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🌱 New UA SGA President + Mercedes Fire + MLB At Stillman
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Good Morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you started this Wednesday with everything you need to know.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Fire at MBUSI.
- MLB youth program coming to Tuscaloosa.
- Reward for Veterans Memorial Park vandalism.
First, today's weather: Low clouds. High: 60 | Low: 43.
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes out to Madeline Martin, who pulled in 77% of the vote to be elected as the new president of the Student Government Association at the University of Alabama. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Mercedes-Benz U.S. International says there were no injuries in a warehouse fire on its Bibb County campus Tuesday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- A $1,700 cash reward has been offered for information regarding the vandalism and theft of property at Tuscaloosa Veterans Memorial Park. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Tuscaloosa Tourism and Sports (TTS) on Tuesday announced the addition of Josh Rivers as its next director of community development. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit is continuing to investigate a fatal house fire in Cottondale Monday afternoon that left one person dead. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Boys and girls ages 5-12 are invited to Stillman College on Saturday to participate in a free day of baseball/softball, in addition to lunch and a ticket to a college baseball game as part of the MLB Play Ball youth program. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- UA Student Coffee Hour @ Alabama Museum of Natural History (More)
- Dillon Carmichael @ Druid City Music Hall (More)
- Yoga @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (More)
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
Four Alabama men's basketball players earned ALL-SEC honors. Jaden Shackelford earned second-team honors, while JD Davison and Charles Bediako were voted to the all-freshman team. Senior Keon Ellis was named to the SEC All-Defensive Team. (More)
📉 Big Number 📈
$3.981
- the average price for a gallon of regular gas in Alabama Tuesday, according to AAA. (Patch.com)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- Spades owner speaks out after parking lot shooting (Jeremiah Hatcher, WVUA 23)
- Campus groups withdraw endorsements of presidential candidate Sarah Shield (Zach Johnson, Crimson White)
- EPA chief: Lack of proper waste disposal systems an "environmental injustice" (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)
- New 'communal living' facility causes concern for neighbors in McCalla's High Forest Lake Community (Chasity Maxie, WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Teacher, workforce development groups support $8.1B education proposal (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
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— RP
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