🌱 Fatal Wreck In Tuscaloosa County + Services For Fallen Officer

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Let's start this week off with everything you need to know going on around town.

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

• Alabama tennis win.
• Services for fallen officer.
• UA's offensive line.

But first, today's weather: A shower and thunderstorm. High: 80| Low: 65 ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Monday morning goes to the Alabama women's tennis team (11-8, 4-5 SEC) for grabbing a 4-1 victory over Kentucky Sunday. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. A McCalla man is dead following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 59 Saturday evening near Fosters. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Memorial services will be held Monday morning for Huntsville Police officer Garrett Crumby in Huntsville, which will be followed by a funeral procession to Tuscaloosa Memorial Park on Alabama Highway 216. (Kay Norred, WVUA 23 News)
3. The Tuscaloosa Police Department says a pedestrian was seriously injured Sunday morning when they were struck as a vehicle collided with a disabled vehicle near Bowers Park. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. Despite a promising start, Alabama baseball fell Sunday to drop the series at No. 6 Arkansas on Sunday after winning the first game Friday. (Tzali Nislick, Crimson White)
5. Here's a detailed argument for why Alabama football's offensive line will be better in the coming season than it was last year. (James Benedetto, Tide Illustrated)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Paws Classic Championship @ Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter (More)
• Countdown to Easter @ Wagner's Shoes (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Bill filed to eliminate Jefferson Davis holiday (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)
2. Medical helicopter crashes in Shelby County; two confirmed dead (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
3. Elite Georgia OL Mason Short commits to Alabama (Hank South, BamaOnline)
4. How Alabama softball used freshman and Montana Fouts for first SEC series win vs Missouri (Maxwell Donaldson, Tuscaloosa News)
5. Buc-ee's opening another Alabama location (Stephanie Rebman, Birmingham Business Journal)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Jean D. Johnson, 97, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

Winnie Faye Thomason Fleming, 94, of Northport (Norwood-Wyatt Chapel)

Mary S. Moore Matthews, 81, of Clanton (Rockco Funeral Home)

Ida N. Knox of Tuscaloosa (Rollins Mortuary)

James M. Tilley, 69, of Reform (Skelton Funeral Home)

Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— RP

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