🌱 Tuscaloosa Budget Preview + Northport Business Of The Month

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Let's get this Wednesday morning started with all of the headlines you need before you get out the door.

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

• Tuscaloosa City Council updates.
• Northport ambulance fees?
• Street renaming debate in Northport.

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First, today's weather: A strong morning thunderstorm. High: 80 | Low: 69. ⛈

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to Los Tarascos Northport after the business was named the City of Northport's August Business of the Month. Pictured are Los Tarascos Northport owner Mauricio Garcia and Council President Jeff Hogg

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Ahead of his Aug. 25 presentation of the City of Tuscaloosa's proposed budget for the upcoming fiscal year, Mayor Walt Maddox briefly outlined his main priorities before the daunting work of passing the budget truly begins. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Tuscaloosa City Council on Tuesday approved beer and wine sales in Bryant-Denny Stadium ahead of the upcoming college football season. (Phil Pinarski, CBS 42)
3. Northport city officials had a long list of questions on Monday regarding a request by Mayor Bobby Herndon to rename a specific stretch of 28th Street. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Tuscaloosa-based GRO Marketing has entered rarified territory after being named to the most prestigious annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in the United States. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The City of Northport on Monday moved one small step closer to creating a framework that would allow Northport Fire Rescue to recoup costs of ambulance transports through billing insurance firms and Medicare. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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📸 Around T-Town 📸

Everyone needs to show some love to Holt High alum James and Mary Marcus who gave a donation of needed sports drinks to the Holt High volleyball team.

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Damaged Graves In Tuscaloosa Cemetery Getting Repaired (Chelsea Barton, WVUA 23)
2. Najee Harris felt 'belittled' by Nick Saban, briefly left Alabama in 2020 (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
3. City of Tuscaloosa Lays Foundation for Medical Marijuana Dispensaries (Stephan Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. Unique job fair to be held in West Alabama in August (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. 2022 Season Preview: Quarterbacks (Austin Hannon, Crimson White)

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You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— RP

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