🌱 Northport Pet Shop + Stillman Bowling + County Commission Updates

Good Morning, T-Town! Let's get your Thursday started with all of the headlines that matter in your community.

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

• Crimson Tide distance runner honored.
• County Commission updates.
• New Northport business opens.

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First, today's weather: Some sun with a thunderstorm. High: 90 | Low: 71. 🌦

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this morning goes to Stillman College men's and women's bowling coach Dondrae' Collins, who led open tryouts for the inaugural teams on Wednesday. Click here to learn more about the program ahead of its first year in competition. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday unanimously approved setting aside $81,000 in federal aid money to be put toward a second community safe room for the Samantha community in northern Tuscaloosa County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Less than a month after officially retiring from the Tuscaloosa County School System as head football coach of the Northside High Rams, Chris Hilliker is now set to enter the private school coaching ranks as the next coach at Southern Academy in Greensboro. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Northport's newest pet shop held a soft opening at its Main Avenue location on Wednesday, as its owners aim to bring a menagerie of exotic pets to local animal lovers. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office will soon be on the receiving end of up to $250,000 in funding that will be put toward additional medical equipment necessary to operate its new LUCAS chest compression systems. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Several student-athletes from the Tuscaloosa Patch coverage area have been selected to play in upcoming baseball and softball North-South All-Star games hosted by the Alabama High School Athletic Association. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Book Signing & Talk with Frye Gaillard and Cynthia Tucker (More)
• June Art Night @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
• "Little Shop of Horrors" @ The Actor's Charitable Theatre (More)
• New Orleans Slim #4 and Wells Addington @ Druid City Brewing Company (More)

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🏆 Winner of the Day 🏆

Our big winner for this Thursday morning is University of Alabama distance runner Eliud Kipsang, who was named the 2022 Southeastern Conference Outdoor Track and Field Runner of the Year. This honor comes after Kipsang was named the SEC Cross Country Runner of the Year in the fall. (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Alabama proposes change to SEC transfer rules; will it pass? (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
2. Greene County Organization Doubles Summer Job Program (Kyle Hamrick, WVUA 23)
3. Three Alabama Players Featured in Top 10 of ESPN's 2023 Big Board (Kendell Hollowell, Tide 100.9)
4. PARA day camps start for the summer (Kelvin Reynold, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton endorses Katie Britt (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)

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

— RP

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