🌱 County Hiring Practices + UA Volleyball Coach Resigns

Up and at 'em, Tuscaloosa! Here's everything you need to know to get this Thursday started off right.

First, today's weather: Brilliant sunshine and warm. High: 71 Low: 44.

🗣Patch Shout Out! 🗣

The Tuscaloosa County Commission honored Coker Camp North Superintendent Jeff Swindle for his 25 years of service to the county on Wednesday. He was presented a service pin by County Engineer Scott Anders.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The debate over racial inequities in Tuscaloosa County's hiring practices picked back up once again during Wednesday's regular meeting of the County Commission and a compromise was reached to have "frank and honest" discussions about how to implement a recently approved set of recommendations for doing so. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. University of Alabama volleyball head coach Lindsey Devine resigned Wednesday after a 29-52 record over three seasons at the Captone. (Kim Rankin, Tuscaloosa Thread)
3. The Tuscaloosa Police Department is now accepting applications for its 2022 Citizens Academy, which is geared toward giving members of the community an up-close look at how the department operates. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Three people have been charged after a series of vehicle break-ins in the Ridgewood and Broadview neighborhoods in Tuscaloosa. (WVUA 23)
5. Award-winning Alabama chef John Hall, the proprietor and executive chef of Post Office Pies, announced, has announced he will relocate to Portland, Oregon. (Shauna Stuart, AL.com)

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