🌱 T-Town Budget + Leadership Tuscaloosa Class

Good morning, T-Town! Grab the coffee, prop up your feet and let's get this Saturday morning started with all of the most important stories from your community.

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

• Big honor for one county school.
• A look at Tuscaloosa mayor's proposed budget.
• Leadership Tuscaloosa

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First, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 90 | Low: 74. 🌥

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes to Taylorville Primary School for being selected as a 2022-2023 host school for the National Freedom Flag and World Trade Center Steel Educational Project. As part of the honor, the school will host a piece of steel from the World Trade Center destroyed in the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Here's our analysis of Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox's proposed budget for fiscal year 2023, which aims to address public safety, infrastructure and more. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama on Friday announced 44 individuals who have been selected for the 2022-23 class of Leadership Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Theatre Tuscaloosa recently held its annual awards ceremony to honor outstanding performances and efforts during its recent productions. Click here to see who took home hardware! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The City of Tuscaloosa on Friday announced that the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has designated the city as a HUD Housing Counseling Agency. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The University of Alabama has received a $1 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a bridge program for students from three Historically Black Colleges and Universities interested in opportunities in renewable energy. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Saturday Art Market @ Kentuck (More)
• Walk 2 Remember 2022 (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Alabama, HBCUs Partnering For Student Program (WVUA 23 News)
2. Bryant-Denny Stadium goes cash-free this football season (Ken Roberts, Tuscaloosa News)
3. Alabama's Nick Saban has done the unthinkable, he sent a text: 'I've made huge advances' (Mark Heim, AL.com)
4. Soccer beats Southern Miss in home regular season opener (Will Miller, Crimson White)
5. New restaurants heading to The Strip (Brittany Marshall, Tuscaloosa Thread)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Daily? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com