New Plant Update + Electrical Fire + High School Football

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you started this Saturday with everything you need to know going on in T-Town.

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

• Southern Miss comes to town.
• High school football scores.
• Major outage in downtown Tuscaloosa

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 79 | Low: 53.

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Patch Shoutout!

Congratulations to Tuscaloosa attorney Sydney Cook, who has been named the 2021 Exchangite of the Year by the Tuscaloosa Exchange Club. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. Here's a look back at high school football scores from across west Alabama during Week 5, with several tight games on the schedule! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Check out this preview from the student newspaper at the University of Alabama ahead of the Crimson Tide's home matchup today with Southern Miss. (Ashlee Woods, Crimson White)
3. An electrical fire resulted in an outage for nearly 100 Alabama Power customers in downtown Tuscaloosa during the day Friday. Power service was restored by the end of the day. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Economic development officials have officially revealed the location of a new lithium-ion battery recycling plant in Tuscaloosa County, which is expected to add 78 jobs by its third year of operations. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Get your gameday morning started with this column by Cecil Hurt, who argues to let Alabama's Will Anderson Jr. be himself instead of making him "Derrick Thomas II."(Tuscaloosa News)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Tuscaloosa police stepping up patrols for gameday weekend (Tim Reid, CBS 42)
• Tuscaloosa Woman Wins First Car In Shrimp Basket Hiring Contest (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
• Nick Saban makes plea to fans before Southern Miss game (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
• CVS Health administering Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 booster shots (WBRC Fox 6)
• Chief justice says ruling guts access to police records (Kim Chandler, Associated Press)
• Here's how Alabama's state vegetable could fare in a changing climate (Micah Danney, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Community marks 20th anniversary of Alabama mine disaster (Caroline Vincent, Alabama Public Radio)

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Have a great Saturday!

— RP

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