Lake View Vote + Tuscaloosa Budget + Area Private Schools Ranked

Good Morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around town on this Wednesday morning.

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

• Check out today's low temperature!
• History made at Central High.
• The latest on vote in Lake View

First, today's weather: Partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 78 | Low: 51.

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Patch Pick

History was made on Tuesday at Central High School as one of the first-ever AHSAA girls flag football games was held in Tuscaloosa. Here's a look at Central's team, coaches and officials!

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. The Tuscaloosa City Council unanimously voted to adopt a $174 million General Fund Budget for the coming fiscal year Tuesday night, along with a $58 million Water and Sewer operating budget. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
2. ICYMI: Here's the story of an Alabama football fan and Penn State graduate who went viral Saturday after being spotted in a Crimson Tide T-shirt during Penn State's "White Out" against the Auburn Tigers in Beaver Stadium. Don't miss this one! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The mayors of both Northport and Tuscaloosa spoke out to give updates on recent flooding across the metro. (Kyrsten Eller, WVUA 23 News)
4. The City of Lakeview voted 621-112 in opposition of an increase in fire protection dues for residents to fund staffing and equipment for the Lake View Fire District. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Several Tuscaloosa-area arts groups are set to receive $316,000 from the Alabama State Council on the Arts. Seperately, the Kentuck Art Center received two grants totaling $16,600. (Shannon Heupel, Montgomery Advertiser)
   

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Alabama WR Slade Bolden explains how he responded to dropped TD pass at Florida (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
• MyPillow CEO claims 100,000 Alabama votes in 2020 presidential election "flipped" (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Alabama virus hospitalizations dip below 2,000, deaths rise (Associated Press)
• State House's COVID-19 restrictions eased for upcoming special session (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
• Alabama football schedule for 2022 season revealed (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
• Even Though He Never Worked for Nick Saban, Will Hall Using the Process at USM (Christopher Walsh, Bama Central)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

Free tutoring will be available for school-age youth at the Robert Hasson Community Center in Northport on Tuesday and Thursday this week, beginning at 6:30 p.m. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

An annual report has once again ranked Tuscaloosa Academy as the best private high school in Tuscaloosa County and the No. 11 overall private school in the state of Alabama. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

A flood advisory was issued for Tuscaloosa County Tuesday, but thankfully no major damage or casualties were reported following a devastating weekend of flooding that left one man dead. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

A billing company contracted by the City of Tuscaloosa failed to mail paper water bills for approximately one month, resulting in noticeable delays for some customers. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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— RP

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