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🌱 New Principal At Woodland Forrest + Rece Davis Coming To T-Town
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In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Latest in Carlee Russell case.
- Rece Davis coming to T-Town.
- New parking lot for Maxwell Elementary.
But first, today's weather: Humid with clouds and sun. High: 97 | Low: 74. ⛅️
🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to Teresa Croom Bivens, who has been hired as the new principal at Woodland Forrest Elementary. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Hoover officials say Carlee Russell, who was reported missing for 49 hours over the last weekend, searched numerous questionable terms in the days leading up to her disappearance that could shed light on what happened in the high-profile case. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- After a high-profile missing persons case involving an infant last week and the circumstances in Jefferson County, here's an opinion column that gives my personal thoughts on how the public processes major breaking news events. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- University Church of Christ on Wednesday announced its upcoming men's event, Pigskin Kickoff, is set for Monday, Aug, 7, and will feature Rece Davis — a University of Alabama graduate and the host of ESPN College GameDay. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday agreed to sell a piece of property to the Tuscaloosa County Board of Education to construct a new, much-needed parking lot at Maxwell Elementary School. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The City of Tuscaloosa on Wednesday announced it is accepting resumes for three nominations to the Tuscaloosa County Board of Equalization. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Historic Tuscaloosa Summertime Lecture Series (More)
- Velvet Row @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
- Karaoke @ Copper Top (More)
- Acrylic Painting Night With Mitchelle Jones @ Dinah Washington Cultural Arts Center (More)
- Three's Company @ Hotel Indigo (More)
- DCBC Thursday Night Gravel Rides (More)
5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- Watch Nick Saban's hilarious reaction to pre-game playlist question, reveals post-game song (Mark Heim, AL.com)
- Tuscaloosa weighs pros and cons of earlier closing times for bar (Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News)
- Second Foosackly's location coming to Tuscaloosa (Abagail Chandler, Crimson White)
- Alabama House, Senate approve separate congressional maps (Jemma Stephenson & Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector)
- The Alabama mentality that gives Kool-Aid McKinstry chills (Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated)
🙏 Obituaries 🙏
*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.
Marlin "Blue Ribbon" James Prince, 80, of Cottondale (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)
June Canty of Tuscaloosa (Van Hoose & Steele)
William Rice, 75, of Northport (Wills' Funeral Service)
That's it for today! I'll see you soon.
— RP
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