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🌱 TCSO's 35th Street Project + Waffle House Opens In Northport
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Hello, people of Tuscaloosa! It's me again, Ryan Phillips, your host of the Tuscaloosa Daily.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Longtime county employee honored.
- Fatal shooting in Tuscaloosa.
- County moves forward on $6.89M project
First, today's weather: Very warm with periods of sun. High: 75 | Low: 57.
🗣Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to Tuscaloosa County Dispatch Supervisor Riva Strickland, who was honored by Sheriff Ron Abernathy and the County Commission for her 30 years of service on Wednesday morning.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- A man is dead and a suspect charged with capital murder following a fatal shooting at a Tuscaloosa gas station Wednesday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday approved a $6.89 million bid package from Harrison Construction for a new building for the Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office patrol division that will also store the county's voting machines. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The long-awaited opening of Northport's newest Waffle House is finally here, but the popular eatery will operate on a 7 a.m. - 3 p.m. schedule until it is fully staffed. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- It's been a busy week on the north side of the Black Warrior River. Here's a quick look at some of the biggest stories from the regular meetings of the Northport City Council and the city's Planning and Zoning Commission. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa County Commission voted on Wednesday morning to $50,000 in annual funding to the Alabama Blues Project, which is based in Tuscaloosa and aims to promote the arts through connecting youth with blues music. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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📉 Number of the Day 📈
$71.75M
*The amount spent by the Tuscaloosa County School System on projects in the Northport city limits from 2006 until 2020. Be sure to look out for my in-depth story today featuring the school system's perspective as the City of Northport considers forming its own city school district.
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
Elizabeth Warren, Sherrod Brown back striking Warrior Met Coal mineworkers (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
Every recruit from Alabama football's class of 2022 (Nick Alvarez, AL.com)
Alabama Football Legends To Sign Autographs At Galleria (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
Amid signing day chaos, SEC powers grab top recruits (Eric Olson, Associated Press)
More Alabama children to qualify for Federal free school lunch program (Pat Duggins, Alabama Public Radio)
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— RP
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