Parade Today + Tuscaloosa Amphitheater Grant

Rise and shine T-Town! Here's everything you need to know to start your day off an informed note in Tuscaloosa.

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

• High school football media day.
• Big grant for Tuscaloosa Amphitheater.
• Kentuck cancels Art Night due to COVID-19.

First, today's weather: Humid throughout the day. High: 90 | Low: 70.

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Here are the top stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. The Tuscaloosa County School System hosted on Wednesday hosted its football and volleyball media day, providing each school the opportunity to speak with local media to preview the upcoming season. Click here to hear from each of the football coaches (More on Patch)
2. Two people were arrested and one suspect remains at large following two unrelated high-speed pursuits in Tuscaloosa. (More on Patch)
3. The City of Tuscaloosa on Thursday announced it has received a $2.2 million Shuttered Venue Operators Grant that will help ensure operations and maintenance of the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater. (More on Patch)
4. A Mississippi man was killed and two others injured in a two-vehicle crash involving a van crashing into a dump truck Wednesday morning on U.S. Highway 80, roughly 12 miles south of Livingston in Sumter County. (More on Patch)
5. Kentuck Art Center announced it will be closed Wednesday through Friday after an employee tested positive for the coronavirus, despite the entire staff being vaccinated. This also prompted Kentuck to cancel its August Art Night on Thursday. (More on Patch)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

• In a celebration of Nick's Kids Foundation donation to the Saban Center project, the City of Tuscaloosa and the foundation will hold a street renaming celebration and parade this morning at 9 a.m. (More on Patch)
• DCH Health System reported nine new coronavirus inpatients on Wednesday, but its overall total remained relatively flat from the previous day at 88 total hospitalizations. That is compared to 20 at the same point two weeks ago. (More)
• Tuscaloosa County has a "high" level of coronavirus transmission as of Aug. 3, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. There were 199 new cases per 100,000 residents between July 27 and Aug. 2. (More on Patch)
• The 2nd Avenue Overpass on the University of Alabama campus officially opened to traffic Wednesday morning. (More on Patch)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Mask mandate likely for fall semester, says UA provost (Zach Johnson, Crimson White)
• Move in day at the University of Alabama (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
• Pandemic causes some Tuscaloosa restaurants to struggle (Tim Reid, CBS 42)
• As COVID-19 cases spike, Alabama hasn't had serious talks about reducing capacity, 'and we'd like to keep it that way' (Cecil Hurt, Tuscaloosa News)
• UMWA Hosts Solidarity In Brookwood (Meg Summers, Tuscaloosa Thread)
• Alabama adds 3,399 COVID-19 cases, 3 counties combine for almost 1,400 new cases (Leada Gore, AL.com)
• MISSING: 35-year-old Jasper man, could be a risk to himself (Jeff Wyatt, ABC 33/40)
• Attendees at Republican event cheered Alabama's low COVID vaccination rate (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)

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Have a great Thursday!

— Ryan Phillips

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