🌱 Former UA Star Reaches Milestone + Bama Football Column

Get on up, T-Town! Let's get this week started with Monday's biggest headlines.

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

• Former UA standout reaches milestone.
• Tide football column.
• Longtime TPD officer retires.

But first, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 91 | Low: 69 🌞

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Monday morning goes to Tuscaloosa Police officer Shane Sanford, who has retired after 25 years of service. He was first hired by the department on Feb. 16, 1998, and most recently served as an officer in TPD's Lakes Division.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Here are a whole bunch of words and personal opinions following Alabama's historic home loss Saturday night to the Texas Longhorns in Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. In other Tide gridiron news, Alabama fell seven spots to No. 10 in the latest Associated Press college football Top 25 Coaches Poll released on Sunday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Friend of Patch and former Major League Baseball star Butch Hobson, one of the greatest ballplayers ever produced by the University of Alabama, recently reached a historic milestone as a professional baseball manager. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Read this insightful story about how the SGA DEI Passport program at the University of Alabama has instituted a new point system. (Alex Gravlee, Crimson White)
5. Texas Longhorns football coach and former Alabama assistant Steve Sarkisian jabbed at Alabama fans following the upset loss over the weekend. (Mark Heim, AL.com)

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📆 Today In Tuscaloosa 📆

• Tuscaloosa Public Library Weaver Bolden Branch Book Discussion (More)
• Tuscaloosa Real Estate Investor Meet-Up (More)
• "Land of the Free" by Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra (More)
• Comedy Open Mic @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (More)

⚽️ From The Cheap Seats ⚽️

No. 12 Alabama soccer (5-0-3) remains unbeaten after a hard-fought non-conference tie with No. 3 North Carolina (5-0-3) on Sunday in Tuscaloosa. (More)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update!

— RP.

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