🌱 Former Longtime UA Coach Dies + 2024 SEC Football Schedules

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Get all caught up with us on everything you need to know going on around town today.

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

• Alabama's 2024 football schedule.
• Former UA track & field coach dies.
• Shelton State scholarship.

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But first, today's weather: Partly sunny with a t-storm. High: 81 | Low: 67 ⛈

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to the University of Alabama wheelchair tennis team for securing its seventh straight national title with a win over Auburn. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. It's official! Here's a first look at Alabama football's SEC opponents for the 2024 season, which will feature a road matchup with Oklahoma. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
2. Former University of Alabama head men's track and field coach Harvey Glance, who was the first Black head coach in any sport at Auburn and a decorated Olympian, died Monday at the age of 66. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Shelton State Community College on Wednesday announced it has reopened a scholarship for students pursuing careers in gender-nontraditional fields. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Alabama Department of Transportation on Wednesday announced that it is seeking public input on its fiscal year 2024–2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program for highway and transit projects. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The year in sports is officially in the books for the Crimson Tide, so check out these rankings of the top 10 Alabama athletic performances over the last year. (Joe Gaither, Bama Central)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Family Skate Night @ Super Skate (More)
• Paleontology Show and Tell @ Alabama Museum of Natural History (More)
• Karaoke @ Copper Top (More)
• AAF Membership Social @ Session (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Nick Saban hits leg raises with kids during youth camp: 'He does them better than most of our players' (Mark Heim, AL.com)
2. Walker County man charged with abuse of a corpse (WBRC Fox 6 News)
3. The 2024 SEC football schedule is out. See every team's conference opponents (Tuscaloosa News)
4. Montana Fouts named 2023 Honda Sport Award winner (Dean Harrell, Crimson White)
5. Donald Trump to speak in Montgomery August 4 (Brian Lyman, Alabama Reflector)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Peggy Jean Riddle Reed, 88, of Tuscaloosa (Heritage Chapel)

Johnny B. Weatherspoon, Sr. of Tuscaloosa (Rollins Mortuary)

James Howard Hardy, 66, of Gordo (Skelton Funeral Home)

Donna Daffron Allen, 78, of Montgomery (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Alphonso Young of Eutaw (Van Hoose & Steele)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Thursday. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow morning with your next update!

— RP

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