🌱 Q & A With New Chamber President + Northridge High Band In D.C.

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and let's get you all caught up before you get this Wednesday morning started.

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

• Kyle South Q & A
• Northridge Band in D.C.
• Theatre Tuscaloosa wins big.

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But first, today's weather: Humid with a t-storm in spots. High: 87 | Low: 73 ⛈

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to the Northridge High School band, which marched in the Independence Day Parade in Washington, D.C. on Tuesday!

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Tuscaloosa Patch caught up with new Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama President & CEO Kyle South as he transitions from the legislature to his new job. Here's what he had to say. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Don't miss this look back after University of Alabama golfer Nick Dunlap won the North & South Amateur at Pinehurst in North Carolina. (Juliet Brown, WVUA 23 News)
3. Football season is just around the corner, so check out this story with Miami Dolphins and former Crimson Tide standout wide receiver Jaylen Waddle explaining what makes Tua Tagovailoa special. (Mark Inabinett, AL.com)
4. Here's a retrospective look back at Alabama football's 2019 recruiting class to see where they are today. (Mike Rodak, Bama Online)
5. Monday marked a year since the University of Alabama demolished Tutwiler Hall to make way for a new residence hall.(Ken Roberts, Tuscaloosa News)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Tuscaloosa County Commission meeting (Agenda)
• Bingo Night @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (More)
• BrewHaHa Comedy Showcase @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
• T-Town Cornhole Wednesday Night Blind Draws (More)
• Aspiring Artists Summer Camp @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
• Songwriter Night @ Rolf's Café & Bistro (More)
• Summer Adult Tap Classes @ Theatre Tuscaloosa (More)

🧢 Tip Of The Cap 🧢

A tip of the cap to to the cast and crew of Theatre Tuscaloosa's "Launch Day: Love Stories from the Year 2108" by Michael Higgins for receiving two national awards from the American Association of Community Theatre national festival (AACTFest) in Louisville, Kentucky, last month!

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Alabama poll workers to see pay bump in next statewide election (Maddie Biertempfel, CBS 42 News)
2. Disability advocates praise Alabama ban on discrimination in organ transplant donations (Alander Rocha, Alabama Reflector)
3. Misrepresentation of Congressional map at hearing—mistaking or misleading? (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)
4. Community college enrollment up with state unemployment down (Anna Barrett, Alabama Daily News)
5. Time is running out for Alabama nonprofits to apply for federal funding (Joshua LeBerte, Alabama Public Radio)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

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

Elizabeth Jane Perry Roebuck, 89, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

David Lutes, 88, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

Gary Dewayne Lumpkin, 70, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Clara Neely, 103, of Tuscaloosa (Van Hoose & Steele)

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

— RP

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