🌱 DCH CEO Q & A + Northport Funding Requests

Hey, everybody! It's Friday in Tuscaloosa and I'm back in your inbox with everything that's fit to print today.

First, today's weather: A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 84 Low: 73. ⛈

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to Michael Hall, who was recently promoted to lieutenant for the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Here's our exclusive, in-depth Q & A with new DCH Health System CEO Katrina Keefer, after her second week on the job. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Northport city officials gathered Thursday for a long day of hearing funding requests from outside agencies as the new budget year quickly approaches. Here's a blow-by-blow look at what each agency requested. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The University of Alabama on Wednesday said it has received $8 million from the Federal Transportation Administration (FTA) to go toward a $10 million effort that will replace a quarter of its transit system buses with electric buses. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Police have located a missing Moundville woman in Birmingham after she was last seen Monday in Mobile. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Capitol School in Tuscaloosa has kicked off its new school year and is doing so without any active COVID-19 cases. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Brookwood Unretires No. 3, First Time Since 1951 (WVUA 23)
2. If the 'Drake Curse' is a thing, could be a long year for Nick Saban's Alabama Crimson Tide (Mark Heim, AL.com)
3. Deontay Wilder Returning To The Ring This Fall (Mason Woods, Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. Task force begins work to close pay gap for women (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)
5. Demopolis Police searching for missing man (WBRC Fox 6)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Friday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— RP

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