our interested community members who showed up to share and interact.

Thank you to the UA football program for allowing us to tour the facility and watch the team practice. We had a great time!

Thanks to Erin and Hunter for helping train our state fire investigators.

We were glad to hear from renowned expert Phil Chalmers today at our school safety presentation. Thank you to all who attended for your interest and concern, and thanks to TPD for helping things run seamlessly.

We are happy to have our second group of summer law clerks join us from the University of Alabama and Cumberland School of Law. We appreciate all of their hard work and hope they have a memorable experience with our office.

Reading the Declaration of Independence on the steps of the Tuscaloosa Co. Courthouse–July 2, 2018.

At the District Attorney conference with friends Attorney General Steve Marshall and Madison County District Attorney Rob Broussard.

Erin and Hunter provided trial training to State Fire College Investigators.

The Miracle League kids are amazing and we loved hanging out with them on Saturday!

Chief Anderson, Dr. Daria, and Hays presented at city high schools this week and were joined at Central HS by Dr. Harper.

Erin and Hunter represent our office during diversion programs.

We enjoyed our office luncheon at Rama Jama’s. We were joined by founder, Gary Lewis.

We appreciate Hospice of West Alabama and were glad to volunteer during their Spring cleanup.

Jessica, Hunter, and Hays worked with the Kiwanis Club at the Tuscaloosa Half Marathon while Angie and Paula participated. It was lots of fun and it benefits many throughout our community.

Hunter and Erin spent the day interviewing students at the UA School of Law career day.

At 10-4 Corporation’s Black History celebration, Hays spoke about our office’s leadership in the community, the harmony within our office, and a prosecutor’s unique role within our legal system as seeker of justice.

Hunter represented us well at the Discover Law Open House hosted by the University of Alabama School of Law.

Hays was honored to speak to the West Alabama Chapter of the Military Officers Association of America. Thank-you for your service to our nation.

Assistant District Attorneys Erin Hardin and Hunter Brown represented our office and spoke to the University of Alabama’s Pre-Law Society panel.

We are glad to welcome our new Social Work interns from the University of Alabama, Christina Greer and Snow Sellers, for the spring semester. They are pictured here with Hays and our Victim Service Officers, Marilyn Anderson, Leigh Kennedy, and Patience Daniels.

Hays had a great time at the 2017 Firefighter Appreciation banquet at Carroll’s Creek Fire Department.

Assistant DA, Kate Furek and Bill Lindsey with the Office of Prosecution Services at the Alabama District Attorney Association Conference held this week.

We appreciate our support staff and work-study students for their dedication and hard work!

Our office was pleased to work with Habitat for Humanity to help neighbors in our community.

Thank you, Coach Murphy. your team’s excellence is unparalleled and a great model for our office.

What a pleasant surprise! Thank you, Billy Doss, President of the Tuscaloosa County Fire Protection Association. We appreciate you and all of our volunteer firefighters for your selfless service and friendship.

Thank you Eddie Sherlock, Loren Rafferty, Kate Furek, and Jonathan Cross for your hard work in trials last week!

Happy Halloween from the District Attorney’s Office!

Kathy Byrd, of the League of Women Voters, is looking at our office’s new Do The Right Thing wristband. Hays was honored to speak this week with the LWV, UA Law School’s Law Society, and the morning Rotary Club.

We are pleased to be joined this semester by UA Social Work interns Elizabeth Hamm and Dustin Smith. They are a great asset to our office as we serve victims throughout our Tuscaloosa County community.

University of Alabama volunteer Charles Lee was a great asset to our office and worked last semester with ADA Beth Crutchfield.

Our office thanks Lance Hocutt for the ice cream treats this week! Thank you so much for your support, Lance and family!

Best Wishes! UA interns Teresa Sprain and Katrena Dale have completed the inaugural semester of our social work program. They were supervised by Joanne Terrell and worked with our own Marilyn Anderson and Leigh Kennedy to help us better serve the victims of crime in Tuscaloosa County.

Hays joined Byron Wade, Reginal King, and Mac Gipson in speaking to Central High School students at the ABC Board’s alcohol education and safe prom program.

ADA Justin Jones (Far L) joins Samara Early (3rd from L) as she receives the U.A. Community Engagement Program’s Community Affairs Parent/Teacher Leadership Academy Award.

We are glad that Jill Ganus rejoined our office last week. She and Dave Peacock taught on April 6, 2017 at the Law Enforcement Academy.

Please join us at the Bama Theater on March 28. Problems related to prescription drug and opioid abuse are not limited to the big cities. Addiction and overdoses are wreaking havoc in small towns throughout our nation.

Our own Elliott Lipinsky (R) representing the Kiwanis Club of Greater Tuscaloosa.

With our friends from the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama. L-R: Mr. Jim Page, Mr. Al Spencer, DA Hays Webb, and Mr. Donny Jones.

ADA Justin Jones (1st seated on left) representing the DA’s Office at UA’s Diversity Day Luncheon.

ADA Elliott Lipinsky and DA Hays Webb at the Veteran’s Clinic.

Our own ADA Justin Jones and his Georgia State University School of Law team at the SRBLSA Regional Mock Trial Competition.

Hays and the NAACP’s Jerry Carter spoke with students at The Bridge program. Here Mr. Carter and Hays pose with program instructors (L-R): Christine Smith, Jasmine Knox, Elaine Heard, and Marilyn Simon.

Newly sworn-in Tuscaloosa County District Court Judges The Hon. Jim Gentry and The Hon. Joanne Jannik with Tuscaloosa County District Attorney Hays Webb

Thank you to our State Troopers for all that you do. We appreciate you, and we enjoyed the Christmas party.

Thank-you to the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve for giving us the opportunity to participate in Toys for Tots this Holiday Season!

The D.A. Office’s 2016 Tuscaloosa Christmas Parade float.

Merry Christmas!

Congratulations graduates! Today our office was proud to attend and support the Commencement for Session 16-03 of the Law Enforcement Academy Tuscaloosa of the Alabama Peace Officers Standards and Training Commission (APOSTC).

Bill Dobbs, Lt. Col, USMC (Ret) of the Alabama Marines Foundation delivers the District Attorney’s Toys For Tots donation box to Katherine Waldon and District Attorney Hays Webb.

Please help us make dreams come true for some West Alabama children! Toy donations can be made at the Toys For Tots donation box located at the District Attorney’s Office on the 4th Floor of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse.

Happy Veterans Day, from the Tuscaloosa County Veterans Memorial Service.

DA Child Support Unit Director, ADA Paige Elliott and her daughter participate in the 2016 Making Strides Against Breast Cancer walk in downtown Tuscaloosa.

ADAs Deirdra Drinkard, Paige Elliott and Becca Cardin working at the Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center’s Volunteer Law Clinic.

ADA Becca Cardin assists a local veteran at the Volunteer Law Clinic

The District Attorney’s Office had several representatives attend the very important and informative S.E. Regional Child Abuse Training held in Pelham, AL mid-Oct. (Pictured: Chief ADA, Jonathan Cross and ADAs: Kim Bawgus, Sarah Folse, Justin Jones, and Kandice Pickett)

District Attorney Hays Webb was pleased to participate in the Heroin Townhall on Monday night. The panel discussion, sponsored by PRIDE of Tuscaloosa, was important for our community and well-attended.

Assistant District Attorney Shannon Lynch speaking with Suzette Wyatt and Catherine Harper at Early Warning, a program combating truancy in our City and County school systems.