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🌱 Bama OT Thriller + Oasis Reopening + Mac Jones At The Pro Bowl
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Rise and shine, neighbors! Let's get your week started with all of the headlines I'm following and the stories I'm working on this week.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Tuscaloosa watering hole and restaurant reopens.
- Crimson Tide women come up big.
- More storm shelters for Hale County.
First, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 55 | Low: 29.
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out to start this week goes to The Alabama women's basketball team Crimson Tide (12-10, SEC 3-8) defeated Vanderbilt on the road in overtime, 77-71, on Sunday. The game saw Brittany Davis log her second straight game scoring 20 points or more and her seventh time this this season. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Oasis Bar-And-Grill has announced it will reopen after a temporary shutting down due to the recent death of its longtime owner, Junior Hall. (Steve Shannon, 95.3 The Bear)
- Former Alabama quarterback and New England Patriots rookie Mac Jones completed 12-of-16 passes for 112 yards with one touchdown and one interception in Sunday's Pro Bowl Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas. (Mark Inabinett, AL.com)
- The Building Bridges Institute for Racial Reconciliation has officially launched in Tuscaloosa inside a community center owned by a church. (Associated Press)
- Hale County officials plan to add as many as six new community storm shelters after a deadly EF-2 tornado hit the Sawyerville community last Thursday, killing one and injuring eight others, along with damaging more than 60 homes. (Lauren Jackson, WBRC Fox 6)
- Here's a rewind to everything Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats said after the Crimson Tide's 'frustrating' loss to No. 5 Kentucky on Saturday. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Alabama Blues Project @ Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (More)
- Hey Coach with UA softball's Patrick Murphy (More)
- Color Our Collections @ Alabama Museum of Natural History (More)
- Comedy Night @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (More)
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
The Northport City Council is set for its regular meeting Monday night. Click here for a full look at the agenda and be sure to follow me for more updates. (More)
Shelton State Community College softball (1-1) kicked off its 2022 season Sunday, splitting a doubleheader on the road at Coastal Alabama-East. (More)
The Alabama men's tennis team (3-4) split a double header Saturday at the Roberta Alison Baumgardner Tennis Facility, falling 4-3 to Memphis, before sweeping UAB 7-0 to round out the day with a win. (More)
The University of West Alabama softball team (2-2) closed out the Gulf Coast Invitational with a doubleheader split. The Tigers dropped the first game to Lee University 3-2, before edging out Columbus State 3-2 Sunday at the Gulf Shores Sportsplex. (More)
📉 Number of the Day 📈
55.1%
The shooting percentage for Alabama women's basketball against Vanderbilt on Sunday, which represented a season high. The Crimson Tide went 27-of-49 from the field in the conference win, hitting seven three-point field goals and 16 of its 25 attempts at the free throw line. (M0re)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- NWS Birmingham finds damage from 5 tornadoes after Feb. 3 storms (Alex Puckett, CBS 42)
- Documentary on Tom Bevill to air Monday (Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News)
- Nick Saban provides insight into why Jermaine Burton transferred to Alabama (BamaInsider)
- PJ's Coffee, Rita's, Mediterranean Sandwich Co. to accept Dining Dollars (Reghan Bailey, Crimson White)
- Alabama Legislature will stay in GOP hands, but some shifts could take place (Bryan Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser)
- All full list of candidates in every Alabama 2022 election race (Alabama Political Reporter)
- Jasper council approves $25 million bond issuance (Ron Harris, Daily Mountain Eagle)
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— RP
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