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🌱 Indian Hills Hole-In-One + Kennis Croom Celebration Of Life

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Happy Father's Day to the Dads out there! Let's breeze through this Sunday morning and get you on with your day.


First, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 92 | Low: 66. 🌞

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out this Sunday morning goes to Tuscaloosa native and former University of West Alabama golfer Will Morrison, who sunk a hole-in-one Saturday at Indian Hills Country Club on the No. 11 hole. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Photo submitted by Angela Morrison



🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

  1. Hundreds attended a Celebration of Life event at Shelton State Community College on Saturday for Meridian Police officer and Tuscaloosa native Kennis Croom, who was shot and killed in the line of duty while responding to a call on June 9. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  2. Check out this "cool" new technology being used by Northport Fire Rescue to help combat the summer heat when responding to calls. (Jayda Russell, WVUA 23)
  3. Videos have been published on state-run media in Russia featuring Tuscaloosa native Alex Drueke and Trinity native Andy Huynh after the two men were reportedly captured by Russian forces after volunteering to fight in Ukraine. (Drew Taylor CBS 42)
  4. The University of Alabama will soon demolish Harris Hall — a project expected to be completed by mid-July. The building was first opened in 1939 as a co-ed dormitory (Reghan Bailey, Crimson White)
  5. Alabama men's basketball was one of five SEC teams to appear in Sports Illustrated's Top 25 ahead of the 2022-2023 season. (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaCentral)

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