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Rise and shine, people of Tuscaloosa! Ryan Phillips here with today's copy of the Tuscaloosa Daily.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- TCHS seniors earn prestigious distinction.
- New "second chance" program for Tuscaloosa offenders.
- Remember Autherine Lucy Foster
First, today's weather: Warm with plenty of sun. High: 77 | Low: 41.
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to Tuscaloosa County High School seniors Caitlin Dufour (left) and Daniel Hammett, who have both been named 2022 National Merit Scholarship Finalists.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- The University of Alabama community is mourning the death of Dr. Autherine Lucy Foster, a civil rights trailblazer who was the first Black student to attend the university and even lived long enough to see her legacy honored by her alma mater for years to come. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Wednesday at 5 p.m. marked the filing deadlines for candidates in legislative races to file monthly campaign finance reports with the Alabama Secretary of State's Office. Check out what the candidates raised and spent during February by clicking here! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday approved two years worth of funding from the American Rescue Plan to partially finance a new pre-trial diversion program aimed at helping low-level offenders avoid felony or misdemeanor convictions on their record. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox on Wednesday announced that Brendan Moore has been promoted to Chief Operations Officer, effective immediately. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority (PARA) on Wednesday announced an official affiliation with the Atlanta Braves organization for the Druid City Baseball League. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Art Night @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
- Pure Products March Reading @ The Grocery Brewpub (More)
- Thérèse Raquin @ Bryant-Jordan Hall (More)
- Live Trivia Weekly Game Nights @ Decades Pub & Grub (More)
- TJ Eubanks @ The Lookout Rooftop Bar (More)
👀 Check it out! 👀
Students at Huntington Place Elementary dressed up to celebrate the memory of Dr. Seuss for Read Across America Week!
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
Alabama men's basketball (19-11) dropped its final home game of the season, falling 87-71 to Texas A&M Wednesday night in Coleman Coliseum. (More)
The City of Tuscaloosa has extended the deadline to apply for the Jemison Van de Graff Mansion Foundation board positions and will accept applications through March 8. (More)
In other Tuscaloosa news, District 1 City Councilor Matthew Wilson will hold a litter cleanup day on Saturday, March 5, from 8:15 - 11 a.m. in partnership with Stillman College and The University of Alabama Center for Service and Leadership. (More)
Alabama baseball (6-4) rode a strong pitching performance from Jacob McNairy (2-0) to cruise to an 8-1 win over Troy on Wednesday afternoon at Sewell-Thomas Stadium. (More)
Alabama women's basketball team topped Auburn, 75-68, Wednesday in the first round of the 2022 Southeastern Conference Women's Basketball Tournament at Bridgestone Arena in Nashville. The Tide will take on sixth-seed Georgia Thursday in the second round. (More)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- Chamber hosts forum focused on infrastructure (Aajene Robinson, WVUA 23)
- Tuscaloosa businessman says removal from GOP state Senate ballot 'really stinks' (Mike Cason, AL.com)
- Missiles built in Alabama on the ground in Ukraine (Lee Hedgepeth, CBS 42)
- Winfield missionary returns home to United States, greeted by wife at airport (Valerie Bell, ABC 33/40)
- Alabama Senate Judiciary Committee approves permitless carry bill (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Math support bill goes to full Senate (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
- Shannon James Ealy named general manager of Hoover Met (Tyler Patchen, Birmingham Business Journal)
- MLB Lockout Will Not Affect Birmingham Barons Season (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
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— RP
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