🌱 Mister Stillman + Daycare Fire + Brookwood Strike

Happy Friday, neighbors! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.

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

• The first Mister Stillman.
• More on UA homecoming queen race.
• Tuscaloosa daycare fire.

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First, today's weather: Cloudy, a shower; cooler. High: 56 | Low: 52.

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

1. A big Patch congratulations to Stillman College senior Ronnie Williams Jr. — a college ambassador who was named the school's first Mister Stillman (A'Leeyah Ponder, WVUA 23)
2. Here's more following the contentious results of the 2021 Homecoming Queen race at the University of Alabama, as the school's student newspaper continues to dig into the controversy surrounding the vote. (Keely Brewer & Isabel Hope, Crimson White)
3. Broadway Pizzeria in Tuscaloosa announced Thursday that it would be closing its original location after two decades on Rice Mine Road. (Noah Lueker, Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue responded to a fire at a daycare center on Highway 69 South in the early morning hours Thursday, before the fire was quickly contained. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. An Elrod man will serve a 6-month split sentence in jail after pleading guilty in connection to a case of animal abuse and neglect involving horses on his Tuscaloosa County property. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• What UA's homecoming queen debacle means for Alabama (Kyle Whitmire, AL.com)
• ALFA makes round of endorsements (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
• David Pollack says Alabama beats Georgia in SEC Championship Game, Paul Finebaum counters (Mark Heim, AL.com)
• Health officials: COVID-19 numbers moving in right direction (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

Taziki's Mediterranean Café in Tuscaloosa announced a new partnership with University of Alabama football receiver John Metchie III and will offer his favorite meal as a special on its Tuscaloosa menu through Nov. 30. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) International President Cecil E. Roberts said on Thursday that a recent temporary restraining order against striking miners in Brookwood restricts the union members' rights to free speech and assembly, which comes after numerous reports of violence at the hands of those on strike against current Warrior Met employees as they cross the picket line. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

A Northport woman was charged Thursday with multiple counts of theft connected to reports of packages being stolen from people's porches over the last several months. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

A New York man has been identified as the victim in a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 59 Wednesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Have a great Friday!

— RP

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