🌱 New Gym For Tuscaloosa City School + Independence Day Program Today

TGIF, T-Town! Grab the coffee and let's breeze through this Friday morning.

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

• Latest on Thursday morning shooting.
• New gym for Tuscaloosa city school.
• Independence Day program today.

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But first, today's weather: Partly sunny, hot and humid. High: 100 | Low: 73 🌤

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to former Crimson Tide women's soccer goalkeeper McKinley Crone, who recently signed her first professional contract with the Orlando Pride. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit is investigating a shooting early Thursday morning at a Tuscaloosa apartment complex that injured one person and saw a woman charged with attempted murder. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Ahead of Independence Day next week, the Sons of the American Revolution will host a reading of the Declaration of Independence on Friday, June 30. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says a man killed himself Monday when Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a call alleging that the man had sexually abused a child. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority (PARA) is celebrating July as National Park & Recreation Month and doing so by asking for stories from the public on how local parks have improved their quality of life. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Tuscaloosa City Schools on Thursday announced that a new $3.2 million gymnasium will be built at The Alberta School of Performing Arts. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Bama Dining Hiring Event (More)
• Whiskey River Band @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
• Farmer's Daughter @ Copper Top (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Northport Historic Buildings Being Moved (Chaney Scott, WVUA 23 News)
2. How Hillcrest plans to stay a force in 6A Alabama high school football after senior losses (Jerell Rushin, Tuscaloosa News)
3. Supreme Court blocks race conscious admissions. Here's what that means in Alabama (Rebecca Griesbach, AL.com)
4. United Campus Workers of Alabama petitions for affordable health care for adjuncts, grad students at UA (Makayla Maxwell, Crimson White)
5. North Dakota State transfer Grant Nelson set to join Alabama basketball (Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Arthur L Sanders Jr., 62, of Tuscaloosa (Rainey Mortuary)

Lillian "Lynn" Hubbard, 91, of Duncanville (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! See you all tomorrow for your next update.

— RP

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