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🌱 Credit Union Burglary + Amphitheater Concert Announcement

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Rise and shine, neighbors! Let's get this Tuesday morning started on an informed note with all of your Tuscaloosa headlines.

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

  • Credit union break-in.
  • Tuscaloosa activists on proposed gun reforms.
  • Latest concert announcement.

First, today's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 96 | Low: 76. ⛈


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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out this Tuesday morning goes to the students at Arcadia Elementary School, who were visited by Short the Squirrel, who promoted the importance of literacy to students in the summer learning program.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

  1. The Tuscaloosa Police Department and FBI are investigating a weekend burglary at the Tuscaloosa County Credit Union on Seventh Street downtown Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  2. Following news of a bipartisan agreement on a package of measures aimed at gun reform, Patch caught up with Tuscaloosa-area activists on both sides of the issue to better understand their viewpoints. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  3. The family of Meridian Police officer and Tuscaloosa native Kennis Croom on Monday announced several upcoming memorial services to remember the life of their loved one, who was killed in the line of duty while responding to a call in Mississippi last Thursday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  4. The Tuscaloosa Amphitheater will play host to country music stars Travis Tritt and Chris Janson in October, with tickets set to go on sale the Friday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  5. Two Alabama residents were reportedly among 31 men taken into custody Saturday after being found in the back of a U-Haul truck near an LGBTQ+ Pride event in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

  • Bama Art House presents "Firebird" @ Bama Theatre (More)
  • 2nd Future Wildcat Day @ Tuscaloosa County High School (More)
  • How to Draw Caricatures with Kevin Hyning @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
  • Author's Night Out Series: "Local Honey: Alabama Poems by Jennifer Horne" @ Lorrie Lane Studio (More)
  • Tuscaloosa County Sheriff Children's Charity Classic @ Ol' Colony Golf Complex (More)
  • Live Trivia @ Black Warrior Brewing Co.

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

  1. Former Bama Linebacker Joins Texas Coaching Staff (Joe Gaither, Tide 100.9)
  2. Deadlines Approaching For Absentee Ballots (Kyle Hamrick, WVUA 23 News)
  3. Jonathan Allen on Jack Del Rio: 'Everyone's entitled to their own opinion' (Mark Inabinett, AL.com)
  4. Men's track and field earn fifth-consecutive top-15 finish at the NCAA Outdoor Championships (Nathan Brown, Crimson White)
  5. Shows at the amphitheater, Bama Theatre highlight big week for concerts in Tuscaloosa (Ken Roberts, Tuscaloosa News)

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That's it for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with another update!

RP

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