🌱 Shooting At Tuscaloosa Park + Missing Hoover Woman Located

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and get all caught up with us on this Sunday morning.

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

• Missing Hoover woman located.
• Saturday night shooting in Tuscaloosa.
• Bama football commitment.

But first, today's weather: A stray thunderstorm. High: 93 | Low: 71 🌧

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Sunday morning goes to former Alabama men's golfer and UA golf assistant coach Hunter Hamrick, who is stepping down to pursue a new career opportunity. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. One person was seriously injured in a shooting Saturday night at Jaycee Park in Alberta City. No arrests or suspects have been announced at this time. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Missing Hoover woman Carlee Russell has returned home two days after vanishing after claiming to see a child on I-459. (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
3. In the latest news from the recruiting trail, Alabama football has secured 2024 four-star tight end Caleb Odom over Miami, Texas A&M and Ole Miss. (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
4. Check out this interesting read about how Ernest & Hadley Booksellers is looking to to strengthen Tuscaloosa's reading community. (Anna Hill, Crimson White)
5. Following the arrest of a man accused of sexually assaulting a University of Alabama student, here's how the UA community and police are responding.(Tim Reid, CBS 42 News)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Shark Week @ CHOM (More)
• Printmaking @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
• Agility Try-Its @ Good Dog Tuscaloosa (More)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

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

Martha Logan, 78, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

Kenneth Browning McMillan, 76, of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)

Sara Williams Malone, 77, of Northport (Magnolia Chapel)

Kenneth Hugh "Ken" Jones, 77, of Northport (Magnolia Chapel)

Aaron Lamont Maddox, 50, of Northport (Northport Funeral Service)

Mary N. Mitchell, (Poke a hole Mary), 85, of Brent (Rockco Funeral Home)

Cynthia Bullock, 67, of Ethelsville (Skelton Funeral Home)

William Odis Sims, Jr., 64, of Reform (Skelton Funeral Home)

You're all caught up for today! I'll see you soon.

— RP

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