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🌱 How Safe Do You Feel In Tuscaloosa? + Alabama Football Awards
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Tuscaloosa.
Happy Friday, people of Tuscaloosa! Let's get you all caught up on what's happening to start today off on an informed note.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Tuscaloosa Patch safety survey.
- Longtime judge honored.
- Northport pushes for its own school system.
First, today's weather: Cloudy, a shower; humid. High: 76 Low: 67.
🗣 Patch Shout Out! 🗣
Our Shout Out this Friday morning goes to retired Tuscaloosa County Circuit Judge John H. England Jr., who was inducted on Thursday into the prestigious Alabama Academy of Honor. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
✅ Patch Survey ✅
On a scale of 0-10, how safe would you say you feel living in Tuscaloosa? Take this quick survey to help Patch better understand how our community feels.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Alabama sophomore quarterback Bryce Young not only won the Davey O'Brien Award for the nation's top college quarterback Thursday night, but also won the Maxwell Award for the national player of the year. (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
- A Tuscaloosa teenager has been charged with felony murder for his role in a fatal shooting on 11th Court in November that left a 20-year-old man dead. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- Here's a look at the City of Tuscaloosa first-ever Unity Fest, which was held Thursday night at the McDonald Hughes Center. Made possible by the city's Project Unity, the event featured games for kids, free food and more. (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6)
- The Northport City Council is set to vote on the next big step in breaking away from the Tuscaloosa County School System and forming its own city school district. Click here for my reporting on what that will entail. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Druid City Brewing Company is teaming up with Turning Point Services of West Alabama for a toy/supply drive for the holidays, with a bar crawl through downtown Tuscaloosa scheduled for tonight. (WVUA 23 News)
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The estimated annual operating budget for a proposed Northport city school system, according to a feasibility study conducted earlier this year.
Today in Tuscaloosa:
🎅 Getting In The Spirit 🎅
Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley (left) and Tuscaloosa Fire Chief Randy Smith were in the holiday spirit Thursday at the McDonald Hughes Center for the first-ever Unity Fest.
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
A Northport man was arrested Thursday on 10 counts of possessing child pornography, following an investigation by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
The Alabama Black Belt Adventures Association is reminding hunters across the state of its 10th annual Big Buck Photo Contest, with a chance to win $500. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
It's a little more than two weeks until Christmas and Stillman College is set to welcome Santa Claus back to campus for pictures this Friday and Saturday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
In the spirit of the inaugural class for the Shelton State Athletics Hall of Fame, Patch curated a list of names that would be fitting for the first ballot. But if there is a former Buc who you think should have made the list, let us know by emailing me at ryan.phillips@patch.com. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
Alabama CB Josh Jobe expected to miss postseason due to injury (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
From football to track: 15 college athletes join first-ever 'NIL' program in WWE (Bill Shannon, CBS 42)
Secretary of State Office Begins Business Data Collection Survey (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
Critics of Alabama prison plan say new buildings are not enough (Stan Ingold, Alabama Public Radio)
Gov. Kay Ivey announces new appointments (Alabama Political Reporter)
Top state lawmakers: expect gambling legislation in regular session (Caroline Beck, Alabama Daily News)
Patriots QB Mac Jones' emergence ends talk of long rebuild (Jimmy Golen, Associated Press)
🏀 Tuscaloosa Patch Scoreboard (Thursday, Dec. 9) 🏀
*To submit scores each day, email ryan.phillips@patch.com
Men's College Basketball
West Alabama 68, West Georgia 58
Boys' Varsity Basketball
Paul W. Bryant 61, Holy Spirit 46
Aliceville 58, Linden 39
Chilton County 72, West Blocton 41
Lynn 59, Berry 54
Girls' Varsity Basketball
Paul W. Bryant 52, Holy Spirit 24
Lynn 52, Berry 47
Chilton County 71, West Blocton 5
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Have a great Friday
— RP
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