GoFundMe For Injured Teen + Vaccine Incentives In Northport

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today.

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

• Renovations to the Tuscaloosa Police Department headquarters.
• A GoFundMe for a Northport teen injured in a fatal car wreck.
• The latest COVID-19 updates from across west Alabama.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 88 | Low: 66.

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Patch Pick

The Tuscaloosa Police Department has officially moved back back in to its permanent headquarters building at 3801 Trevor Phillips Avenue, after extensive renovations to the building and a brief stay at the former Oak Hill School.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. An online fundraising drive has been launched for 15-year-old Carter Jones, the youngest son of Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama COO Donny Jones, who is in critical condition following a fatal car wreck last week in Northport (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
2. The Northport City Council will vote Thursday on purchasing 151 acres for $700,000 of of Rose Boulevard that could be the site for a proposed water park or youth sports tournament facility. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Find out here why University of Alabama head football coach Nick Saban compared himself to Speaker of the House Nanci Pelosi on Tuesday. (Nick Gray, Tuscaloosa News)
4. The University of Alabama's Student Government Association unanimously passed a resolution on Thursday for the school to recognize Election Day as a holiday to improve voting access for students. (Kayla Solino, Crimson White)
5. The Northport City Council will vote on Thursday to provide Hero Bonuses to all city employees, in addition to cash incentives for employees to show proof of vaccination. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Today in Tuscaloosa

• Chris Tomlin, Kari Jobe & Bethel Music @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (More)
• DCBC BrewHaHa Comedy: The Return (More)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• 5,206 COVID cases added in Alabama; 2,815 hospitalized, including 48 children (Leada Gore, AL.com)
• Inside the Alabama Republican Executive Committee Summer Meeting (Brandon Moseley, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Governor Kay Ivey plays the "football card" on COVID vaccinations (Pat Duggins, Alabama Public Radio)
• Early numbers in hand, reapportionment committee starts public hearings Wednesday (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
• Will Anderson Uses Mood Music To Get In Bad Mood (Kirk McNair, BamaOnline)
• A look at Alabama's competition at center heading into the season opener (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaInsider)
• Photos and Video from Alabama Football's Second Practice of Miami Week (Joey Blackwell, Bama Central)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

DCH Health System reported 17 new coronavirus inpatients on Tuesday, bringing its overall inpatient total to 157. Of those patients, 38 are currently being treated in the ICU, with 32 receiving treatment on ventilators. (More)

Alabama men's basketball released its 2021-2022 non-conference schedule on Tuesday, which will see the Tide take on powerhouses Baylor and Gonzaga, in addition to other tough foes (Tuscaloosa Patch)

High school football will have a busy slate across west Alabama on Friday, so get caught up on all of the matchups here. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Roman Tubner has been hired as an assistant coach and recruiting coordinator for the Alabama women's basketball team (More)

Alabama women's cross country will begin its season ranked seventh in the preseason edition of the NCAA Division I Women's Cross Country National Coaches Poll. (More)

The University of Alabama says a total of 358 students enrolled during the summer 2021 term were named to the school's Dean's List. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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— RP

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