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🌱 Shelton Baseball Signee + Kentuck Gets Big Grant
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Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! It's me again, Ryan Phillips, your host of the Tuscaloosa Daily.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Shelton State baseball signee.
- Gov. Kay Ivey delivers State of the State.
- Two kids injured in Monday shooting.
First, today's weather: Partly sunny. High: 56 | Low: 32.
🗣Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to Northridge High School senior Davis Randolph, who signed this week to play baseball at Shelton State Community College. He plays third base for the Jaguars and will join teammate Whitt Winfield for the Bucs. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says two children were shot Monday night on Herman Avenue during a dispute. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- ICYMI: Here's a link to watch Gov. Kay Ivey's full State of the State Address as the 2022 Alabama Legislative Session kicks off in Montgomery. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Shelton State Community College's cheerleaders are set to compete for the program's 14th national title at the UCA College Cheerleading National Championship on Saturday, Jan. 15 in Orlando. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Kentuck Art Center on Tuesday announced that it has been approved for a $10,000 Challenge America award to support its Boxes of Joy initiative. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Here's a look at our biggest takeaways from Gov. Kay Ivey's State of the State Address on Tuesday night to kick off the legislative session. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🎥 Watch this! 🎥
Check out these five things that Gov. Kay Ivey said during Tuesday's State of the State Address to kick off the 2022 Alabama Legislative Session. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- "It's Always Sunny In Philadelphia" Trivia @ Houndstooth (More)
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
No. 24 Alabama men's basketball fell in a close one Tuesday night to the No. 4 Auburn Tigers 81-77 at Coleman Coliseum. (More)
Four Tuscaloosa County residents were named to Troy University's Provost's List for the Fall Semester and Term 2 of the current school year, the university announced. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
Theatre Tuscaloosa will hold auditions for its fourth annual Festival of One Acts at 7:30 p.m. on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1 in the Alabama Power Recital Hall on the Martin Campus of Shelton State Community College. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
Alabama's 7-day COVID-19 positivity rate was at 41.2% on Tuesday, according to the ADPH. Over that time, 117,852 tests had been administered, with 48,523 coming back positive, according to the ADPH. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
📉 Number of the Day 📈
$92,350
The median salary for a "Sports Coach" in Tuscaloosa, according to a recent story published by U.S. News & World Report. This makes Tuscaloosa one of five Alabama cities that ranked in the Top 5 for highest-paying jobs in a specific field. (Patch)
👨💻Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- The other side of confetti: What happens when Alabama takes home an L (Hunter De Siver, WVUA 23)
- Several Alabama players enter transfer portal after CFP title game (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
- Alabama's average daily reported COVID cases breaks 10,000 for first time (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Alabama lawmakers begin session amid COVID surge, elections (Kim Chandler, Associated Press)
- Session begins Tuesday with 'historic' revenue discussions (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
- Teacher pay, COVID funding: Alabama legislature starts 2022 session amid record revenue (AL.com)
- Birmingham Business Journal unveils the 2022 People to Watch (Stephanie Rebman, Birmingham Business Journal)
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— RP
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