Redistricting Hearing + Sorority Recruitment + Sammy Kershaw

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Here's you need to know to get this Wednesday started.

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

• Tuscaloosa County redistricting hearing.
• Sorority recruitment racial breakdown.
• Calls for a Tuscaloosa school to forfeit a recent football win.

First, today's weather: Humid and mostly cloudy throughout the day. High: 86 | Low: 69.

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Patch Pick

State Rep. Chris England, (left) a Democrat from Tuscaloosa who also chairs the Alabama Democratic Party and serves on Alabama's Permanent Legislative Committee on Reapportionment, was in attendance for a public hearing on redistricting for Tuscaloosa County that was held at Shelton State Community College Tuesday.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. Tuscaloosa City Schools students, employees and visitors will be required to wear masks while indoors through Oct. 6 after the City Board of Education voted unanimously Tuesday in favor of extending its face-covering mandate. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Here's how the Tuscaloosa chapter of the American Red Cross is aiding in efforts to help those impacted by Hurricane Ida. (A'Leeyah Ponder, WVUA 23)
3. Check out this in-depth racial breakdown of sorority recruitment at the University of Alabama (Isabel Hope and Zach Johnson, Crimson White)
4. Don't miss my biggest takeaways from Tuesday's redistricting public hearing at Shelton State, as policymakers work to redraw district lines following the 2020 Census. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Here's a look at COVID-19 protocols for those planning to attend Alabama's home opener against Mercer on Saturday at Bryant-Denny Stadium. (Gabe Hauari, Tuscaloosa News)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Draft bill calls for 2 new Alabama men's prisons, 1 for women (Mike Cason, AL.com)
• Alabama law students support new trial for man on death row (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Congressional committee questions Alabama's 'slow' distribution of rental assistance (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
• Alabama teen charged with murder caught after second escape (Associated Press)
• At Alabama, Wide Receiver Jameson Williams Already Part of the Family (Joey Blackwell, Bama Central)
• Alabama excited to see Sanders shine following injury adversity (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaInsider)
• Brian Branch seeing benefits of practicing at every DB position (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

Community advocates for Tuscaloosa's West End are calling for Northridge High School to be forced to forfeit its recent win over Central. This follows heightened community tensions resulting from an online video showing a NHS student making disparaging remarks about the school and its community. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The University of Alabama System says more than 60% of students on the Tuscaloosa campus have received at least one dose of the coronavirus vaccine. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama announced 41 people have been selected for the 2021-2022 class of Leadership Tuscaloosa — a prestigious leadership development program lasting nine months. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The University of West Alabama is set to host country music legend Sammy Kershaw on Friday for a fall benefit concert to raise money for renovations to Tiger Stadium. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Crimson Tide quarterback Bryce Young and kicker Will Reichard have been named SEC Offensive Player of the Week and SEC Special Teams Player of the Week, respectively. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Theatre Tuscaloosa is casting singers for "All Together Now," a global fundraising event arranged by Music Theatre International (MTI). (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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— RP

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