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🌱 Dana Duckworth's New Gig + JoJo Earle Injury + Civil Rights Museum
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Good Morning, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and let's get you all caught up on everything going on around town!
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Tuscaloosa City Council updates.
- Second arrest in lounge shooting.
- Civil rights museum for T-Town?
Now, today's weather: An afternoon thunderstorm. High: 85 | Low: 72. ⛈
🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this morning goes to all of the students in Tuscaloosa City Schools and the Tuscaloosa County School System following the first day of the new school year on Wednesday. Here is a shot of some smiling faces at University Place Elementary, but click here for scenes from around the two school systems! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- New DCH Health System Chief Executive Officer Katrina Keefer has barely been on the job a week, but learn more here about how she has already set out to reshaping the culture of the area's second-largest employer. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa Civil Rights History & Reconciliation Foundation has plans to turn a longtime Tuscaloosa landmark into a civil rights hhttps://www.facebook.com/event...istory museum and learning center. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit on Wednesday announced the arrest of a second suspect believed to have been involved in a shooting on July 27 that injured one person at Spades Restaurant & Lounge on Culver Road. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The West Alabama Food Bank this week requested $250,000 in funding from the City of Tuscaloosa for the upcoming budget year, as it moves from Northport to Tuscaloosa amid its five-year, $10 million capital campaign. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Want to give feedback or learn more about the proposed master plan regarding improvements at Lake Nicol and Lake Harris? The City of Tuscaloosa and TTL, Inc. will host a community engagement event later this month to offer the opportunity after launching a feedback survey last month. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Women's Leadership Alliance Lunch & Learn: Mental Health in Women (More)
- Ladies' Night at Kentuck's Gallery Shop (More)
- Reed Turchi @ Druid City Brewing Company (More)
- Back to School Football Jamboree @ TCHS (More)
- Bea Nichols Candidate Meet-and-Greet @ Robertson Barn (More)
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🏃♂️ On The Move 🏃♂️
Former University of Alabama gymnastics coach Dana Duckworth has been hired as the vice president of supply chain solutions for AFFLINK, the Tuscaloosa-based company announced on Wednesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
Alabama football coach Nick Saban said on Wednesday that highly-touted return specialist and sophomore wide receiver JoJo Earle is expected to miss the next 6-8 weeks after suffering a foot injury during fall camp. Click here to see what Saban had to say during his press conference Wednesday afternoon. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
Holy Spirit Catholic School is set to soon return to the gridiron for the first time since its varsity program was disbanded in 2019. Click here for a look at the 2022 schedule for the Saints. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
A Louisiana man was killed Tuesday morning in a crash in Sumter County involving two large commercial vehicles. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
University of Alabama Athletics has announced it will resume the Tide Loyalty Points program for the upcoming 2022-23 academic year. The program rewards student-ticket holders for attending athletics events, while also distributing points based on credit hours earned. (More)
Alabama gymnastics on Wednesday announced that 13 of its gymnasts were named to individual Scholastic All-America teams by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association. (More)
📸 Around T-Town 📸
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama held its monthly Business After Hours Tuesday at the Paul W. Bryant Museum on the University of Alabama campus.
5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- COVID Cases Climbing Locally, Causing Event Cancellations (Chelsea Barton, WVUA 23 News)
- How an Alabama Winn-Dixie changed Joni Mitchell (Lee Hedgepeth, CBS 42 News)
- UA nixes mail fee for off-campus undergraduates (Ainsley Platt, Crimson White)
- Alabama offensive line seeking 'different mentality' in 2022 under new coach (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
- City of Tuscaloosa Sets Date to Consider Northriver Condominium Development (Brittany Marshall, Tuscaloosa Thread)
You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!
— RP
Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com
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