🌱 Tide Soccer Upset + New Senior Center In Northport?

TGIF, T-Town! Grab the coffee and let's get this Friday morning started with all of the most important headlines from your community.

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

• Big hire at Alabama ONE
• Senior activity center for Northport?
• Alabama soccer's historic win

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First, today's weather: Sunny and pleasant. High: 87 | Low: 65. ☀️

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out this morning goes to the No. 11 Alabama soccer team for its 2-0 win over undefeated No. 5 South Carolina Thursday night in Tuscaloosa! (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Pittsburgh Steelers running back and former UA standout Najee Harris will appear as a contestant on "Family Feud" with other NFL players competing against their mothers on Sept. 18. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. High school football is on tap for west Alabama tonight, so here's a look at the slate of games we'll be watching. To submit score updates, photos or more, email me at ryan.phillips@patch.com. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The City of Northport is mulling the possibility of creating a new Northport Senior Activity Center as a was to better facilitate Focus 50+ and its mission of providing continued services to seniors in the area. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Alabama ONE on Thursday announced that Tracy Beam has been named its new Director of Human Resources. Learn more about her here! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
   
5. The City of Tuscaloosa this week announced it will host its sixth annual "Tech or Treat" event on Tuesday, Oct. 25 from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Gateway Innovation and Discovery Center. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

• The Prize Inside @ Hotel Indigo Rooftop Bar (More)
• Mark McDaniel Band @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
• Stand Up 4 Rachel @ Jalapeños Mexican Grill (More)
• Friday Night Live: Movie Night @ Hay Court Apartments (More)
• Stand Up Comedy @ Black Warrior Brewing Company (More)
• Midlife Crisis Band @ VFW Post 6022 (More)
• Kidd G with David Morris @ Druid City Music Hall (More)

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📸 Around T-Town 📸

A new partnership between the University of Alabama's Student Government Association and the UA Arboretum is yielding results that benefit UA students. This includes a new garden where produce is being grown for the UA food pantry. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Will Reichard is more than Alabama football's weapon. He's a necessity (Nick Alvarez, AL.com)
2. Saban wants to see more physicality, consistency from Tide O-line (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
3. University of Alabama celebrates opening of new Julia Tutwiler Hall (Jasmine Hollie, Tuscaloosa News)
4. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello shows support for miners on strike in Alabama (Drew Taylor, CBS 42 News)
5. Birmingham Squadron name TJ Saint as new head coach (WBRC Fox 6 News)

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That's it for today. I'll see you around!

— RP

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