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🌱 NYE In T-Town + Cotton Bowl Updates + United Way Fundraiser

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Happy New Year's Eve, T-Town! Let's get you started on this last day of 2021 with everything you need to know.

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

  • United Way breaks fundraising record.
  • Cotton Bowl updates.
  • New Year's Eve events

First, today's weather: Cloudy and warm with showers. High: 76 | Low: 69.

🗣Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this New Year's Eye goes out to United Way of West Alabama, who announced this year's campaign record-breaking fundraising total of $4,272,374 during the halftime show of the Alabama men's basketball game at Coleman Coliseum on Wednesday.

United Way of West Alabama

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

  1. The Tuscaloosa Police Department says two Tuscaloosa County residents were killed in a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on 15th Street near Cloverdale Road. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  2. Officials in Bibb County this week held a formal memorial for Daniel Paul Armantrout, 60 years after he was buried before finally being identified by a team of expert sleuths. (Joseph King, WVUA 23)
  3. West Alabama saw tornadoes touch down Wednesday night as severe thunderstorms swept through the state. Significant damage was reported in Winfield and parts of Marion County. (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
  4. The Million Dollar Band is in Dallas ready to perform at today's Cotton Bowl. Learn more about the band's experience here before you watch the big game. (Lynden Blake, WBRC Fox 6)
  5. The Northport City Council is set to hear a first reading Monday of a concerning a proposed residential development that has drawn considerable opposition from residents of the surrounding area. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

  • New Year's Eve Bash at CHOM (More)
  • Rockin' New Year's Eve on the Rooftop at Hotel Indigo (More)
  • Tab & The Mojo at Rhythm & Brews (More)
  • New Year's Eve Bash at the 205 Bar & Kitchen (More)
  • New Years Late Skate at Super Skate (More)

✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️

Tuscaloosa County EMA says another storm system will move into Tuscaloosa County on Saturday afternoon/evening through Sunday morning, which could also pose a risk of strong to severe thunderstorms, as well as locally heavy rainfall. (More)

Tuscaloosa County Public Works Department says Eastern Hills Lane between Eastdale Lane and Creekwood Drive is closed due to pipe damage. Barricades have been placed, while East Covington Drive and Creekwood Drive are available for detours. (More)

👨‍💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨‍💻

- Where's Alabama's head before Cotton Bowl? Good question, Saban says (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)

- Alabama Legislature to roll out revamped website (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)

- Alabama gymnastics signs teamwide NIL deal with CrowdPush (Robert Cortez, Crimson White)

- $5,000 offered in 1994 disappearance, death of Alabama teen (Associated Press)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— RP

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