🌱 AP CFB Poll + Northport Street Renaming? + Concert Announcement

Rise and shine, T-Town! Let's get this Tuesday morning started with all of the most important headlines from around town.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Second chance hiring event.
• Fire at Tuscaloosa plant.
• Northport street renaming.

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First, today's weather: Sunny intervals, a t-storm. High: 92 | Low: 72. 🌥

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to University of Alabama art professor Melissa Yes, who has been appointed assistant professor of art in UA's Department of Art and Art History. Yes will will begin teaching courses in digital media on Tuesday and is an intermedia artist working primarily in video and installation art.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. American country music band The Turnpike Troubadours have announced a date at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Friday, Nov. 4. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue says it is investigating a Monday morning structure fire at the Alabama Paper Products facility and one firefighter was transported for heat-related injuries. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Debate began on Monday over renaming a stretch of city street in Northport to honor the generosity of the city during times of crisis. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Tuscaloosa County District Attorney Hays Webb's office and West AlabamaWorks! are set to host a second chance hiring event Aug. 30 at the McDonald Hughes Center in Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Here's a don't-miss story about LuLu — a 3-year-old Belgian Malinois trained in explosive device detection, who is working hard to provide students and their parents a sense of security. (Chelsea Barton, WVUA 23)

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📸 Around T-Town 📸

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and City Council President Kip Tyner were on hand at Catch A Taste in Tuscaloosa Monday night as part of the the city's "Out and About" series.

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👀 Check It Out 👀

A big Patch Congratulations is in order for Tuscaloosa County EMA Director Nick Lolley, who recently completed his FEMA National Emergency Management Basic Academy Certification — 120 required course hours worth!

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Man Pleads Guilty To Animal Cruelty Charges From 2020 (WVUA 23 News)
2. No. 1 Alabama tops preseason AP Top 25; Ohio St, 'Dawgs next (Associated Press)
3. Randy Kelley elected chairman of the Alabama Democratic Party(John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)
4. Former Alabama 5-star recruit back in transfer portal, reports say (Creg Stephenson, AL.com)
5. United Way of West Alabama fundraiser underway (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)

You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com