TA's First AHSAA Football Schedule + West Alabama Christmas Story

Happy Saturday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off on an informed note.

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First, today's weather: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; warm. High: 74 | Low: 46.

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🗣Patch Shout Out 🗣

This Saturday morning, our Shout Out goes to the kids of Martin Luther King Jr. Elementary, Alberta School of the Performing Arts and Skyland Elementary, who were recently given bicycles for their good work this school year by the Tuscaloosa Police Department and other city leaders. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. If there was a Christmas story fitting for West Alabama, this one is it. I consider myself a tough guy, but I squalled the whole way home before I wrote this one. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. A Tuscaloosa man has been charged with capital murder after an 18-month-old died at DCH Regional Medical Center Friday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Christmas is almost here and Santa took the time Thursday to spread cheer at the University of Alabama RISE Center. (Kyrsten Eller, WVUA 23)
4. Tuscaloosa Academy is set to compete at the public school level next year and on Friday released its first football schedule as part of the Alabama High School Athletic Association (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Here's a look at the text message Alabama offensive lineman Evan Neal got from Crimson Tide sophomore quarterback Bryce Young after winning the Heisman Trophy. (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)

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— RP