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🌱 Storm Updates + Damage At Northside + Lake View Sewer Drama
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TGIF, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you all caught up before you get out the door this morning.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Investigative report on Lake View sewer controversy.
- Fatal ATV crash claims life of child in Coaling.
- Storm damage updates.
First, today's weather: Clouds breaking and cooler. High: 51 | Low: 27.
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to Tuscaloosa Police officer James Kimbrough, who is retiring from the force. He was first hired by TPD in September 1995 and went on to spend much of his career as a midnight shift patrol officer.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Here are the latest updates after a powerful line of storms moved over west Alabama Thursday, causing minor damage to some structures and trees across the area. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Severe weather moving over much of Alabama Thursday resulted in some minor structural damage in the area of Samantha and Northside High School in northern Tuscaloosa County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says a nine-year-old girl was killed Tuesday in an ATV accident in Coaling. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- ICYMI: Check out my investigative look at a private sewer system that, for all intents and purposes, basically owns a small town in west Alabama. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a a two-vehicle crash on Highway 11 Thursday temporarily blocked the roadway near the 70 mile marker. We are still working to gather details from this incident. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Kung Fu Gripp @ Big Al's (More)
- BRĒZ @ Sage Juice Bar & Speakeasy (More)
- 5th Annual Millennial Skate (More)
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
Alabama swimmer Rhyan White added to the Crimson Tide's medal count at the 2022 Southeastern Conference Championships Thursday by taking silver in the 100 butterfly at the Allan Jones Aquatic Center in Knoxville, Tennessee. (More)
The No. 8 Alabama gymnastics team is set for a road match with LSU Friday night in Baton Rouge, Louisiana at 8 p.m. local time. The meet will air on ESPN. (More)
The Northport City Council is set for its regular meeting on Monday, Feb. 21. Be sure to follow me then for live updates, but click here for a quick look at the full agenda! (More)
📉 Number of the Day 📈
2,692
- The highest number of Tuscaloosa County residents with power on Thursday as severe weather moved over west Alabama and a large part of the state. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- Abrams, Davis combine to score 50; Alabama beats Lady Vols (Associated Press)
- West Alabama leaders discuss tackling crime (Jabaree Prewitt, WVUA 23)
- Nick Saban: Alabama's backup receivers did not capitalize on title game playing time (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
- Tuscaloosa Police to ask to access live surveillance video from local businesses (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- Alabama softball to host 23rd Easton Bama Bash (Javon Williams, Crimson White)
- Federal grant awarded to increase safety in Black Belt homes (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Regions continues branch modernization efforts (AJ O'Leary, Birmingham Business Journal)
- Bill untaxing ARPA tax credits awaits final vote (Mary Sell, Alabama Daily News)
- Trump meets with Alabama GOP Senate candidate Katie Boyd Britt (ABC 33/40)
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— RP
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