Community Corner
🌱 Gordo Baseball Standout + Longtime Newsman Retires
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Tuscaloosa.
Get on up, T-Town! Grab the coffee and get this Wednesday morning started with us.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- ASHAA North-South All-Star Gamr
- Legendary newsman retires.
- Free soccer camp in T-Town.
But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny, hot and humid. High: 98 | Low: 76 🌞
🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to the latest graduates of the Medical Technician Program at Shelton State Community College. A graduation ceremony was held last Thursday. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Longtime WVUA 23 newsman Keith Dobbins is retiring from UA after 25 years and Patch caught up with him to tell his story for a change. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Gordo High School baseball standout Landon Fike earned Most Valuable Player honors for the North squad Monday in the Alabama High School Athletic Association's North-South All-Star Game at Riverwalk Stadium in Montgomery. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Druid City FC and La Liga Futbol Camps have partnered to provided a free soccer clinic to children at both the YMCA of Tuscaloosa and the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The parents of Carlee Russell told the Today Show on Tuesday that police "continue to pursue her abductor," although no new details in the disappearance have been released by authorities since she returned home after being missing for 48 hours. (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
- SEC Media Days officially kicked off in Nashville on Monday, so check out what Southeastern Conference Commissioner Greg Sankey had to say. (WBRC Fox 6 News)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Tax Free Weekend at Wagner's @ Wagner's Shoes (More)
- Bingo Night @ Copper Top (More)
- Wheel Throwing @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
- Defiant Jazz @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- Imagining if Tennessee football had hired Shane Beamer, Billy Napier or Hugh Freeze (USA Today Network)
- Legislature chooses committee to negotiate contract for new Alabama statehouse (Ralph Chapoco, Alabama Reflector)
- Champions Crowned On Final Day Of Pritchett-Moore Invitational (Juliet Brown, WVUA 23 News)
- The pros and cons for each of Alabama's starting QB candidates (Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated)
- Dismukes sentenced to 5 years in community corrections (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)
🙏 Obituaries 🙏
*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.
Kay Francis Deavours, 89, of Northport (Magnolia Chapel)
Fred M. Palmer, 86, of Little Rock, Arkansas (Memory Chapel)
Warren Hudgins Sr., 73, of Northport (Northport Funeral Service)
Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you soon!
— RP
Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Patch newsletter? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com
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