🌱 Tide Grabs SEC Crown + Fosters Farmers Market + TPD Bonuses

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! It's shaping up to be a busy Thursday, so don't miss out on all the most important headlines from around town.

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

• Tide hoops win SEC regular season title.
• Bonuses for TPD patrol officers.
• Fosters farmers market.

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But first, today's weather: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid. High: 75 | Low: 69 ⛈

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to West Alabama men's basketball head coach Nick Woodruff, who has been named the Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. It was ugly at times and, at some points, all-around stressful, but the Alabama men's basketball team secured a regular season SEC title for the second time in three years Wednesday with an overtime win over Auburn in Coleman Coliseum. (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
2. The Tuscaloosa Police Department's Traffic Homicide Unit has identified an 18-year-old man killed in a Tuesday crash on 15th Street as Cianciolo Daniel Mauricico of Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday began conversations regarding the construction of a new farmers market in the Fosters community. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Tuscaloosa City Council on Tuesday approved a $5,000 retention bonus for new Tuscaloosa Police officers, and a $2,500 referral bonus for current employees who refer a new patrol officer to join the department. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday took the first steps in financing and constructing a new storm shelter for the Jerusalem Heights community in southwest Tuscaloosa County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Kentuck's March Art Night (More)
• Karaoke @ Copper Top (More)
• Tuscaloosa Metro Animal Shelter Adoption Event @ Wagner's Shoes (More)

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📸 Around T-Town 📸

Alabama softball (12-3) shut out Southern Miss, 5-0, Wednesday night at Rhoads Stadium, thanks in part to a two-out RBI single from Ashley Prange in the bottom of the fourth. (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Berry Scores $200K Sewer Improvement Grant (WVUA 23 News)
2. Walker County man arrested in crimes against children case (WBRC FOX 6 News)
3. SGA releases unofficial results for spring 2023 elections (Jacob Ritondo, Crimson White)
4. Everything Nate Oats said after Alabama's overtime win over Auburn (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
5. OPINION: A Tuscaloosa bar argument ended with a young mother dead. Alabama's gun laws didn't help. (Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Billie Sue Ledbetter, 75, of Northport (Sunset Funeral Home)

Harry Crowell, 82, of Northport (Northport Funeral & Cremation)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with another update.

— RP

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