Hillcrest In Mourning + Massive Project In McCalla

TGIF, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and let's get this Friday morning started with all of your day's headlines.

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

• In-depth column on county debate.
• Major development in McCalla.
• Hillcrest mourns loss of student.

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First, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 58 | Low: 36.

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🌱 Patch Shout Out! 🌱

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes out to Tuscaloosa Academy students Wilson King and Victoria Holmes, who were inducted into the National Beta Club, along with Isabella Melkonyan and Reid Ledbetter, who were inducted into both Mu Alpha Theta and the National Honor Society.

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🌱 Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today 🌱

1. Tuscaloosa County officials hope to address racial disparities in the county's hiring practices through a long list of recommendations provided by a committee tasked with examining the longstanding issue. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Hillcrest High School community is in mourning following the death of 16-year-old Cameron Prince. The junior was known for his artistic abilities and love of photography. He died Wednesday night after suffering complications from a routine surgery. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The J.M. Smucker Co. plans to build a new manufacturing facility and distribution center in McCalla, which is expected to create up to 750 jobs. (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
4. The Tuscaloosa City Council this week voted down a license application for GoPuff — a mobile app for deliveries ranging from convenience stores to restaurants.(Noah Lueker, Tuscaloosa Thread)
5. The family of a Hale County man who was killed and left in a shed with his girlfriend is speaking out after three people were arrest in connection to the murders (Chelsea Barton, WVUA 23)

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🌱 Other stories I'm reading today 🌱

• How does the Machine survive at UA? (Isabel Hope, Crimson White)
• Alabama-based Sister Schubert's stops making beloved sausage wrap rolls (Drew Taylor, CBS 42)
• Bibb County DHR employee intentionally ran over released from hospital (Valeria Bell, ABC 33/40)
• Viewpoint: Lawmakers once again put businesses in a hard place (Ty West, Birmingham Business Journal)
• Colbert rips Palmer over Northern Beltline, infrastructure vote (Howard Koplowitz, AL.com)
• State VA partners with UA, Auburn in march to raise awareness of vet suicide (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)

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Have a great Friday!

— RP

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