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🌱 Chris Stewart Feature + Bama's New Baseball Coach
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Good Morning, Tuscaloosa! Grab a cup of coffee and get this Tuesday morning started with everything you need to know going on in T-Town.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Weekend shooting.
- New Alabama baseball coach.
- Chris Stewart feature.
But first, today's weather: Variable clouds, a t-storm. High: 82 | Low: 69 ☁️
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Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to Alabama's Alton Davis II (left) and Colby Shelton, who each earned Freshman All-America honors from the National Collegiate Baseball Writers Association. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Beloved University of Alabama broadcaster Chris Stewart has made a career out of talking about people doing great things, so we tracked down as many great people as we could to talk about Stewart while he told the story of the year that was in Crimson Tide athletics. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The University of Alabama on Monday officially announced that University of Maryland head baseball coach Rob Vaughn has been hired as the next head coach for the Crimson Tide baseball program. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit is investigating a Saturday night shooting off of Highway 69 South which, fortunately, did not result in any reported injuries. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- A Tuscaloosa man last seen in November 2021 has been reported missing by his family and the Tuscaloosa Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating him. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Shelton State Community College on Monday officially announced the inaugural class of its Athletic Hall of Fame. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Bama Art House Film Series: "The Goonies" @ Bama Theatre (More)
- Chamber Business After Hours@ Sip N Shop/Celebrate Local (More)
- Tuesday Night Worlds DCBC Road Ride (More)
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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- Harry Hammonds, former owner of Harry's Bar and ex-UA basketball star, dies (Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News)
- Medical Marijuana In Alabama: Commission Announces Approved Business Licenses (WVUA 23 News)
- Alabama basketball expected to land NDSU's Grant Nelson (AJ Holliday, CBS 42 News)
- University of Alabama remembers its own desegregation 60 years later (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Montana Fouts claims another national award (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
🙏 Obituaries 🙏
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Marsha Jean Stough, 68, of Akron (Magnolia Chapel)
Floyd Bennett Whaley, 92, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)
Johnnie Johnson, 79, of Fayette (Nelson Funeral Home)
Patricia Cabiness, 77, of Tuscaloosa (Nelson Funeral Home)
Michael Wilson, 47, of Tuscaloosa (Northport Funeral & Cremation)
Larry Dwayne Herren, 61, of Moundville (Heritage Chapel)
Patricia Ann "Pat" McMilian Svedahl, 69, of Gordo (Skelton Funeral Home)
Durand "Rand" Layne Berry Jr. 56, of Cottondale (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)
Bennie Hardaway Jr., 57, of Birmingham (Wills' Funeral Service)
Floyd Knox, 94, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)
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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with another update!
— RP
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