🌱 Big Grant For Tuscaloosa Agency + New Bar In Downtown

Happy Saturday, people of Tuscaloosa! Here's everything going on today in Tuscaloosa.

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First, today's weather: A shower and thunderstorm. High: 68 Low: 36

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Alabama State Troopers have identified a Northport man killed in a two-vehicle crash on Holly Springs Road Friday morning, resulting in his vehicle being submerged in Lake Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. A Duncanville man has been charged for his role in a robbery at the Motel 6 in Tuscaloosa Sunday after one of the victims was stabbed during the incident. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
3. A new bar opened Friday in downtown Tuscaloosa in a space forcefully vacated by the city after numerous complaints. (Joseph King, WVUA 23)
4. Attorney says former New Orleans Saints defensive end Glenn Foster was found dead in police cruiser at an a medical facility in Northport. (Mykal Vincent, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. Gov. Kay Ivey's office on Friday announced almost $2.8 million to be given for programs across the state who work to help lift low-income residents from poverty, including some in the west Alabama area. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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👨‍💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨‍💻

- ALFA announces round of endorsements (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)

- Regions Bank names leader for financial services group (Joshua Mann, Birmingham Business Journal)

- Jack White to perform concert in Alabama (Matt Wake, AL.com)

- NCAA puts Auburn hoops on 4 years probation, suspends Pearl (John Zenor, Associated Press)

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✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️

Blues rockers Tedeschi Trucks Band and other acts are set to take the stage at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater next summer. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Tuscaloosa's newest real estate firm recently opened its doors and celebrated the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony on Dec. 1. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— RP