🌱 Tide Tops Tigers + TikTok Ban On UA Campus?

Get on up, T-Town! Grab the coffee, let the dog out and get all caught up with us to breeze through this Sunday morning.

But first, today's weather: Clouds yielding to sun. High: 63 | Low: 38. ⛅️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out this Sunday morning goes to the No. 4 Alabama men's basketball team, which improved to 10-0 in Southeastern Conference play with 79-69 win over LSU Saturday night in the Pete Maravich Assembly Center. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Here's a look at what Crimson Tide coach Nate Oats had to say following Saturday's win over LSU in Baton Rouge. (James Benedett0, Tide Illustrated)
2. Don't miss this localized looked at how a University of Alabama community and student influencer is openly discussing the possibility of campus TikTok ban. (Rachel Seale, Crimson White)
3. Check out this look at how women in the Walker County Jail are working to better themselves by earning their GEDs. (Aajene Robinson, WBRC Fox 6 News)
4. A pre-filed bill in the Alabama legislature ahead of the 2023 session aims to honor the life of a slain Bibb County sheriff's deputy by making it harder for inmates accused of misconduct to shorten their sentences through good behavior. (Maddie Biertempfel, CBS 42)
5. For fans of ultra-rich YouTuber Mr. Beast, his new celebrity ghost kitchen is now delivering in Tuscaloosa. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Sunday Serenade with Tuscaloosa Ukulele Club @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
• Alabama WBB @ Missouri (More)

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🙏 Obituaries 🙏

John Russell Higdon, 63, of Northport (Memory Chapel)

Lonnie Will Hinton of Tuscaloosa (Rollins' Mortuary)

Sandra Gail Baker, 65, of Cottondale (Tuscaloosa Memorial)

You're officially in the loop for today. I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with another update!

— RP

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