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Tinsel Trail Opens + Million Dollar Band + Brent Plane Crash
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Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Here's everything you need to know to get this Monday morning started.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Update on fatal wreck in northern Tuscaloosa County.
- Alabama women's basketball faces Duke.
- Million Dollar Band at Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade.
First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and cooler. High: 60 | Low: 30.
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Alabama Law Enforcement Agency Senior Trooper and Public Information Officer Reginal King recently received a certificate of appreciation for being the featured speaker at the Youth Empowerment Camp hosted at the Greensboro Recreational Center in Hale County.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Two elderly Vernon residents were killed Friday afternoon in a two-vehicle crash with a tractor trailer on Alabama Highway 171 in northern Tuscaloosa County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- A Sumter County man has been arrested and charged with attempted murder after a state trooper was injured Friday night in Livingston. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The University of Alabama's Million Dollar Band is set for its first-ever appearance in the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thursday. The Million Dollar Band was selected from more than 100 applicants as one of nine bands to march in the parade. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The University of Alabama women's basketball team fell 74-71 to Duke in the Maggie Dixon Classic in Fort Worth, Texas on Sunday. The Tide women's team dropped to 2-2 in the early goings for the season and will start a five-game home stretch Wednesday when Mercer (3-2) comes to Foster Auditorium. (More)
- Emergency officials say a pilot suffered minor injuries when a small plane crash-landed near Brent in Bibb County Sunday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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🏀 Tuscaloosa Patch Scoreboard 🏀
Men's College Basketball
Talladega College 65, Stillman College 43 (Saturday)
Women's College Basketball
Duke 74, Alabama 71
Talladega College 59, Stillman College
🌱 Today in Tuscaloosa 🌱
- Tinsel Trail 2021 Grand Opening at Government Plaza (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Tuscaloosa Symphony Orchestra November Concert (More)
- Defensive Carry Course at Hilton Garden Inn (More)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- How Scott Hunter reacted to Bryce Young breaking his 52-year-old Alabama record (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
- Magnolia Soap And Bath Co. Opens in Midtown Village (Noah Lueker, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- ALDOT limits road construction for Thanksgiving holiday (Anneliese Taggart, WVUA 23)
- Is COVID still a concern for UA's campus? (Ainsley Platt, Crimson White)
- Troy fires head football coach Chip Lindsey (Liz Newton, WSFA 12 News)
- Dan Mullen fired as Florida Gators' football coach (Chris Low & Alex Scarborough, ESPN)
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
A Tuscaloosa woman was killed Saturday evening in a four-vehicle wreck on Interstate 59, roughly 11 miles north of the Tuscaloosa city limits. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
The Hillcrest Patriots (11-2) are set to take on Hueytown (12-1) in the semifinals of the AHSAA Class 6A high school football playoffs. (More)
The Pickens County Tornadoes (11-2) is the only other team from the Tuscaloosa Patch coverage area to still be in the hunt for a state championship. The Tornadoes will host Wadley (12-1) on Friday in the AHSAA Class 1A semifinals. (More)
Hear what Alabama coach Nick Saban had to say following Saturday's 42-35 win over Arkansas at Bryant-Denny Stadium. The win clinched the SEC West for the Tide, who will now face No. 1 Georgia on Dec. 4 for the 2021 SEC Championship after the Iron Bowl. (Watch)
Alabama men's basketball (4-0) will travel to Orlando this week to compete in the ESPN Events Invitational, which will be played Nov. 25, 26 and 28 at the Disney Wide World of Sports Complex. The Tide will open against Iona, who defeated 68-55 in the first round of the 2021 NCAA Tournament first round. Tipoff is set for 4 p.m. (More)
Looking for the ideal live Christmas tree? Here's your reminder that the Tuscaloosa YMCA Men's Club's Christmas Tree Sale begins on Tuesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🏀 Area Basketball Schedule: Monday, Nov. 22 🏀
Shelton State men's and women's teams @ Lurleen B. Wallace CC (Watch)
Tuscaloosa County @ Mountain Brook (Spartan Turkey Jam Boys Tournament)
Sipsey Valley @ Dothan
Tuscaloosa Academy @ Lee-Scott Academy
American Christian Academy @ Sylacauga
Holt @ Cullman
Paul W. Bryant @ Pinson Valley
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