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Brookwood Anniversary + Harry's Bar + The Waysider Restaurant
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In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Makeover for Tuscaloosa bar.
- Former county official indicted.
- A look at The Waysider Restaurant.
First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 76 | Low: 50.
Patch Shoutout!
Congratulations to Dennis Duncan, who serves as Director of Career Technical Education for the Tuscaloosa County School System. Duncan was selected as a recipient of a 2021 AlabamaWorks Innovator Award, which highlights people and programs that take an innovative approach to solving workforce challenges in our state.
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Patch Pick
ABC 33/40 Chief Meteorologist James Spann paid a visit to Huntington Place Elementary in Northport on Thursday, where he spoke to third and fourth graders about weather, safety and the work that he does as "Alabama's Meteorologist."
Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa
- Here's the story of David Blevins, one of the 13 coal miners killed in an explosion at Jim Walter Resources Mine No. 5 in Brookwood in 2001. The community remembered the 20th anniversary of the tragedy on Thursday. (Tim Reid, CBS 42)
- Former Tuscaloosa County License Commissioner Lynne C. Robbins has been indicted on several charges connected to her time in the office, Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall announced Thursday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Check out this feature on The Waysider Restaurant — a Tuscaloosa culinary institution that has been in operation since 1906. (Jennifer Baggett, Crimson White)
- The Tuscaloosa Police Department says a pedestrian struck by a vehicle on 21st Street near McAbee Construction, but is expected to survive. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- A beloved watering hole and Tuscaloosa nightlife favorite recently received a highly-anticipated interior makeover and held a grand reopening Thursday night to celebrate. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
Other stories I'm reading today ...
- FedEx Driver Detained In Fatal I-59 Crash: Report (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
- Cottondale gym hosting coat drive (Gracie Johnson, WVUA 23)
- City of Marion reports water is safe (Annie Mapp, ABC 33/40)
- Paul Finebaum defends Bryce Young, talks staring down gator: 'I didn't realize how stupid it was' (Mark Heim, AL.com)
- Special session will include prison construction, some criminal justice reform (Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser)
- Candidates will not be able to fundraise during the special session (Brandon Moseley, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Toronto native talks new offer from Alabama (Andrew Bone, BamaInsider)
Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook
NAPA Auto Parts will soon open a location on McFarland Boulevard in Northport, which marks a return to Northport as its second store in the Tuscaloosa metro. It will be in the former location of Mattresses & More. (More)
Tuscaloosa Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of stealing cash out of a car parked at the Walmart Neighborhood Market on Hargrove Road around 9:15 a.m. on Sept. 7. (More)
The Alabama Department of Public Health's KICK COVID program will be offering vaccines on the University of Alabama campus during its Sept. 25 game against Southern Miss. (More)
Temporary Emergency Services announced that it has purchased two mobile shower units, which also contain washers and dryers and will be available for the homeless community or anyone in need of a shower or clean clothes. (More)
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— RP
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