🌱 Deputies Honored + TA Soccer Titles + Downtown Queuing Permits

Good morning, neighbors! Ryan Phillips here with a brand-new issue of the Tuscaloosa Daily.

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

• Lots of live music tonight.
• Deputies honored for service.
• Tuscaloosa aims to address downtown crowds.

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First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and nice. High: 83 | Low: 58. ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to these three Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's deputies, who were honored this week for their valor and service to the community. Sgt. Suzanne Spencer and Deputy Jeramy Burleson were both recipients of the Life Saving Award, while Deputy Andy McGee received the Merit Award. Learn more about their stories here. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Here's a look back on the 11th anniversary of the April 27, 2011 tornado and how the Alberta community has bounced back in the years since. (Aajene Robinson, WVUA 23)
2. The City of Tuscaloosa is one step closer to providing further enforcement of the large crowds gathering on sidewalks in the city's entertainment districts during busy nights, with the Tuscaloosa Police Department proposing a queuing permit for certain businesses. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. A former Alabama resident and University of Alabama student was sentenced to more than seven years in federal prison for concealing the transmission of funds to be provided supporting al Qaeda. (William Thornton, AL.com)
4. Our friends at the Steve & DC Morning Show have signed a deal to appear to a major motion picture. Congratulations fellas! (95.3 The Bear)
5. Northridge High School art instructor Richard Nowell was announced this week as one of 15 national recipients of Artsonia's 2022 Art Education Leadership Award. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Silver Francis Exhibition @ Hotel Indigo (More)
• Shawn Williams @ The Lookout Rooftop Bar - Hotel Indigo (More)
• Jazz Ensemble Spring Concert @ Shelton State Community College (More)
• 2022 West Alabama Connects Diverse Business Mixer (More)
• Electric Blue Yonder @ Druid City Brewing Company (More)
• Three's Company @ Southern Ale House (More)
• JJ Grey & Mofro @ Druid City Music Hall (More)
• Alabama baseball @ South Carolina (More)

🏆 Winners of the Day 🏆

A big Patch Congratulations to the Tuscaloosa Academy Girls' and Boys' Soccer Teams, who won the AISA State Championship last Friday. The boys team beat Springwood School 3-2 in overtime, while the Girls beat Glenwood Academy 3-1.

The following athletes were also named to the all-tournament teams: Ava Mills, Avery Williams, Margaret Sadler, Annmarie Henderson, Brock Abston, Dominic Hart, Blake Henderson, Anton Schmidt.

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✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️

After a slight delay, the new Los Tarascos location on Owen Parkway off of Highway 43 in Northport officially opened on Wednesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Alabama softball (39-9) saw a seventh-inning rally fall short at Western Kentucky in a 3-1 loss on Wednesday. (More)

1️⃣0️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Mark Ingram, Jonathan Allen share their favorite Nick Saban stories (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
2. The Extra Point: The Impact of Jahvon Quinerly's Return to Alabama Basketball (Blake Byler, BamaCentral)
3. Biden to visit Alabama weapons plant (Associated Press)
4. Alabama man wins $1 million from scratch-off ticket he bought in Florida (Aspen Popowski, CBS 42)
5. Packard, Horn answer questions at League of Women Voters Forum (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— RP

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