🌱 Bama Bashes MSU + Kentuck Arts Festival + New License Plate

Morning, people of Tuscaloosa! Ryan Phillips here with the Sunday issue of the Tuscaloosa Daily.

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

• Alabama at Mississippi State
• Update on Friday homicide.
• Community leaders honored.

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First, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 70 | Low: 45.

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Patch Pick

This Sunday morning's shoutout goes to the Kentuck Festival of the Arts, which returned on Saturday for its 50th installment after being canceled last year due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The festival will continue again on Sunday with more! Here's a look at what we saw on Saturday! (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. No. 5 Alabama made easy work of Mississippi State Saturday night, defeating the Bulldogs 49-9 at Davis Wade Stadium. (More)
2. Tuscaloosa investigators continue to search for persons of interest after a 13-year-old boy was shot and killed Friday night in Washington Square off of Fosters Ferry Road. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The University of Alabama and the City of Tuscaloosa have partnered to address flooding and drainage issues along McFarland Boulevard, after the City Council unanimously approved a joint funding agreement with the University to study the causes of flooding. (Carson Silas, Crimson White)
4. Alabama will have a new standard-issue license plate in 2022, with a special emphasis placed on promoting tourism for the state. (Mandy Hoskison, Montgomery Advertiser)
5. The Community Foundation of West Alabama this week hosted its 17th Pillars of West Alabama dinner to honor seven area residents who have made a positive impact in the community (Aajene Robinson, WVUA 23 News)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Alabama school food shortages continue, state working on it 'every day' (Trisha Crain, AL.com)
• Far-right activist and his Alabama attorney sued by U.S. Capitol police (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Alabama seeks to purge racist sections of constitution (Associated Press)
• Tuscaloosa Police, Firefighters Plan Local Halloween Events (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)

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— RP

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