🌱 Tide Softball Thriller + Tuscaloosa Metro Government Column

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and get this Sunday morning started with everything you need to know going on around town.

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

• Tide softball.
• Shelton State baseball at NJCAA World Series
• Tuscaloosa Metro Government humor column

But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 79 | Low: 54 🌤

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Sunday morning goes to Alabama's Ashley Prange, who knocked a go-ahead RBI single to give Alabama the lead in a 2-1 win over Northwestern, forcing a decisive game three on Sunday for a spot in next week's Women's College World Series. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Fans at Sam Suplizio Field in Grand Junction, Colorado, were treated to some bonus baseball Saturday as the No. 9 seed Shelton State Buccaneers baseball team upset No. 2 seed Johnson County Community College of Kansas 6-5 in 10 innings to advance to the next round of the NJCAA World Series. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Here's my satirical humor column that offers my thoughts on how I would run a Tuscaloosa metropolitan government. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue says no one was hurt Friday when two mobile homes went up in flames in Cottondale. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The identity of the bettor who triggered the firing of Alabama baseball coach Brad Bohannon has revealed. (Chase Goodbread & Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
5. After Alabama baseball's exit from the SEC Tournament, here's a look at the possibility of Tuscaloosa hosting an NCAA Regional. (Nick Alvarez, AL.com)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Flashback Funkfest @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (More)
• Pray for our City @ Next Level Church of Tuscaloosa (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Multiple roads blocked due to train incident in Cordova (WBRC Fox 6 News)
2. 23 for '23: What is Alabama's weakness heading into the season? (Tony Tsoukalas & James Benedetto, Tide Illustrated)
3. Police stepping up enforcement on Lake Tuscaloosa for Memorial Day weekend (Tim Reid, CBS 42 News)
4. What passed in the Alabama Legislature: May 23-25, 2023 (Alabama Reflector)
5. Top five opposing inside linebackers on Alabama's 2023 schedule (Travis Reier, BamaOnline)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Curtis Ward Gregory, 75, of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)

Alice Faye Thrasher, 80, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

Janice Campbell, 57, of Northport (Memory Chapel)

Jeffery Blake Parker, 26, of Fayette (Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Home)

L.B. Walker, 78 of Fayette (Norwood-Wyatt Funeral Home)

Verla Lee Carroll, 91, of Woodstock (Rockco Funeral Home)

Butch Bamberg, 71, of Centreville (Rockco Funeral Home)

Margaret Acker, 86, of Carrollton (Skelton Funeral Home)

Murray McMillian, 87, of Reform (Skelton Funeral Home)

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You're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— RP

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