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🌱 New DCH General Counsel + Special Election Guide
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TGIF, T-Town! Grab the coffee and let's breeze through this sunny Friday morning.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Big hire at DCH.
- Alabama baseball exhibitions.
- University Medical Center.
But first, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 94 | Low: 69 🌞
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Our Shout Out for this morning goes to Brookwood High football's Maddox Carroll, who was selected by the Panthers coaching staff to wear No. 3 this season in honor of Billy Joe Young. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- The University of Alabama on Thursday announced that University Medical Center in Livingston is set to become the new medical home for University of West Alabama students, faculty, staff and their families. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Child Abuse Prevention Services (CAPS) on Tuesday was awarded the Homer S. Butler, Jr. Agency of the Year Award during the United Way of West Alabama (UWWA) Campaign Kickoff at the Bryant Conference Center. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- University of Alabama baseball on Thursday announced it will host Auburn and Florida State for a pair of fall exhibition games in October. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- DCH Health System on Thursday announced that the west Alabama health care provider has hired former Alabama Court of Civil Appeals Judge Scott Donaldson as its general counsel. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Republican Mike Simpson, who ran unsuccessfully for the House District 16 seat in 2018, is one of six candidates vying for the GOP nomination in the upcoming party primary on Sept. 26. Here's what he had to say as part of our final installment in our exclusive question-and-answer series with the candidates. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Grand Re-Opening @ Alabama ONE (Northport Branch) (More)
- Boon Dock Saints @ Scooters (More)
- Sound Bath & Meditation @ Painted Lotus Yoga and Wellness (More)
- Stuffed Animal Sleepover Drop-off @ Chick-fil-A Northport (More)
- Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
- Kenny On The Keys @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
- Ashten Akins @ Copper Top (More)
🏈 From The Cheap Seats 🏈
University of West Alabama senior wide receiver Darius Nalls, a former standout at Fayette County High School, was the only standout for the Tigers named to the All-Gulf South Conference preseason first team. (Tuscaloosa Patch) 
5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- Tuscaloosa tourism leaders optimistic about visitor spending possibly reaching $1 billion (Josh Gauntt, WBRC Fox6 News)
- How Kip Tyner's Talent Search grew into a Tuscaloosa tradition (Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News)
- Higher pay and opportunities draw teachers from struggling districts, says state superintendent (Jemma Stephenson, Alabama Reflector)
- Nick Saban believes Amari Niblack is a key 'mismatch player' (Dean Harrell, Tide Illustrated)
- Do Alabama players have a sense who starting quarterback will be? 'Not yet,' Tyler Booker says (Mike Rodak, Bama247.com)
🇺🇸 Special Election Guide 🇺🇸
Here's our comprehensive guide for the upcoming party primaries to fill the open District 16 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, complete with full candidate profiles, important dates, a polling place locater and more! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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William Beau Fife of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)
Cleburn Oliver, 84, of Northport (Northport Funeral Service)
James W. Akin, 75, of Carrollton (Skelton Funeral Home)
Gina Denise Lowe of Tuscaloosa (Van Hoose & Steele)
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That's it for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.
— RP
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