Community Corner
🌱 Shae Ross Anniversary + Northport Community Center Spat
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Tuscaloosa.
Rise and shine, T-Town! It's Super Regional Saturday, so get all caught up with us this morning before you get your day started.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Tide begins Super Regional
- Northport Community Center drama.
- Historic lecture series
But first, today's weather: Plenty of sunshine. High: 91 | Low: 69 ☀️
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to Tuscaloosa Police Department Captain Melvin Green (right), who retired last week after serving his community for 35 years. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- It's been almost 20 years since 11-year-old Heaven LaShae Ross went missing from Willowbrook Mobile Home Park in Northport. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Friends of Historic Northport spoke out on Thursday after the Northport City Council earlier this week voted to move forward with due diligence work regarding the possibility of turning the Northport Community Center property into the city's newest retail development. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Northport city leaders underscored the importance of communication on Friday in responding to the statement from Friends of Historic Northport. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Historic Tuscaloosa has announced its four-part Summer Lecture Series, which is set to begin later this month. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Northport City Councilman Karl Wiggins will host a District 3 community meeting on June 20 at Daystar Family Church. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- TPL Coffee an Friends (More)
- Casey Thrasher Band @ Copper Top (More)
- Russell Craig Band @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
- People Years @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
- Safe Kids Safety Fair @ Northport Civic Center (More)
5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- Know the foe: Alabama baseball faces the nation's top team in Wake Forest (Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated)
- Former Alabama Pitcher Lands Coaching Job At ACC School (Juliet Brown, WVUA 23 News)
- Here's what Alabama's new congressional districts could look like (Ramsey Archibald, AL.com)
- 2023 ASWA All-State Alabama high school baseball teams (Jerell Rushin, Tuscaloosa News)
- UA to host events honoring the 60th anniversary of campus desegregation (Tim Reid, CBS 42 News)
🙏 Obituaries 🙏
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Michael Wilson of Northport (Northport Funeral & Cremation)
Winfield "Scotty" Hughes, 80, of Tuscaloosa (Norwood-Wyatt Chapel)
Doris Largin Elkins, 95, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)
Gary Dallas, 48, of Coker (Wills' Funeral Service)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with another update!
— RP
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