🌱 Saban Family Donation + TCSO Hangar Sold + UA Graduation Info

TGIF, T-Town! Grab the coffee and let's get you all caught up to start this Friday morning on an informed note.

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

• County Commission updates.
• Saban family keeps giving.
• Crash blocks major highway.

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Now, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 94 | Low: 75. ⛅️

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to Clifford Henderson, who has been named the next dean of the University of Alabama's College of Engineering.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. A Berry woman is dead and three others are injured following a two-vehicle crash Thursday afternoon on U.S. Highway 43 near John Swindle Road. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
   
2. Nick and Terry Saban, along with the Nick's Kids Foundation, presented the City of Tuscaloosa with another donation of $1 million to go toward the proposed Saban Discovery Center at the current site of the Tuscaloosa News building. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday approved the sale of the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office Patrol Division Hangar on Robert Cardinal Airport Road at the Tuscaloosa National Airport for just over $1 million. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Tuscaloosa Police Department says a woman a Nebraska woman was struck by a vehicle at the intersection of Jack Warner Parkway and Hackberry Lane on Thursday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
   
5. The University of Alabama will host its summer commencement ceremony Saturday, Aug. 6 at 9 a.m. in Coleman Coliseum, with more than 1,400 students expected to receive diplomas. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Live at the Plaza (More)
• First Friday @ Dinah Washington Curtural Arts Center (More)
• Kentuck Art Night (M0re)
• Rydin' Durty Band @ VFW Post 6022 (More)

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📸 AROUND T-TOWN 📸

TownePlace Suites by Marriott Tuscaloosa held an official ribbon-cutting with the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama.

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Sights, sounds from Alabama's first practice of preseason camp (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
2. 2004 Bibb County Murderer Resentenced To Life Without Parole (WVUA 23)
3. Auburn QB TJ Finley who inked historic NIL deal, arrested by police (CBS 42 News)
4. ADPH switches to once weekly updates of COVID dashboard (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)
5. Mail fee opt-out page causes confusion for graduate students (Kayla Solino, Crimson White)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— RP

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