🌱 Northport Business Of The Month + Missing Berry Woman

Good Morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Tuesday morning started with everything you need to know going on around town.

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

• Arrests made in Foster homicides.
• More honors for Brandon Miller.
• Northport Business of the Month.

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But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 64 | Low: 48. ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to Joe Hardy (center) and Northport 5 & 10 after being named Northport's Business of the Month for January.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says two individuals have been taken into custody after a pair of bodies were discovered in different locations in Fosters early Sunday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) is asking for the public's help in determining the whereabouts of a Berry woman who was last seen Friday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Tuscaloosa County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) is set to offer free Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) training beginning on March 7. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Northport City Council on Monday officially announced an application deadline to fill a vacancy on the council left after Mayor John Hinton ascended to the city's highest office from his District 3 council seat. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. It should come as little surprise to many, but the accolades just keep rolling in for talented Alabama basketball freshman forward Brandon Miller, who was named Southeastern Conference Freshman of the Week on Monday and joins James Robinson as the only other Tide player to win four SEC weekly awards in the same year. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Tuscaloosa City Council meeting (Agenda)

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🏃‍♀️ On The Move 🏃‍♀️

Alabama volleyball on Monday announced the addition of 2022 MAC Defensive Player of the Year Francesca Bertucci — a transfer from Northern Illinois who will join the Crimson Tide as a junior in 2023. (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Will Anderson on Alabama in 2023: 'I'll be holding them accountable' (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
2. Local Business Owners Ready For New Year, Continued Success (Asher Redd, WVUA 23)
3. Recapping Alabama football's 2023 recruiting class (Michael DeVito, Crimson White)
4. Alabama State Senator says small towns need help with leaking pipes (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. Alabama football and Nick Saban were the hunted. How will they adapt to being hunters? (Blake Toppmeyer, USA Today)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Marion Bonner, 76, of Aliceville (Northport Funeral & Cremation)

Sally Ann Lindstrom Dulek, 75, of Northport (Magnolia Chapel)

Robert Lawrence "Larry" Barnett, 76, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

Sharon Ford, 49, of Duncanville (Rockco Funeral Home)

Caesar Tillman of Tuscaloosa (Rollins' Mortuary)

James Patrick "Pat" Mullins, 71, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial)

Shirley Madison, 76, of Cottondale (Tuscaloosa Memorial)

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

— RP

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