Flooding Updates + Bama Football Headlines + Renaming The Ferg

Good morning Tuscaloosa! It was a busy Saturday across Tuscaloosa, so get caught up here on all of your headlines to start your day.

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

• Updates from widespread flooding in Tuscaloosa County Saturday.
• All of the headlines from Alabama's win over Florida.
• Events coming up this week.

First, today's weather: Light rain and humid throughout the day. High: 77 | Low: 69.

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Patch Pick

This one breaks my heart. While the area around Willowbrook Trailer Park on Hunter Creek Road in Northport is a historically flood-prone spot, the flooding Saturday marks the second major high-water event for the mobile home community since June. The banner from cleanup effort following the June 19 flood was still hanging as flood waters rolled into the property.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. Search efforts are expected to resume Sunday morning for a motorist who was reported missing after their SUV was found fully submerged in a drainage ditch in Tuscaloosa Saturday afternoon. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Check out this gallery of photos curated during widespread flooding across the Tuscaloosa metropolitan area on Saturday. (Tanner Brooks, CBS 42)
3. Among flooding issues across west Alabama, impacts included the University of Alabama campus and a Northport trailer park that is still recovering from a devastating flood in June. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The No. 1 Crimson Tide managed to edge out a 31-29 victory in The Swamp against the No. 13 Florida Gators Saturday. Here are the biggest stat lines and takeaways from the game. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The UA System Board of Trustees on Friday approved renaming the Ferguson Student Center and Moore Hall as part of a movement to remove racist namesakes from buildings on campus. (Grace Schepis, Crimson White)

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Coming up this week

• This Could Be You Comedy Open Mic @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (Monday)
• Trivia @ Mellow Mushroom (Tuesday)
• Thursday Concerts On The Rooftop Featuring Tranquility (Thursday)
• Hey Coach! Live at Baumhower's (Thursday)
• Open Studio Acrylic Painting @ Kentuck (Friday)
• Santana @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (Friday)
• Live Trivia Game Nights at Druid City Brewing Co. (Friday)
• Rumours: A Fleetwood Mac Tribute @ Druid City Music Hall (Friday)

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Other stories I'm reading today

• How Alabama coped as time stood still against Florida (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaInsider)
• Loudly, Alabama's new quarterback answers The Swamp (Joseph Goodman, AL.com)
• Dan Mullen May Have Nick Saban's Number, But Still Can't Beat The Alabama Coach (Christopher Walsh, Bama Central)
• Everything Nick Saban said after Alabama's win over Florida (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
• Tuscaloosa Mom Charged For Boarding Bus To Threaten Bullies (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
• Ivey tells lawmakers she'll set special session for prison construction (Alabama Political Reporter)
• Alabama could see COVID medication supplies reduced (Associated Press)

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Have a great Sunday!

— RP

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