🌱 Northport Band Goes Big + Crimson Tide QB Battle

Get on up, T-Town! Let's get this Wednesday morning started with everything you need to know going on around town.

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

• Tuscaloosa Academy improvements.
• Tide QB battle.
• Tuscaloosa Labor Day schedule.

But first, today's weather: Turning cloudy. High: 90 | Low: 65. ☁️

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to Tuscaloosa County High School senior Jackson Chase Dunaway and recent TCHS graduates Alex Ott, Hudson LaBresh, and Jon Douglas Richey, for advancing to the quarterfinals of Audacy Radio's Opening Act Competition. Click here to give them a vote! (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Here's a look around the Tuscaloosa Patch coverage area at the high school football games we'll be following this week. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Shelton State Community College announced its 2023-2024 Terrific Tuesday Concert Series will kick off Tuesday, Aug. 29, at 1 p.m. in the Alabama Power Recital Hall on the Martin Campus. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The City of Tuscaloosa on Tuesday announced it will close City Hall at 4 p.m. on Friday in observance of Labor Day and remain closed on Monday. Sept. 4. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Tuscaloosa Academy this week announced the completion of a series of extensive renovations to enhance the learning environment for its students and align with the school's newly developed strategic plan. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The quarterback battle is the most-discussed topic in Tuscaloosa today, so here are two minutes of practice footage of all five candidates earlier this week. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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📆 Today in Tuscaloosa 📆

• Tuscaloosa Public Library Brown Branch Storytime (More)
• Bingo Night @ Copper Top (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. West Tuscaloosa Has New Printing Business Built By Locals (Avery Lake, WVUA 23 News)
2. President Bell predicts record enrollment, discusses upcoming year(Ethan Henry, Crimson White)
3. Nick Saban's grip on Alabama football depth chart speaks to generational gap (Chase Goodbread, Tuscaloosa News)
4. Student helps uncover rare, 30-million-year-old whale fossil at her family's farm in Alabama (WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. IMG Academy vs Thompson football game canceled due to Hurricane Idalia (A.J. Holliday, CBS 42 News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Mildred Louise Hamner, 91, of Goodlettsville, Tennessee(Heritage Chapel)

Newton David Hall, 86, of Duncanville (Memory Chapel)

Zena Mae Wilcut, 90, of Marion (Rockco Funeral Home)

Charles Duncan, 34, of Ralph (Sunset Chapel)

Bruce R. R. Mitchell, 76, of Tuscaloosa (Sunset Chapel)

Deanna "Dee" Crenshaw Ward, 78, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Kappa Joe Smith, 81, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)

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That's it for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with a new update.

— RP

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