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🌱 Fatal Motorcycle Wreck + Officer Of The Year Awards

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TGIF, people of Tuscaloosa! Here's everything you need to know about what's going on today.

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

  • An update on fatal motorcycle wreck Thursday.
  • New president at Shelton State Community College.
  • Tuscaloosa law enforcement officials honored.

First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and mild. High: 71 | Low: 43.

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to the Northside Lady Rams basketball team for defeating American Christian Academy 55-50 Thursday night to win its area championship. The Lady Rams will begin postseason play on Monday.

Photo courtesy of Northside Athletics


🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

  1. The Tuscaloosa Police Department says both lanes of University Boulevard were closed at 17th Street Thursday night following a fatal motorcycle accident that was initially reported to police as a hit-and-run. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  2. Tuscaloosa Patch has confirmed that Shelton State Community College President Brad Newman is no longer in the position and has been replaced by an interim president, according to a release from the Alabama Community College System. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  3. I caught up with U.S. Senate candidate Mike Durant on Wednesday during an unannounced campaign stop in Tuscaloosa where he visited the sheriff's office and the county courthouse. Check out my exclusive reporting here. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  4. Five Tuscaloosa-area law enforcement officers were honored by the Tuscaloosa Exchange Club and Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall on Thursday as part of the club's annual Officer of the Year awards. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  5. The Alabama Hospital Association on Thursday announced retired Judge Joseph Colquitt as the recipient of its Trustee of the Year award. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

  • Northport Police Department Blood Drive (More)
  • Southern Comfort @ The VFW Post 6022 (More)
  • Opening Reception for "Let Me In: The Portraiture of Jeremy Pyles" (More)
  • Live Trivia Game Nights @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)

✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️

Alabama gymnastics will host the Georgia Bulldogs in the 18th annual "Power of Pink" meet Friday in Coleman Coliseum at 6:30 p.m. It will be broadcast on SEC Network (More)

Stillman College men's basketball (17-5, 8-5) saw five players score in double figures Thursday night as the Tigers cruised to a 93-73 non-conference HBCU victory over Oakwood University. The Stillman women's team also defeated Oakwood by way of forfeit. (More)

Stillman's junior varsity baseball team failed to generate the runs needed to grab a win, falling in back-to-back games to Wallace State - Hanceville Thursday night. (More)

Shelton State women's basketball improved to 24-1 Thursday night with a big 86-54 win on the road over Wallace State - Hanceville. (More)

On the baseball diamond, Shelton State (0-1) will kick off a three-game weekend stretch on the road at Tallahassee Community College Friday. (More)

Alabama track & field is set for its last weekend of the indoor regular season, with UA saying it will be sending competitors to three different meets. (More)

The 10th annual Tuscaloosa Africana Film Festival, which is co-sponsored by The University of Alabama College of Community Health Sciences, is set to be held virtually Feb. 19-20. (More)

📉 Number of the Day 📈

4

- The number of former University of Alabama football standouts who will appear on rosters in Super Bowl LVI. These include Shawn Robinson, Terrell Lewis and Jonah Williams for the Los Angeles Rams, in addition to Damion Square, who remains on the practice squad for the Cincinnati Bengals after playing in the AFC Championship game. (More)

👨‍💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨‍💻

- SGA chief of staff asks senators to withdraw Lucy-Graves Hall opposition (Kayla Solino & Grace Schepis, Crimson White)

- Tuscaloosa Man Accused Of Human Trafficking Three Teens Arrested After Year On The Run (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)

- Veterans Memorial Park in Tuscaloosa sustains vandalism damage (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6)

- Alabama's Hidden History: Bloody Tuesday A Tuscaloosa Tragedy (Karris Harmon, WVUA 23)

- Bryan Harsin leaves SEC coaches meeting amid Auburn investigation (Drew Taylor, CBS 42)

- Senate Judiciary Committee passes wiretapping bill (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)

- SEC distributes nearly $55 million to each member school (Associated Press)

- Workforce information bill awaits House vote (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)

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— RP

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