🌱 Medical Marijuana Dispensaries + Agiye Hall Arrest

Good morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Saturday morning started.

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First, today's weather: Partly sunny and nice. High: 91 | Low: 70. 🌥

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out this morning goes to Celestia Morgan, who has been appointed assistant professor of art in The University of Alabama's Department of Art and Art History and will begin her new role on Aug. 16 teaching courses in digital and film photography. She previously served as a postdoctoral research associate in the College of Arts and Sciences.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The Tuscaloosa City Council's Administration Committee will consider an ordinance change next week that, if approved by the full Council, would allow for medical marijuana dispensaries to operate within the city limits once businesses licenses are issued by the state of Alabama. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a pedestrian from Duncanville was struck and killed in a single-vehicle crash Thursday night on U.S. Highway 82, just east of Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Former University of Alabamas wide receiver Agiye Hall has been arrested and charged with criminal mischief in Austin, Texas, which comes after his transfer to the University of Texas in April. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. A Coker woman was killed and a Northport man injured in a two-vehicle crash on Alabama Highway 121 in Lowndes County Thursday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says a probation officer for the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Parole assigned to Tuscaloosa stands accused of engaging in sexual conduct with a person currently on probation or parole. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Resident Tired Of Floods When Rain Hits Their Street (Gracie Johnson, WVUA 23 News)
2. Alcohol sales being reconsidered for Alabama athletic events (Valerie Bell, ABC 33/40)
3. Vice reportedly making Alabama sorority rush documentary; university says 'surreptitious filming' is 'deplorable' (Sarah Swetlik, AL.com)
4. Northport DCH Medical Center employee arrested for abusing patient (TIm Reid, CBS 42)
5. Ivey's office releases photos after dismissing health rumors (Associated Press)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update!

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com