🌱 House District 16 Fundraising + County Jail Project Bids Accepted

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and get this Thursday morning started with everything you need to know going on this morning.

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

• Mayor's wager.
• Campaign finance reports.
• TCSS needs drivers

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But first, today's weather: A t-storm around in the p.m.. High: 92 | Low: 64 ⛈

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to the Tuscaloosa Police Department's Crisis Intervention Team for winning multiple awards at the 2023 National Alliance on Mental Illness -Alabama Conference & CIT Summit.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. A little more than two weeks ahead of the GOP Primary for the special election to fill the vacant District 16 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, Northport attorney Bryan Brinyark topped his competitors for both fundraising and cash on hand. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The 2023-24 school year is underway and the Tuscaloosa County School System (TCSS) is still in need of bus drivers for certain areas. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Beloved broadcast meteorologist James Spann of ABC 33/40 will make a special guest appearance at Strange Brew Coffeehouse this weekend on the campus of the University of Alabama. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox on Wednesday announced a wager with Austin Mayor Kirk Watson regarding the outcome of the University of Texas at The University of Alabama football game this Saturday in Bryant-Denny Stadium. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday approved the acceptance of two bids for large-scale renovations planned for the Tuscaloosa County Jail. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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📆 Today in Tuscaloosa 📆

• 2023 Nucor Steel Tuscaloosa Adopt-A-School Golf Tournament (More)
• Carson Carlisle @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
• Karaoke Night @ Copper Top (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Latest injury update on Malachi Moore, Jaylen Key ahead of Texas (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
2. UA Queer Student Association celebrates 40th anniversary with Shantay, UA (Courtney Stringer, Crimson White)
3. Brewer Porch Children's Center Gets $600K In Funding From School System (Jaylen Baron & JD Zasa, WVUA 23 News)
4. 'It was like a party': Alabama bassist David Hood on making music with Jimmy Buffett (Drew Taylor, CBS 42 News)
5. A look back at the only time Texas played Alabama in Tuscaloosa … in 1902 (Cody Goodwin, BamaOnline)

❤️ Many Thanks ❤️

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🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Grayson Evan Snider, 3 months, of Northport (Memory Chapel)

Charlotte "Mau Mau" Estelle Hallman, 72, of Duncanville (Memory Chapel)

Darryll D. Sanders, 61, of Northport (Northport Funeral Service)

Spenser Ross Sears, 34, of Montevallo (Rockco Funeral Home)

Phillip Wayne Green, 62, of Cottondale (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Clyde Davis of Tuscaloosa (Williams' Service Funeral Home)

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— RP

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