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🌱 Big Investment At Airport Industrial Park + Alabama Golf Wins Big
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TGIF, T-Town! Let's coast through this Friday morning and get you on to your weekend!
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- New rail yard at Industrial Park
- Alabama golf makes history.
- Graduations in Tuscaloosa
But first, today's weather: Humid with a t-storm in spots. High: 82 | Low: 66 ⛈
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to the Alabama men's golf team for winning a regional championship for the fifth time in school history and first time since 2014. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- The Tuscaloosa County Economic Development Authority on Thursday announced that Alabama Southern Railroad will invest $9.8 million to construct a second rail yard facility in the Tuscaloosa County Airport Industrial Park. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa County School System is gearing up for graduation ceremonies, which will kick off Thursday for three of its schools. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Th Alabama and Ole Miss baseball game scheduled for Thursday was moved up from its original 6 p.m. start time to 4 p.m. due to the possibility of inclement weather. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Capital murder suspect Michael Davis is seeking youthful offender status in the case of the shooting death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris. (WVUA 23 News)
- Alabama softball ace Montana Fouts is reportedly rehabbing a leg injury and her status remains unclear for the upcoming NCAA Regional. (Nick Alvarez, AL.com)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Tuscaloosa Civil Rights Foundation Uplift Awards (More)
- Cowbell Ring @ Copper Top (More)
- Smith's Distillery @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
- Sound Bath & Meditation @ Painted Lotus Yoga and Wellness (More)
5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- Alabama Senate votes to ban government contracts with firms opposed to firearms, fossil fuels (Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector)
- Dr. Harry Reeder, Senior Pastor at Briarwood, dies in Shelby Co. crash (WBRC FOX 6 News)
- AHSAA baseball: Gordo loses 3A championship on back-to-back 4-3 losses to Houston Academy (Jerell Rushin, Tuscaloosa News)
- Senate passes Alabama Property Protection Act, bill moves to House with proposed changes (ABC 33/40)
- Alabama softball's offense 'coming together at the right time' (James Benedetto, Tide Illustrated)
🙏 Obituaries 🙏
Clarsa M. Hager, 80, of Northport (Sunset Chapel)
Kenneth Todd "T.R." Richardson, 46, of Jacksonville, Florida formerly of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)
Robert E. Glasper, 72, of Tuscaloosa (Van Hoose & Steele)
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— RP
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