🌱 Northport Community Center Drama + Juneteenth Grand Marshals

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! It's Tuesday morning, so grab a cup of coffee and get all caught up with us before you start the day.

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

• Northport drama.
• Monday morning house fire.
• NAACP Juneteenth celebration

But first, today's weather: A stray afternoon t-storm. High: 89 | Low: 64

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out this Tuesday morning goes to Hicks BBQ owner Joey Beard after the longtime culinary staple was named Northport's Business of the Month for June.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Tempers flared as the Northport City Council voted unanimously in favor of allowing Beeker Property Group to conduct due diligence to market the Park Street property that includes the Northport Community Center over the next 180 days. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Tuscaloosa Branch of the NAACP on Monday provided more details on its weekend-long Juneteenth celebration later this month. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Former Alabama Crimson Tide standout defensive back Antonio Langham is among 78 former FBS football players nominated for the College Football Hall of Fame. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue says there were no injuries in a house fire early Monday morning on Meadow Ridge Drive. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Here's a look back at how the Tuscaloosa community observed the anniversary of Bloody Tuesday at First African Baptist Church Sunday. (Mary Barron, WVUA 23 News)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Bama Art House Film Series Summer 2023: "Jaws" (More)
• Willkommen! Tuscaloosa's German Language Stammtisch @ Barnes & Noble (More)
• Tuesday Night Worlds DCBC Road Ride (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Tim Brando says Finebaum scared of Greg Sankey, blasts SEC commish over 8-league game schedule (Mark Heim, AL.com)
2. Two Tuscaloosa sexual assault cases featured in Netflix 'Victim/Suspect' documentary (Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News)
3. Alabama Sen. Tommy Tuberville among headliners of College Football Hall of Fame ballot (CBS 42 News)
4. 23 for '23: Will Alabama have a 1,000-yard receiver this season? (Tide Illustrated)
5. Alabama official visit left a strong impression on 2024 CB Cai Bates (Joseph Hastings, BamaOnline)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

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Ann S. Connell, 92, of Tuscaloosa (Heritage Chapel)

Mother Emma Horton Province, 85, of Tuscaloosa (Heritage Chapel)

Edna Davis Beckham "B," 83 of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)

Gene E. Flynn, 82, of Fayette (Nelson Funeral Home)

Cynthia C. Prewitt, 71, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

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— RP

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