🌱 Arrests In Gas Station Shooting + Northridge Coach Honored

TGIF, Tuscaloosa! Let's breeze through this Friday morning and get you on to your weekend.

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

• Arrests in gas station shooting.
• House candidate Q&A
• Northridge coach honored.

But first, today's weather: Humid with a heavy t-storm. High: 88 | Low: 74 ⛈

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Two Tuscaloosa teenagers are facing felony charges after a shooting at a gas station on Martin Luther King Boulevard late Tuesday night. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education on Tuesday recognized Northridge High School boys tennis coach John Cain for earning Boys Tennis Coach of the Year from the Alabama High School Athletic Association. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Combat-wounded veteran, real estate appraiser and delegate for former president Donald Trump during the 2020 Republican National Convention Greg Fanin is one of seven candidates hoping to fill the vacant District 16 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives. He's also the latest subject of our Q&A profile series of the candidates. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Thousands took part in early move-in at the University of Alabama as the 2023-2024 academic year kicks off. (Sidney Spencer, CBS 42 News)
5. Tuscaloosa Tourism & Sports says visitors to the area spent $895 million last here, signaling economic improvement for the Tuscaloosa metro (Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Grand opening and ribbon cutting @ The Charm District (More)
• Carson Carlisle Band and The 2023 Bikini Contest Tonight @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
• Farmer's Daughter @ Copper Top (More)
• The Wanda Band Album Release Show @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
• Whitney Night with Nimiwari @ Grandstand (More)
• Southern Comfort @ VFW Post 6022 (More)
• Kung Fu Gripp @ Big Al's Backstreet Lounge (More)
• Rydin' Durty Band @ Scooters Bar (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Alabama State Board of Education approves takeover of Sumter County Schools (Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector)
2. Alabama Cannabis Commission awards new licenses even as it reveals number and scope of scoring errors greater than first reported (Jonathan Hardison, WBRC Fox 6 News)
3. Eli Gold 'absolutely shocked' Nick Saban mentioned him in press conference (Mark Heim, AL.com)
4. Report: Alabama CEOs make 226 times more than the average worker (Patrick Darrington, Alabama Political Reporter)
5. Is Alabama's special teams unit better than it's ever been? (Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Douglas A. Edmonds, 80, of Kennedy (Memory Chapel)

Carthell Nalls, 81 of Fayette (Nelson Funeral Home)

Charley Jemison of Northport (Northport Funeral Service)

Michael Skipper, 68, of Northport (Sunset Funeral Home)

Leo Billy Glenn Jr., 76, of Coker (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Nathaniel Smith Jr., 70, of Northport (Wills' Funeral Service)

Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you tomorrow for another update.

— RP

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