🌱 Leadership Tuscaloosa Class + Nick Saban Press Conference

Rise and shine, T-Town! Grab the coffee and get all caught up with everything you need to know going on around town.

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

• Tuscaloosa Christian player honored.
• TSO's upcoming concert.
• Nick Saban's Monday presser.

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But first, today's weather: A couple of thunderstorms. High: 89 | Low: 71 ⛈

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to Tuscaloosa Christian School senior football standout Luke Jones, who was named Athlete of the Week by Alabama ONE from Tuscaloosa Christian School for making 10 tackles in his last game. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Crimson Tide head football coach Nick Saban took to the podium Monday for his first press conference of the week as No. 4 Alabama prepares to open the season with Middle Tennessee on Saturday in Bryant-Denny Stadium. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama on Monday announced 45 individuals have been selected for the 2023-2024 class of Leadership Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra (TSO) on Monday announced "Land of the Free," a concert honoring the veterans of West Alabama in collaboration with Los Angeles-based photographer and multimedia artist Nicholas Bardonnay of Westwater Arts. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Here's a look back on how the Little Lambs Consignment Shop in Tuscaloosa raises money for a good cause while providing kids clothes just in time for fall. (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. Check out this story about how a vacancy was left in a Student Government Association adviser position at the University of Alabama without explanation (Ethan Henry, Crimson White)

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📆 Today in Tuscaloosa 📆

• Tuscaloosa Community Knitting & Crochet Group (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Why Nick Saban didn't release Alabama football depth chart Monday like usual (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
2. Rush Propst not the first coach to lose his cool: 6 memorable sideline altercations (Mark Heim, AL.com)
3. Nick Saban hints at where things stand in Alabama's secondary (Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated)
4. Alabama Fans: Earn a Free Drink at Bryant-Denny Stadium (Noah Haynes, Tide 100.9)
   
5. Bama247's Alabama Week 1 projected depth chart (Cody Goodwin, 247sports.com)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Joe Thomas Latham, 83, of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)

Louis Arthur Duckworth, 80, of Reform (Skelton Funeral Home)

Bruce Rogers Mitchell, 76, of Tuscaloosa (Sunset Chapel)

Peggy J. Leatherwood, 83, of Northport (Sunset Chapel)

Joe M. Smith, 81, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)

Cortaycian R. Williams, 14, of Nothport (Wills' Funeral Service)

Lillie Steele, 76, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)

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— RP

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