Bama Tops Ole Miss + Fatal Crash + Tuscaloosa StoryWalk

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you all caught up to start this Sunday morning. It's going to be a busy one ... at least for me!

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First, today's weather: A shower and t-storm; humid. High: 79 | Low: 69.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. The top-ranked Alabama Crimson Tide defeated No. 12 Ole Miss 42-21 in Bryant-Denny Stadium Saturday in the Crimson Tide's SEC home opener. (More)
2. One person was killed in a wreck involving two motorcycles participating in a Tuscaloosa funeral procession on Saturday shortly after noon. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. I'll be reporting live today from Talladega Superspeedway for the 2021 YellaWood 500. Click here to read my interview with Track President Brian Crichton, and here to see what NASCAR Cup Series Champ Chase Elliott had to say when I asked him about the Talladega experience.
4. The permanent home of the Tuscaloosa StoryWalk was unveiled on Saturday at Jaycee Park in Tuscaloosa. Learn more about it here and be sure to check it out. (Kyrsten Eller, WVUA 23)
5. Check out this great story on Northridge High senior kicker Aileen Charles — the only female varsity football player in west Alabama and the second in the school's history. (McKalyn Crabtree, Tuscaloosa Thread)

Other stories I'm reading today ...

• UAB School of Medicine to be renamed after $95M gift (Tyler Patchen, Birmingham Business Journal)
• Mazda Toyota celebrates rolling first official car off production line (Paul Gattis, AL.com)
• First Baptist Church in Montgomery damaged in possible arson (Caroline Vincent, Alabama Public Radio)
• Alabama city adds Juneteenth as holiday for its employees (Associated Press)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Sunday off right! I'll see you soon. If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to follow along. You can send them this link to subscribe.

Have a great Sunday!

— RP

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