🌱 New Tide Hoops Assistant + Big Donation For Mason's Place

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and get all caught up on all the most important stories from around town.

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

• Big donation for Mason's Place.
• Shelton State dual enrollment.
• New Tide hoops assistant.

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But first, today's weather: Partly sunny and pleasant. High: 84 | Low: 49 🌞

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to the Rotary Club of Tuscaloosa, which presented the Tuscaloosa County Park and Recreation Authority with a check for $15,000 on Tuesday to benefit Mason's Place, an all-inclusive playground located at Sokol Park. The club previously gave $20,000 to PARA for the playground and will give another $15,000 at a later date to bring the total gift to $50,000 for the playground.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre is gearing up to present its production of "Matilda, Jr." at the Bama Theatre April 28-30. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Shelton State Community College this week announced its spring 2023 dual enrollment program recently honors list, including a long list of local scholars. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Alabama men's basketball coach Nate Oats has filled one of the staff's three vacant assistant coach positions with former Nicholls State head coach Austin Claunch. (James Benedetto, Tide Illustrated)
4. Don't miss this in-depth look at how Alabama defensive lineman Justin Eboigbe made his journey back to the field after suffering a neck injury last season. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
5. As the 2023 NFL Draft approaches, check out this story featuring star linebacker Will Anderson, who revealed which Alabama loss hurt most during the last season, along with one word to describe Nick Saban. (Mark Heim, AL.com)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• After School Art @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
• Grace Lin @ Tuscaloosa Public Library (More)
• Bingo Night @ Copper Top (More)

👏 Good Deed Of The Day 👏

The City of Tuscaloosa recently honored its latest "Cheers for Peers" recipient Marcus Hemphill for his consistent hard work and commitment, along with his willingness to go above and beyond to return a lost wallet that he found.

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Kenneth Dewey Eatmon, Jr., 72, of Northport (Magnolia Chapel)

Jerry Walls, 67, of Buena Park, California (Memory Chapel)

Joseph Thompson "Tommy" Wood, 84, of Fosters (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Michael Burns, 59, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)

Keith Hargrove, 54, of Tuscaloosa (Williams Service Funeral Home)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— RP

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