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Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on today in town.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- UA alcohol sales.
- TCSS board member stepping down.
- Country legend coming to Tuscaloosa.
First, today's weather: Sunny and beautiful. High: 69 | Low: 45.
🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to Stillman College softball infielder and designated hitter Bailie Seales, who was named the Southern States Athletic Conference Softball Player of the Week on Monday after her performance during the first four games of the 2022 season for the Tigers. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox says alcohol sales at Coleman Coliseum deserve "continued discussion," after UA Athletic Director Greg Byrne said earlier in the day that the university would not be moving forward with the plan to sell beer, wine and seltzers in the venue, due to an increase in a service fee that would be added to each ticket. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Country music legend Willie Nelson is set to once again take the stage at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater, the venue announced on Monday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Someone's order from Taco Bell resulted in the week getting off to a busy start for the Tuscaloosa Police Department, after it prompted a bomb scare at the Federal Building and Courthouse in downtown Tuscaloosa Monday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Jamie Lake, who has represented District 2 on the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education since 2020, has confirmed to Patch that he will be stepping down from his seat after taking a new job that would conflict with his elected office. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa Police Department is asking for the public's help locating a 15-year-old girl who was last seen on Beech Street at 12:45 a.m. Monday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Live Trivia @ Black Warrior Brewing (More)
- Trivia @ Mellow Mushroom (More)
- Scarlet To White in Northport (More)
👀 Check it out 👀
Tuscaloosa Academy eighth grader Sophie Messina and ninth grader Michael Constantine were recently invited to perform in the Alabama All-State Orchestra Festival, which marks the first time that any student in the strings program at TA has auditioned and been accepted to perform in the festival.
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
The Tuscaloosa Academy girls basketball team lost a heartbreaker in the AISA state title game Monday, falling 58-56 to Glenwood School. (More)
The Tuscaloosa County Commission is set for its regular meeting on Wednesday. Be sure to follow along with me for updates and check out the full agenda here! (More)
The University of Alabama System on Monday reported 23 new student cases of COVID-19 identified over the last week on the Tuscaloosa campus, in addition to 24 employees. (More)
Alabama basketball freshman JD Davison was named the Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday, which follows his performances in the Crimson Tide's back-to-back conference wins over Ole Miss and Arkansas this past week. (More)
Alabama football on Monday announced the addition of Joe Cox to the Crimson Tide staff on Friday as the tight ends coach. Cox comes to Tuscaloosa after working for one season coaching tight ends for his hometown Charlotte 49ers. (More)
The Alabama swimming and diving teams are set to compete at the 2022 Southeastern Conference Championships in Knoxville, Tennessee on Tuesday morning. (More)
📈 Number of the Day 📉
$15,000
- The amount in Community Development funds that will be considered by the Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday. If approved, the funds will be awarded to Tuscaloosa County High School for new softball batting cages. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- Local boutique hosts event benefiting Turning Point (Audra Phillips, WVUA 23)
- Former Georgia QB is Alabama's 4th new assistant of offseason (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
- Board of trustees approves center for substance use research (Cat Clinton, Crimson White)
- Catholic college in Alabama gets its own locally brewed beer (Associated Press)
- Former President Donald Trump participates in Alabama photo voter ID ad (WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Katie Britt endorsed by Maggie's List (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Coleman launches run for Congress, seeks rematch with Moore (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
- Church of the Highlands buys Irondale warehouse in multimillion-dollar deal (Illyshia Parker, Birmingham Business Journal)
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— RP
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