🌱 Fosters Park Vandalism + TCHS Baseball Signings

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Thursday morning started with everything you need to know going on around town.

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

• Tuscaloosa mayor recovering from COVID-19
• TCHS baseball signees.
• Vandalism at Fosters park

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to Tuscaloosa County High School baseball standouts Whit Sexton and Jon Hayden Raper, who signed this week to take their skills to the next level. Sexton (left) signed to play with Lane College in Jackson, Tennessee, while Jon Hayden Raper will stay in Tuscaloosa County and play for Stillman College.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall spoke out about the state's "ultra-lenient" laws for violent offenders, after a man with an extensive criminal history shot two Bibb County Sheriff's deputies, killing one. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency has charged a Hueytown man with murder after a striking and killing a pedestrian in April who was walking along the side of Interstate 59 near McCalla. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority is asking for the public's assistance tracking down those responsible for vandalizing a concession stand and bathroom at Braughton Park in Fosters on July 3. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. A judge sentenced a Tuscaloosa woman to 40 years in prison on Tuesday for the death of her infant son in 2019. The Tuscaloosa Police Department was also quick to thank the investigator who worked the case, but was later killed in the line of duty. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa Police Department is investigating a fatal wreck involving a dirt bike and SUV early Tuesday morning in Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Debra Riffe Exhibition @ Kentuck (More)
• Ribbon Cutting @ Beyond the Break Doula Services (More)
• Sadie McClendon Music @ HonkyTonk Bar n Grill (More)
• Paint + Pot Workshop @ House Plant Collective (More)

😷 Get Well Soon 😷

Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox on Wednesday announced that he and his family are in quarantine after testing positive for COVID-19. Thankfully, they are only reporting experiencing mild symptoms. However, the news came on the same day that DCH Health System reported its highest number of COVID-19 hospitalizations since February. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Bryce Young named Roy F. Kramer SEC Male Athlete of the Year (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
2. Fallen Deputy's K9 Partner Will Likely Retire (Chelsea Barton, WVUA 23)
3. Tuscaloosa Co. crews avoid heat by coming to work early (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
4. Texas' Keilan Robinson on Alabama: 'I know we can beat them boys;' Here's full context (Mark Heim, AL.com)
5. COVID positivity rate declines while hospitalizations continue to climb (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)

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That's it for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update.

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com