🌱 Car Theft Arrest + Tent City + Sales Tax Holiday

TGIF, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and let's get you all caught up to start this Friday morning off on an informed note.

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

• Man accused in string of car thefts.
• Sales Tax Holiday begins today.
• Homelessness in Tuscaloosa.

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to Shelton State Community College's KeShawndra Davis and Wesley Junkins, who have both been recognized as 2022 National Psi Beta Award Winners. Davis is also the recipient of the Anne Anastasi Scholarship, while Junkins is the winner of the Emerging Researcher Award.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force on Thursday announced the arrest of a Tuscaloosa man for eight counts of possession of obscene matter depicting persons under the age of 17 engaged in obscene acts. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Here's a story from our news partners at WVUA 23 that sheds light on a growing tent city off of Interstate 20/59 at Exit 73, which highlights homelessness in Tuscaloosa (Jabaree Prewitt, WVUA 23 News)
3. Tuscaloosa Police have arrested a Cottondale man suspected of stealing at least five vehicles over the last week. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The City of Tuscaloosa has announced it will participate in the Alabama Back-to-School Sales Tax Holiday this Friday, July 15 through Sunday, July 17. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Check out what former University of Alabama offensive coordinator and current Texas head football coach Steve Sarkisian took away from his time under Nick Saban at Alabama. (Mark Heim, AL.com)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Ribbon Cutting @ EverHayes Tween to Teen Boutique (More)
• "Mamma Mia!" @ Theatre Tuscaloosa (More)
• Live at the Plaza feat. Henri's Notions (More)
• Fallrisk @ VFW Post #6022 (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Cost increases threaten University Boulevard bridge project (Jason Morton, Tuscaloosa News)
2. UA lands SEC-best 107 athletes on First-Year Academic Honor Roll (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
3. Lawsuit accuses Regions Bank, trustees of mismanaging trust (Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter)
4. Alabama closes bond deal to build mega-prisons (Associated Press)
5. Druid City Danes to Host First Home Bout Since 2019 Next Weekend (Brittany Marshall, Tuscaloosa Thread)

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From my notebook:

• Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com