🌱 Charges Dropped In Homicide Case + All-State Football Selections

Rise and shine, T-Town! It's a new week, so let's get you all caught up on everything going on around town today.

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

• Tide women's hoops win big.
• Charges dropped in homicide case.
• All-State football selections.

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But first, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 49 | Low: 27. 🌞

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Monday morning goes to the Alabama women's basketball team, which captured a stunning 92-30 win over Norfolk State Sunday in Coleman Coliseum. (More)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The 2022 high school football season is in the books, with the Alabama Sports Writers Association recently releasing its All-State teams for the season. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. A Tuscaloosa man accused of causing a fatal 2021 crash that killed three people will not see his case go to trial after a Tuscaloosa County grand jury returned a No Bill due to a lack of evidence. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Here's how the Tuscaloosa Police is using its patrol helicopters to keep Christmas shoppers safe (Tim Reid, CBS 42)
4. New Orleans native and former Alabama wide receiver Aaron Anderson has committed to LSU after entering the NCAA Transfer Portal. (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
5. Check out this look at the remaining nonconference slate for Alabama women's basketball, as the team is set to take on Norfolk State, Southeastern Louisiana and North Florida before entering SEC play. (Will Miller, Crimson White)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Live music @ Old Time Fireman Lodge (More)
• BamaCarry Operation Christmas @ Fosters Foodland (More)
• Family Night @ Chick-fil-A Northport (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Alabama's unemployment rate unchanged in November (WBRC Fox 6 News)
2. OL Javion Cohen to Transfer to Miami (Joey Blackwell, Bama Central)
3. Tough Alabama basketball schedule good if Crimson Tide learns from losses like Gonzaga (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
4. Former West Alabama player Christian Saulsberry fatally shot in Memphis (Associated Press)
5. Speaker nominee Ledbetter releases list of third round committee chair appointments (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Ronald Scott Thorpe, 75, of Knoxville (Memory Chapel)

Betty Sue Thweatt Krebs, 94, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Dion Scott Jr., 33, of Atlanta (Wills' Funeral Service)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— RP

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