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Good morning, neighbors! Get all caught up with us on this chilly Saturday morning.

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First, a look at today's weather: Much cooler, with a fall feel, feeling like fall. High: 66 | Low: 44 🌞

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to veteran engineer and aerospace executive Stephen Cash. The University of Alabama alumnus was named this week as the new director of the Marshall Space Flight Center in Huntsville, effective Monday, Oct. 19. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

  1. West Alabama High School Football Scoreboard: Friday, Oct. 16: Here's a look around the Tuscaloosa Patch coverage area at the high school football games we were following Friday night. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  2. Gunfire Near Stadium Forces Early End To West AL Homecoming Game: Selma High School's homecoming football game against Demopolis High School was cut short Friday night after gunfire erupted near Memorial Stadium. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  3. Brent Teen Killed, Two Injured In Tuscaloosa County Crash: A 19-year-old Brent woman was killed and two other people were injured in a head-on collision Thursday night that temporarily shut down Alabama Highway 216 in Tuscaloosa County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  4. Social Security COLA For 2027 Revealed: Here's How Much More AL Seniors Will Get: Older adults and people with disabilities in Alabama will get another $75 a month beginning in 2027 under a 3.6% cost-of-living adjustment announced Wednesday by the Social Security Administration. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  5. 'No Kings' Protest Planned For Saturday In Downtown Tuscaloosa: The demonstration is being promoted under the slogans "We the People" and "Say No Kings," with organizers encouraging residents to participate in the political process and exercise their voting rights. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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