🌱 Dirt Roads In Northport + Apartment Shooting + Grilling Competition

Rise and shine, neighbors! I'm back with your fresh edition of the Tuscaloosa Daily.

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

• Tuscaloosa apartment fatal shooting.
• Grilling competition coming to downtown.
• Northport addressing dirt road paving.

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First, today's weather: Partly sunny and hot. High: 98 | Low: 72. 🥵

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Today is primary runoff day in Alabama, so here's what you need to know before you cast your ballot. Don't forget, polls open at 7 a.m. and close at 7 p.m.! (Kyle Hamrick, WVUA 23)
2. Investigators with the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit gave an update Monday morning following an overnight shooting at the Cottages at Lake Tamaha that left one man dead and another hospitalized. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Tuscaloosa's Avenue Pub has announced it will move locations in favor of a much larger space close to its original downtown location. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. The Northport City Council on Monday unanimously voted to approve a new process and criteria for paving dirt roads in the city. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Monday announced that R&B star Kem will take the stage on Labor Day weekend, along with Stokley and Leela James. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Bug Camp @ Alabama Museum of Natural History (More)
• McWaner Center Summer Reading Program @ Tuscaloosa Public Library (More)
• 2022 Celebrate Local @ Tuscaloosa River Market (More)
• Gaming for Adults @ Tuscaloosa Public Library (More)
• Bama Art House presents "Lost Illusions" @ Bama Theatre (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Elite OT Wilkin Formby staying home, commits to Alabama (Hank South, BamaOnline)
2. Alabama football's 2023 recruiting class has a chance to be historic (Nick Alvarez, AL.com)
3. 1 hurt; multiple fire departments on scene of gas line blaze in Walker Co. (WBRC Fox 6 News)
4. Viewpoint: Why would The World Games choose Birmingham? (Alan Register, Birmingham Business Journal)
5. Funerals announced for 3 killed at Alabama church dinner (Associated Press)

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You're officially in the loop for today. I'll see you around!

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com