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🌱 Mercedes Battery Plant Debut + Northport Shooting
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Good morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know going on today.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- MBUSI debuts new battery plant.
- Investigative look at accusations in Northport.
- Gas station shake-up.
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes out to Mercedes Benz U.S. International, which hosted as a grand-opening of its new lithium battery plant in Bibb County. The new production facility is a key component in the German automaker's plans to shift toward electric vehicle manufacturing.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- A second suspect has been taken into custody and charged with capital murder following a fatal drive-by shooting Sunday that killed a man and a small child. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- One person was injured in a shooting on Northgate Circle in Northport Tuesday evening and the investigation has been turned over to the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- Here's an investigative look into accusations aimed at the president of the Northport City Council by a Republican candidate for the Alabama House of Representatives. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Mercedes Benz U.S. International debuted its new battery plant in Bibb County with a grand-opening Tuesday morning, which was attended by Governor Kay Ivey. (Tim Reid, CBS 42)
- Patch has confirmed that Midstates Petroleum Co. will take over three MAPCO locations in Tuscaloosa County and two others without missing a day of operations. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓
- St. Patty's Day Bingo @ Loosa Brews (More)
- Old Forester Single Barrel Release Party @ Session (More)
- T-Town Weekly Cornhole Tournaments (More)
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5 Other Stories I'm Reading Today 👨💻
- Man injured in Tuesday shooting in Northport (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- Final practice in Tuscaloosa for Alabama basketball before NCAA Tourney (Lyden Blake, WBRC Fox 6)
- New poll shows Durant, Britt leading U.S. Senate race, Ivey still strong (Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Committee advances 'divisive concepts' bill without debate (Kim Chandler, Associated Press)
- Bills to regulate telehealth pending in Senate, House (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
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