🌱 Bama Gymnastics + Concert Announcement + Big Donation

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Ryan Phillips here with the latest Tuscaloosa Daily.

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

• Bama gymnastics home opener.
• One group gives back.
• Update on Friday house fire in Tuscaloosa.

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First, today's weather: Sunny, but chilly. High: 45 | Low: 20.

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to the No. 10 Alabama gymnastics team for its win over No. 9 Kentucky in its 2022 home opener at Coleman Coliseum Friday night. Click here to watch UA gymnastic coach Dana Duckworth's full press conference following the victory. (More)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today 🗞

1. One person was hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries early Friday morning following a house fire on 11th Street in Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. A stolen vehicle has been recovered a vehicle pursuit Friday involving a 2021 Honda Accord that refused to stop near Tuscaloosa. (Tanner Brooks, CBS 42)
3. New a mobile app developed by researchers and students at the University of Alabama is really making waves among those in the fishing community. (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6)
4. Country singer Thomas Rhett will play Tuscaloosa Amphitheater as part of his "Bring The Bar To You Tour" on July 21. (Noah Lueker, 95.3 The Bear)
5. The Tuscaloosa Bicentennial Commission on Friday announced a contribution of $190,000 to the Tuscaloosa Education Foundation to support its Reading Allies program. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Tuscaloosa Farmers Market (More)
• Live music @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
• The Comic Strip presents "Hero Day Part Deux" with Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter (More)
• Missouri @ Alabama mens basketball (More)

👨‍💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨‍💻

- ARPA funds could lessen businesses' unemployment tax (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)

- Durant's sister: Poor choices now "haunt" Senate candidate (Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter)

- Alabama linebacker, once in transfer portal, returning for 2022 (Mike Rodak, AL.com)

- Alabama unemployment rate remains stable at 3.1% (Associated Press)

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— RP