🌱 Classic Films At The Bama Theatre + Tide Baseball Tryouts

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Rub the sleep out of your eyes and get your weekend started with everything you need to know going on around town.

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First, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 94 | Low: 68 🌞

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to new Bryant High volleyball coach Chris Brown. Click here to see what all he had to say at the Tuscaloosa City Schools fall sports media day this week. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles on Wednesday denied parole for a Tuscaloosa County man serving a 35-year prison sentence for shooting his wife in 2008.(Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The University of Alabama Panhellenic Association on Friday announced that it will hold Bid Day on Sunday, Aug. 20, at 2 p.m. in Bryant-Denny Stadium. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa will host screenings of five classic movies in September and October as part of its Bama Art House "Nostalgic Fall Blockbuster" Film Series. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Alabama baseball head coach Rob Vaughn announced on Friday that the team will hold walk-on tryouts on Wednesday, Sept. 13 at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. University of Alabama men's golfer Nick Dunlap has advanced to the semifinals of the 2023 United States Amateur Championship with a birdie on the first extra hole. (More)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Saturday in the Park: Flintknapping (More)
• Kenny On The Keys @ Copper Top (More)
• Trotline @ Rhythm & Brews (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. What are Jalen Milroe's strengths and weaknesses in Alabama football's QB battle? (Nick Alvarez, AL.com)
2. Fall classes begin at the University of West Alabama (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
3. Wreckage from Tuskegee airman's plane that crashed during WWII training recovered from Lake Huron (Associated Press)
4. University of Alabama President Stuart Bell expects record enrollment this fall (Jasmine Hollie, Tuscaloosa News)
5. Mom Frustrated Over Tuscaloosa County Rules Over Bus Stop Guardians (Peyton Newman, WVUA 23 News)

⚽️ From The Cheap Seats ⚽️

No. 7 Alabama soccer opened the 2023 season with a 2-0 victory over DePaul Thursday night in Tuscaloosa. The Tide will return to action on Sunday in a road match in Birmingham against UAB. (More)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Wood Irvin George Jr, 76, of Akron (Memory Chapel)

Voncile Roberts Pearce, 85, of Gilbertown (Memory Chapel)

Randall Howard, 64, of Guin (Nelson Funeral Home)

Lelia F. Bush of Northport (Northport Funeral Service)

Connie Baird Powell of Benevola (Skelton Funeral Home)

James William Akin, 75, of Carrollton (Skelton Funeral Home)

Johnny Wilder of Northport (Wills' Funeral Service)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update.

— RP

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