🌱 Pair Of Monday Shootings + Tuscaloosa County Unemployment Rate

Get on up, T-Town! The week is off to a fast start so don't miss out on the most important headlines from around town.

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

• Pair of Tuscaloosa County shootings.
• Parole officer indicted.
• Tuscaloosa County unemployment.

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But first, today's weather: Sunny and cool. High: 57 | Low: 31 ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to the Shelton State Community College women's basketball team for winning its eighth consecutive Alabama Community College Conference title and its 18th in program history. The squad received a No. 9 seed for the NJCAA Division I Women's Basketball Tournament later this month in Lubbock, Texas. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. In an update following a Monday night shooting in Tuscaloosa's West End, the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says a man is dead and issues of self-defense have been raised after a suspect was taken into custody.
2. The Northport Police Department says one person was injured in a shooting Monday afternoon in the 200 block of 30th Avenue. No word has been given as to any potential suspects, but the shooting was believed to have occurred during an attempted robbery and it remains unclear if it is in any way related to the fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa Monday night. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. A Northport resident and parole officer with the Alabama Bureau of Pardons and Paroles has been indicted by a grand jury on two counts of ethics violations relating to unauthorized travel. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The unemployment rate in Tuscaloosa County for January was the lowest in the west Alabama region and one of the lowest unemployment rates in the state, according to preliminary data published Monday by the Alabama Department of Labor. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra on Friday announced it will host its annual Young Person's Concert — "Give Me Space" — on Sunday, March 26 on the University of Alabama campus. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Spring Break Clay Camp @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
• Tuscaloosa Community Knitting & Crocheting Group (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Bryant-Batty Stadium: Alabama Finding New Home For Big Bat Colony (Caleb Aguayo, WVUA 23 News)
2. Opinion | The good and the bad of UA's new curriculum (Garrett Marchand, Crimson White)
3. Alabama ranked No. 1 in final Associated Press men's basketball poll (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
4. Man dead, dog injured following crash in McCalla (Nicole Cook, CBS 42 News)
5. Alabama Board of Trustees approved contracts for Bala, Rees, Steele (James Benedetto, Tide Illustrated)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Catherine Yeager, 78, of Coker (Magnolia Chapel)

Sharon Perkins, 62, of Duncanville (Memory Chapel)

Merle Minor Gant, 90, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

Dorothy E. Estes, 80, of Northport (Sunset Chapel)

Betty J. Terry, 92, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial)

Sylvia Blackburn, 61, of Tuscaloosa (Wills Funeral Service)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— RP

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