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🌱 Special Election Candidates + School Supplies For Parking Tickets
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Good Morning, neighbors! Grab the coffee and let's get this Wednesday morning started with everything you need to know.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Arts Council grants.
- School supplies for parking tickets.
- Special election qualifying.
But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 96 | Low: 71 🌞
🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to Tuscaloosa Toyota for donating $6,000 to the Holt High School carpentry program!
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Qualifying closed Tuesday for the upcoming special election to fill the now-vacant House District 16 seat in the Alabama House of Representatives, which covers parts of Fayette, Jefferson and Tuscaloosa counties. Here's a look at the seven candidates. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The City of Tuscaloosa is set to consider once again offering to waive overtime parking tickets with the donation of school supplies. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Arts Council of Tuscaloosa on Tuesday announced the return of its annual Small Grants Program, which will awarding projects by Tuscaloosa County artists and non-profit organizations. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Stillman College women's basketball student-athlete JaMesha King has been named as a nominee for the Southern State Athletic Conference's female Emil S. Liston Scholarship Award for 2022-23. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Shelton State Community College on Tuesday announced it will host summer commencement events on Thursday, Aug. 3, and Friday, Aug. 4. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Summer Adult Tap Classes @ Theatre Tuscaloosa (More)
- 2023 Breakfast & Biz (More)
- Cow Tales: Story & Craft Time @ Chick-fil-A Northport (More)
- Bama Dining Hiring Event (More)
- Bingo @ Copper Top (More)
🏃♂️ On The Move 🏃♂️
Tuscaloosa City Schools on Tuesday announced that Walter Hinton Jr. has been named as the new band director at Eastwood Middle School. Hinton was once a student at the school and graduated from Paul W. Bryant High School. Here's what he had to say about his new gig! (More)
5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today
- Crime Stoppers refunding $63,000 reward money as Carlee Russell awaits possible criminal charges (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
- Red Farmer reflects on 30-year anniversary of Davey Allison helicopter crash (David Lamb, CBS 42 News)
- Tuscaloosa area high school football schedules for 2023: The full list (Jerell Rushin, Tuscaloosa News)
- Tuscaloosa County HS football coach beats the heat with smart planning (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Over 12,000 Alabamians eligible for student debt relief, says U.S. Department of Education (Jemme Stephenson, Alabama Reflector)
🙏 Obituaries 🙏
*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.
Eula Rose Das, 74, of Tuscaloosa (Heritage Chapel)
James Wailon Blair, Sr., 85, of Eutaw (Kirk Funeral Home)
Clayton Styron, 66, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)
Thelma Catherine Cain, 89, of West Blocton (Rockco Funeral Home)
Ronald James Young, 68, of Tuscaloosa (Sunset Chapel)
Jimmy "Mikey" Pearson, 71, of Duncanville (Sunset Chapel)
Zettie Haywood, 72, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)
Latoya Bostic Wells, 43, of Northport (Wills' Funeral Service)
That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!
— RP
Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Patch newsletter? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com
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