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🌱 Drama At Central High + Jerry Jeudy + PARA Legend Retires
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TGIF, T-Town! Let's get you caught up and on to your weekend!
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Longtime PARA employee retires.
- Homicide investigation after two bodies found in Holt.
- Drama program returns to Central High School.
First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and warm. High: 88 | Low: 66. ☀️
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to the Central High School drama program, which is returning to the big stage tonight and tomorrow with three productions of "Once On This Island Jr." Learn more about it here! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Alabama softball fell in its opening game at the 2022 SEC Softball Tournament Thursday afternoon in Gainesville in a 3-0 loss to Missouri. The NCAA Softball Tournament Selection Show is set for Sunday, May 15 at 6 p.m. local time and will be broadcast on ESPN2.(More)
- Denver Broncos wide receiver and former University of Alabama football standout Jerry Jeudy was arrested on Thursday, the Arapahoe County Sheriff's Office said, after he was charged with second-degree criminal tampering with a domestic violence enhancer (Colleen Flynn, CBS 42 News)
- Investigators are still working to piece together the events that led to two bodies being found in a burned down trailer on Garber Road in Holt on Wednesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority is wishing a dedicated and longtime employee a happy retirement after 27 years of hard work and community involvement. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- A multi-agency operation last month in Tuscaloosa involving local, state and federal law enforcement resulted in the arrest of 35 individuals as part of a wider push to combat the sources of violent crime in the city. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- The Dance Center performs "Coppelia" @ Bama Theatre (More)
- Southern Comfort @ VFW Post 6022 (More)
- Tuscaloosa Relay for Life 2022 @ Central High School (More)
- Kung Fu Gripp @ Big Al's (More)
📈 Open For Business 📈
The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama on Thursday held a ribbon-cutting to celebrate its newest member — home health care providers homeRN.
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
Investigators with the Tuscaloosa Police Department are asking for the public's help identifying a man suspected of burglary on Lake Side Drive earlier this month. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
In other Tuscaloosa Police news, TPD says it is believed an 82-year-old woman experience a medical incident that led to her crashing her car on Overbrook Drive Wednesday before being pronounced dead at the scene. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
The Junior League of Tuscaloosa has announced its 2022-2023 Executive Board and Management Team. Jane Bailey Cooper will serve as President for the 2022 - 2023 year. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5️⃣ Other stories I'm reading today
- 40 Graduates Honored By West AlabamaWorks At Wednesday Reception (Kyle Hammrick, WVUA 23 News)
- 'Biopsy' of Clotilda site yields wealth of data for study (Lawrence Specker, AL.com)
- Saban & Oats updates from Regions; Bryce Young over/unders (Travis Reier, BamaOnline)
- University of Alabama delivers powerful economic impact to state (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Governor appoints Jeff Smitherman as Alabama EMA acting director (Alabama Political Reporter)
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Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you soon!
— RP
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