🌱 Northport Community Center Latest + SSCC Athletics Hall Of Fame

TGIF T-Town! Let's breeze through this Friday morning and get you all caught up to start today!

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

• Northport Community Center latest.
• Caregiver Summit at Tuscaloosa VA.
• Shelton State Athletics Hall of Fame.

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But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 98 | Low: 75 🌞

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to the young entrepreneurs at the Boys & Girls Clubs of West Alabama at the Robert Hasson Community Center as they observed Lemonade Day on Thursday! Here they are, pictured with Northport City Councilwoman Christy Bobo.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The contentious sale of the Northport Community Center property and its adjoining park appears to be very much still in play, despite Mayor John Hinton saying earlier this week that he would veto the sale of the property following the 180-day due diligence period set to end later this year. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Tuscaloosa VA Medical Center's Caregiver Support Program will host its fourth annual Caregiver Summit and Resource Fair on Aug. 2. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Buffalo Wild Wings GO and Teriyaki Madness are planning to open in October in the North Square shopping center off of McFarland Boulevard next door to City Hall. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama is set to host its 2023 Chamber in Session: State of the Community event on Aug. 9 at the Bryant Conference Center, which will be headline with a discussion by Northport Mayor John Hinton, Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox and Tuscaloosa County Probate Judge Rob Robertson. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Shelton State Community College on Saturday officially inducted the inaugural class of its Athletic Hall of Fame during a ceremony in the atrium of the Martin Campus. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Whiskey River Band @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
• Live at The Plaza @ Government Plaza (More)
• Boon Dock Saints @ Big Al's (More)
• Three's Company @ The Alamite (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Campus parking tickets taking the leap to the internet this fall (Jacob Ritondo, Crimson White)
2. Rise Center Graduation Practice (Gary Cosby Jr., Tuscaloosa News)
3. Jeremy Pruitt hired as teacher & assistant coach at Plainview High School, his alma mater (Creg Stephenson, Al.com)
4. Drive-thru school supply event happening Thursday in Tuscaloosa (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. Scott Collins selected as top choice to replace Randy Jorgenson as Milton City Manager (Pensacola News Journal)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

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

William A. "Skip" Nowell, 77, of Northport (Magnolia Chapel)

Aught Johnson, 61, of Fayette (Nelson Funeral Home)

Deborah M. Stalfort, 70, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. I'll see you around!

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Patch newsletter? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com