House District 63 Race + Theatre Tuscaloosa Opener

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Wednesday morning started. Here's everything worth knowing in town today.

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

• Theatre Tuscaloosa preps for upcoming season.
• A major concert rescheduled.
• University of Alabama's first COVID-19 data of semester.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 92 | Low: 73.

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Here are the top stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. Former Tuscaloosa City Council President Cynthia Lee Almond, a Republican, will appear unopposed on a special election ballot in February after no challengers came forward in the race for House District 63. The seat was vacated by State Finance Director Bill Poole upon receiving his appointment from Gov. Kay Ivey. (More on Patch)
2. The Tuscaloosa Amphitheater announced on Tuesday that the Jimmy Buffett and The Coral Reefer Band concert set for Sept.16 has been rescheduled for June 7, 2022. It is unclear at this time what prompted the scheduling change. (More on Patch)
3. The University of Alabama System on Tuesday officially published its first round of coronavirus data as the 2021-2022 school year begins this week. The data shows more than 10,000 dosages of the coronavirus vaccine administered by UA, in addition to 72% of faculty and staff receiving at least one dose. (More on Patch)
4. DCH Health System reported 136 coronavirus positive inpatients as of Tuesday afternoon, with 34 patients being treated in Intensive Care Units (ICUs). Of those patients, 15 were on ventilators. (More)
5. A Duncanville woman was killed and another person injured in a crash early Tuesday morning on Bear Creek Road in southern Tuscaloosa County. (More on Patch)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Thai Basil Sushi II to move into old Surin of Thailand location (Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News)
• City of Tuscaloosa offers employees $250 to get vaccinated (Annie Mapp, ABC 33/40)
• UAB requires healthcare employees to get COVID vaccines (Ruth Serven Smith, AL.com)
• Children's of Alabama "in crisis mode" as delta infections set new records (Micah Danney, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Alabama health officials recommend third shot for immunocompromised (Caroline Beck, Alabama Daily News)
• NIL Tracker: Compensation deals announced by Alabama athletes (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
• Bone: Summer recruiting nuggets (Andrew Bone, BamaInsider)
• Transfer Jameson Williams Already Making An Impact at Alabama (Joey Blackwell, BamaCentral)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

• The Tuscaloosa County Commission will have its regular meeting Wednesday morning at 9 a.m. Here are the stories I'll be following on the agenda this morning. (More on Patch)
• Tuscaloosa StoryWalk will soon set up at Monnish Park on Aug. 28 from 9 a.m. until 2 p.m., turning the park into a walkable storybook. (More on Patch)
• Theatre Tuscaloosa is set to open its 2021-2022 season with "Always… Patsy Cline," created and originally directed by Ted Swindley. The production will run from Sept. 10-19. (More on Patch)
• The University of Alabama kicked off Weeks of Welcome with Ripple Effect on Tuesday, with the annual day of service giving students the chance to make a difference in the Tuscaloosa community. (More)
• Echols Middle School was surprised on Tuesday with a box full of brand new scientific calculators, delivered through Neighborhood Bridges Tuscaloosa County. (More)
• The University of West Alabama men's basketball team has named former graduate assistant and UWA basketball player Jake Jobling as its next assistant coach. (More)

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— Ryan Phillips

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