CFO Change For Tuscaloosa + UA Freshman Receiver Praised by ESPN

Good morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Saturday started off right. These are the most important things going on around town today.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 95 Low: 75.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. Tuscaloosa City Clerk Carly Standridge has been announced as the city's acting chief finance officer, beginning Friday, Aug. 13. Standridge will now be the third CFO for the city since June, following the peculiar news that CFO Susan Snowden had been placed on administrative leave for undisclosed reasons, before voluntarily resigning from the position and leaving City Hall with praise from Mayor Walt Maddox. (More on Patch)
2. When asked about the "true freshman you're most excited to see?," ESPN college football writer Alex Scarborough pointed to highly-touted Alabama wide receiver Agiye Hall, who turned heads during his first spring in Tuscaloosa. (More on Patch)
3. ALDOT on Friday announced lane closures to allow the contractor to construct the single-point urban interchange on McFarland Boulevard beneath the Interstate 20/59 bridge at Exit 73 in Tuscaloosa next weekend. (More on Patch)
4. It was a busy week in Tuscaloosa, from politics to the pandemic, so get caught up here on the most important stories you might've missed! (More on Patch)
5. Want your child to look sharp for the first day of school, but also looking to save some money? One back-to-school event can help with that! (More on Patch)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• John Merrill's former mistress, arrested on two counts of domestic violence (Howard Koplowitz, AL.com)
• Blackboard Learn down the week before fall semester (Zach Johnson, Crimson White)
• Tuscaloosa man says dog saved him from venomous snake (Annie Mapp, ABC 33/40)
• Bibb County family speaks out on daughter's murder (Tim Reid, CBS 42)

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Go enjoy your Saturday!

— Ryan Phillips

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