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New Phone Scam In Tuscaloosa + What's Coming Up This Week

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Rise and shine Tuscaloosa! Here's your Sunday edition of the Tuscaloosa Daily to get you in the loop before you get on with your day.

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

  • Area athletes in the Olympics.
  • A new phone scam in Tuscaloosa County.
  • What's coming up this week.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 95 | Low: 71.

Patch Pick

The Tuscaloosa Police Department recently celebrated the retirement of certified crime intelligence analyst Pam Lee (left) and Sgt. Trent Kempster. Lee spent 39 years with TPD, while Kempster put in 25 years of service.

Tuscaloosa Police Department

Here are the top stories in Tuscaloosa today:

  1. The labor strike at Warrior Met Coal is set to enter its fifth month in August, with no immediate signs of a compromise at the negotiating table. In its latest public display of opposition to the west Alabama coal producer, United Mine Workers of America will host its "biggest rally yet" on Wednesday in Brookwood. (More on Patch)
  2. Public hearings have officially been set for redistricting discussions following the conclusion of the 2020 Census, with Tuscaloosa's scheduled for Sept. 7 at 9 a.m. in the Bean-Brown Theater at Shelton State Community College. (More on Patch)
  3. Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority (PARA) announced this week that it will collaborate with Mind Changers to host Westside Community Weekend. The two-day event, held Aug.7-8, will focus on health and wellness, in addition to getting families and students ready to go back to school. (More on Patch)
  4. A Marion Junction man was killed Friday night in a single-vehicle crash in Perry County on County Road 45, approximately a mile south of Marion. (More on Patch)
  5. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office is warning the public of a new phone scam targeting Tuscaloosa residents, which involves the caller posing as a representative with Alabama Power to solicit payment and claiming that service will be interrupted for failure to pay. (More on Patch)

Coming up today and this week

Other stories I'm reading today ...

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

  • Former Alabama pitcher David Robertson earned the save for Team USA in Toyko Saturday in a 4-2 win over South Korea in Tokyo. (More)
  • University of West Alabama assistant track and field coach Raven "The Hulk" Saunders, competing in her second Olympics, earned a silver medal in shot put on Saturday. (More)
  • Here's a look at the full agenda for the regular meeting of the Northport City Council on Monday. Check back Sunday for the stories I'll be watching during the meeting (More)
  • More than 1,000 students from 17 different countries received diplomas from the University of Alabama on Saturday during commencement ceremonies. (More)
  • Northport District 3 Councilman John Hinton this week awards two checks for $1,000 each in discretionary funds for the West Alabama Food Bank and the band program at Tuscaloosa County High School. (More)
  • Here's a letter from Tuscaloosa County School System Superintendent Keri Johnson as the school district prepares for the start of the school year amid a recent surge in new coronavirus cases. (More)
  • The Tuscaloosa Association of Realtors reports that June home sales in the area increased 13.1% year-over-year from 320 to 362 closed transactions. (More)
  • According to the latest data provided by the Alabama Department of Public Health, 65,053 Tuscaloosa County residents have completed their coronavirus vaccination series. (More)
  • In a celebration of Nick's Kids Foundation donation to the Saban Center project, the City of Tuscaloosa and the foundation will hold a street renaming celebration and parade on Thursday at 9 a.m. (More on Patch)
  • Dr. John Abbott, an entomologist and chief curator and director of the University of Alabama's Department of Museum Research and Collections recently said about a dozen or so species of caterpillars in Alabama have some sort of stinging capability. (More on Patch)
  • Yes, it's hot right now, and yes Alabama has seen a ton of rain this summer. But is the state's current weather any different historically? (More on Patch)

Now you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update! If you're enjoying these newsletters, consider bringing some more friends and neighbors on board. You can send them this link to subscribe.

Have a great Sunday!

— Ryan Phillips

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