🌱 McWright's Ferry Road + Traeshon Holden To Oregon

Good morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Monday morning started with all of the most important headlines from around town.

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

• Nate Oats.
• McWright's Ferry Road.
• Churches coming together for Christmas dinner

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But first, today's weather: Mostly cloudy. High: 67 | Low: 56. ☁️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this morning goes to Candice Muniz and her team for winning the Clear Creek golf cart Christmas parade competition in Northport Sunday evening.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The wait is nearly over for a the highly anticipated expansion of McWright's Ferry Road in Tuscaloosa. (Tamika Alexander, WVUA 23 News)
2. A strong third-quarter from Brittany Davis helped the Alabama women's basketball on its way to a 56-47 win over Southern Miss on Sunday. (RollTide.com)
3. Don't miss this opinion column on why Alabama men's basketball coach Nate Oats could now be rivaling Nick Saban following the on-court success of the Crimson Tide this year. (Kevin Scarbinsky, AL.com)
4. Here's how two churches in Tuscaloosa are coming together for a 2022 Community Christmas Dinner. (WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. Alabama wide receiver Traeshon Holden has announced he is transferring to Oregon after entering the NCAA Transfer Portal. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)

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🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Walter Vernon Bobo Jr., 91, of Northport (Memory Chapel)

Anni J Childers, 91, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

David Wayne Carter, 57, of Greensboro (Memory Chapel)

Bobbie Joe "Tut" Savage, 68, of Fayette (Nelson Funeral Home)

James Otis Minyard, 95 of Fayette (Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Home)

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