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Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and get all caught up with us to start this Thursday morning.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- More on UA baseball.
- Latest in Bama basketball shooting case.
- Stillman president interviews.
But first, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 77 | Low: 55. 🌤
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Thursday goes to Tuscaloosa County High baseball standouts Ben Arendale (right) who signed to continue this baseball career at Southern Union Community College, along with Grant Browning, who signed with Pensacola State College. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Court documents obtained by Patch show that a subpoena was issued for Cedric Johnson — longtime boyfriend the longtime boyfriend of fatal shooting victim Jamea Harris and the father of her child. Here's why that's important. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Savannah State University Provost Yolanda Page was announced Wednesday as the third and final candidate in the latest round of interviews in the search for the next president of Stillman College. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Without taking a vote on Wednesday, the Tuscaloosa County Commission voiced its support for its share of funding to go toward a new roof and other improvements for the Tuscaloosa Public Library's main branch. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Out of an abundance of caution, New Jersey's gambling commission has also issued a directive against sportsbetting on any college baseball game involving the University of Alabama. (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
- A 27-year-old Berry man was killed in a multi-vehicle crash Monday morning on Interstate 65, south of Falkville in Cullman County. (WVUA 23 News)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Kentuck Art Night: May (More)
- Anton O'Donnell @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
- Martin McDaniel @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
- Pygmies @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
- Karaoke @ Copper Top (More)
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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- Alabama Senate committee approves requiring national anthem in schools (Paul Gattis, AL.com)
- Tennis tournament raises money for all-inclusive park in Tuscaloosa (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Alabama Senate approves bill restricting protesting at residences (Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector)
- Panhandling bill given favorable report by senate committee (Patrick Darrington, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Former Alabama guard Jaden Bradley commits to Arizona (James Benedetto, Tide Illustrated)
🙏 Obituaries 🙏
Joe D. Malone, 83, of Northport (Magnolia Chapel)
Joyce Grant, 74, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)
Ottis Kenneth Nelson, 85, of Coaling (Memory Chapel)
Arlene Black Humber, 96 of Fayette (Nelson Funeral Home)
James Oren Vaughn, 71 of Berry (Norwood-Wyatt Chapel)
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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.
— RP
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