🌱 Guthrie's Opening + Montana Fouts + Cold Case Anniversary

Good Morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you all caught up to start this Wednesday off on an informed note.

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

• Tuscaloosa runners in 2021 Boston Marathon
• Update on 1996 Tuscaloosa cold case.
• Bama softball star goes for Homecoming Queen crown.

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First, today's weather: Partly sunny, warm and humid. High: 87 | Low: 67.

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Patch Shoutout!

Wednesday morning's tip-of-the-hat goes to Tuscaloosa mother and DCH nurse Ann Besanceney, who completed the Boston Marathon on Saturday with a time of 3:23:41. Here she is pictured with her husband, Chris, in Boston. Learn more about the mother of four and former collegiate All-American here! (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. Today marks the 25th anniversary of the murder of Joseph Jowers, a 32-year-old who was shot and killed in the parking lot of a Tuscaloosa bar on this day in 1996. Investigators continue to ask for the public's help in bringing the person or people responsible to justice. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Tuscaloosa County Probate Office has launched a new online records site, which aims to offer easy searches for probate records and access for attorneys. (WVUA 23 News)
3. The University of Alabama announced on Monday that it will waive application fees for all prospective students next week. (Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. Renovations are underway on the former on-campus home of the Stillman College president, with the goal of using it as a facility geared toward help improve the literacy level of kids in the city's West End. (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. Few, if any, will argue against Montana Fouts as the Queen of the Softball Diamond for the Crimson Tide. But off the mound, the star pitcher is gunning for another crown — UA Homecoming Queen. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Patch Pick

A big Patch Congratulations to Tuscaloosa Police Department Lt. D.C. Parker for being named Crisis Intervention Team Officer of the Year by National Alliance on Mental Illness Alabama.

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Dispute Over Alabama Football Game Turns Deadly: Police (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
• Tuscaloosa Business Leaders Lead Habitat for Humanity's CEO Build (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
• Cooler weather expected for 50th annual Kentuck Festival of the Arts (Ken Roberts, Tuscaloosa News)
• Black Warrior Film Festival showcases students' creative filmmaking (Claire Yates, Crimson White)
• As former GOP congressman vies to become a university president, conservative voting record comes up (Lawrence Specker, AL.com)
• Opinion | There's no plan to feed the kids (Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

Northport's newest fast food eatery is set for its highly-anticipated opening later this week off of McFarland Boulevard as Guthrie's will officially open its doors Thursday at 10 a.m. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The Alabama Department of Transportation on Tuesday announced plans to resurface and widen a stretch of portion of Interstate 20/59 beginning this week. The two-mile, $6.51 million project is slated for completion in fall 2022. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The University of Alabama reports 61% of students on its Tuscaloosa campus have reported receiving at least one dose of the vaccine, in addition to seven new cases identified among students from Oct. 4-10. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority on Monday announced the roll out of The Tuscaloosa Basketball Association (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The City of Tuscaloosa announced on Tuesday that it has been awarded two Outstanding Planning Awards and a Distinguished Leadership Award from the Alabama Chapter of the American Planning Association for 2021. (More)

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Have a great Wednesday!

—RP

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