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🌱 Lake View Sewer Bill + Shelton Hoops Coach Honored
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Good day, people of Tuscaloosa! It's me again, Ryan Phillips, your host of the Tuscaloosa Daily.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Arrest made in Sunday double-murder.
- Shelton State basketball coach honored.
- Lake View sewer bill update.
First, today's weather: Some rain and a thunderstorm. High: 64 | Low: 54.
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to Shelton State Community College men's basketball coach Joe Eatmon, who was named the NJCAA South District Region Coach of the Year. The Bucs (30-4) are set for the second round of the NJCAA Tournament on Tuesday against Odessa College (27-6) at 4:30 p.m.
🗞 Here aLre the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- A 19-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder after a drive-by shooting Sunday resulted in the deaths of a man and a small child. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- In the wake of such senseless violence, one local TV reporter captured emotional moments with the grandparents of the 2-year-old boy slain in the Sunday shooting. (Tim Reid, CBS 42)
- A Tuscaloosa family is urgently searching to find a 9-year-old girl in Ukraine they hoped to adopt, while a full-scale war threatens the lives of citizens. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- Alabama men's basketball (19-13, 9-9 SEC) may have dropped the last three games heading into the Big Dance at the NCAA Tournament, but here's how coach Nate Oats is working to motivate the Tide ahead of its first round matchup. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
- Residents of Lake View are hoping that this week will see a constitutional amendment clear a major hurdle on its way to providing much-needed oversight for the city's privately-owned sewer system. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Bingo Night @ Chick-fil-A Northport (More)
- Trivia @ Mellow Mushroom (More)
- Spring Break Clay Camp @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
👨💻 5 Other Stories I'm Reading Today 👨💻
- Alabama lawmakers consider tax reductions for retirees, businesses (Mike Cason, AL.com)
- Sewell elected chair of the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Alabama unemployment rate holds stead at 3.1% (Associated Press)
- One team could be surging for five-star CB Cormani McClain (Adam Gorney, BamaInsider)
- Alabama marks two years of COVID-19 (Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News)
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