COVID-19 Incentives + All-SEC Football Teams

Good morning, people of Tuscaloosa! Here's everything you need to know to get this Wednesday morning started off on an informed note.

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

• COVID-19 incentives for City of Tuscaloosa employees.
• Vaccine demand increases at DCH.
• All-SEC Preseason teams announced.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 91 | Low: 71.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. The Tuscaloosa City Council has approved a new financial incentive for City employees in the face of the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. (Noah Lueker, Tuscaloosa Thread)
2. The Alabama Crimson Tide is set to kick off its 2021 football season in less than two weeks, landing seven on preseason coaches All-SEC first team. (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
3. DCH Health System says the system has roughly 600 vaccination appointments scheduled for this coming Friday. This is a welcome revelation after demand dwindled to approximately 100 doses administered each Friday prior to the present surge in new cases. (More on Patch)
4. Longtime Tuscaloosa County Chief Financial Officer Bill Lamb confirmed to Patch on Tuesday that he plans to run on the Republican ticket for the Alabama House of Representatives in District 62. (More on Patch)
5. Here's the latest from Tuscaloosa County School System Superintendent Keri Johnson, who said this week that maintaining in-person learning remains a top priority during the young school year. (Jabaree Prewitt, WVUA 23)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Unique replaces Egan's Bar on the Strip, hopes to attract diverse crowd (Grace Schepis, Crimson White)
• Mass confusion: Reopening Alabama's schools amid the delta surge (Josh Moon & Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Confederate Carving Removed From Stone Mountain Association Logo (Karen McIntyre, Patch)
• Judge Bobby Ray Aderholt, father of Alabama Congressman Robert Aderholt, dies (Drew Taylor, CBS 42)
• Committee that could help remove racist language from Alabama Constitution meets (Bryan Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser)
• Daily News poll: Ivey remains popular, leads on early reelection ballot (Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News)
• Bill Belichick says Mac Jones has a big opportunity with Cam Newton out (Mark Inabinett, AL.com)
• LSU to require vaccine or recent test to enter Tiger Stadium (Associated Press)

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

• Shelton State Community College held commencement for the summer semester earlier this month at the Martin Campus. See the list of graduates here! (More)
• The Tuscaloosa Amphitheater announced Tuesday morning that The 70s Soul Jam concert scheduled for Oct. 1 has been cancelled, marking the second major scheduling shakeup for the 2021 concert season in as many weeks. (More on Patch)
• The autumnal equinox is still about a month away on the calendar, but it's not too early to start planning a fall leaf peering tour in Alabama using the 2021 Fall Foliage Prediction Map. (More on Patch)
• Shelton State Community College says Esports Team is currently recruiting members to begin pre-season play on Sept. 6 and regular season play on Sept. 20. (More)

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