🌱 Darius Miles Bond Hearing + Jack Warner Parkway Bridge Repairs

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee this morning and get your day started with us!

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

• Darius Miles bond hearing.
• Perspective column.
• Bridge repairs.

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But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 86 | Low: 58 ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to Tuscaloosa County High pitcher Spencer Nicholas for being selected to play in the AHSAA North/South All-Star Baseball game.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Tuscaloosa County Circuit Court Judge Daniel Pruet denied setting bond for capital murder suspect and former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles during an hour-long hearing Wednesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Here's my perspective column on the hearing Wednesday, along with new revelations in the case to consider. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) on Wednesday announced it has approved lane closures to allow for repairs to the Jack Warner Parkway Bridge. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education this week approved changes to its 2023-24 Parent/Student Code of Conduct. (Mary Barron, WVUA 23 News)
5. The Madison County district attorney's office says it will seek the death penalty for Juan Robert Laws, who is accused of killing Tuscaloosa native and Huntsville police officer Garrett Crumby. (Paul Gattis, AL.com)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Ashten Akins @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
• Karaoke at Copper Top Karaoke (More)
• Ramblin' Ricky Tate @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Alabama committee advances grocery tax reduction bill (Maddie Biertempfel, CBS 42 News)
2. Tuscaloosa area 2022-23 high school sports rewind: The top moments, August through May (Jerell Rushin, Tuscaloosa News)
3. Former HealthSouth CEO accused of hiding millions of dollars in bank account (WBRC Fox 6 News)
4. Alabama House committee approves bill creating legal sex and gender definitions (Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector)
5. Senate Committee OKs bill criminalizing absentee ballot assistance (Patrick Darrington, Alabama Political Reporter)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Janice Campbell, 57, of Northport (Memory Chapel)

Garry Files, 66, of Berry (Nelson Funeral Home)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday! See you tomorrow morning for another update.

— RP

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