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🌱 Lake View Sewer Bill + TPD Honors First Black Officers
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Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Ryan Phillips here with the latest edition of the Tuscaloosa Daily.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Lake View sewer bill moves forward.
- GOP challenger for Congresswoman Terri Sewell.
- First Black TPD officers honored.
First, today's weather: Cloudy and cooler. High: 58 | Low: 39.
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to the first 10 African American officers to serve on the force at the Tuscaloosa Police Department (and their families) who were honored by the department and city Thursday as part of Black History Month.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- The Alabama House of Representatives passed a constitutional amendment Thursday that, if signed into law and approved by a countywide referendum vote, would put a longtime private sewer owner in Lake View under the regulatory oversight of the Alabama Public Service Commission. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Following the bill's passage, the Lake View City Council approved a formal resolution Thursday evening supporting HB148, in addition to committing to reforms to the Lake View Governmental Utility Services Corporation. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Moundville Republican Bea Nichols has qualified and cleared the GOP Primary stage without a challenger as she gears up to take on Democratic incumbent Congresswoman Terri Sewell in the Nov. 8 General Election. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- ALDOT on Thursday announced nighttime lane closures for this weekend on the Interstate 20/59 bridge at Exit 73, to allow researchers with the University of Alabama to place sensors designed to study the health of the bridge for academic purposes. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- As part of Homecoming celebrations over the weekend, Stillman College named the road leading down the hill from Stadium Drive to Tiger Field and the Stillman Softball Complex as Dr. Richard Cosby Drive. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- 21st Annual Alabama Autism Conference @ Bryant Conference Center (More)
- Druid City Rockers @ VFW Post 6022 (More)
- Evening of Art & Blues: The Blues Unmasked @ Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center(More)
- The Brook & The Bluff @ Druid City Music Hall (More)
- Missouri gymnastics @ Alabama (More)
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
No. 2 Alabama softball (10-0) topped 20th-ranked Louisiana on the road Thursday night in a 9-1 win over the Ragin' Cajuns. (More)
Stillman College men's basketball (20-7) defeated the University of Mobile 82-79 Thursday morning to advance to the semifinals in the Southern States Athletic Conference Men's Basketball Championships. (More)
In other Stillman basketball news, the Lady Tigers (15-12, 8-8 SSAC) saw their season come to a close Thursday with a 63-53 loss to William Carey University in the quarterfinals of the SSAC Tournament. (More)
The Shelton State Community College men's basketball team (26-4) closed out its 2021-22 regular season Thursday with a 81-55 road win over Lawson State. (More)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- Alabama pastor among those trying to leave Ukraine amid Russian invasion (Drew Taylor, CBS 42)
- University of Alabama football player to perform at local pub this Friday (WVUA 23 News)
- Simone's Kitchen ATL Loses Truck Due To Electrical Fire (Tommy Paradise, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- Faculty Senate issues 10 recommendations to improve campus culture (Averie King, Crimson White)
- Tuberville: Putin invaded Ukraine because Russia is 'communist country ... needs more farmland' (Howard Koplowitz, AL.com)
- Bill banning "divisive concepts" such as CRT criticized by teachers, officials (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Record revenues used to pay down obligations, pad reserve accounts (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
From my notebook:
- Nextdoor Neighbor, The Townes of North River: "French bulldogs found!!! - Happy ending!" (Nextdoor)
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— RP
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