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Rise and shine, T-Town! Let's get you all caught up to start today on an informed note.

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

  • Will Walker Road project bid
  • Former All-SEC Alabama football player jailed.
  • Tuscaloosa ice rink moving locations this holiday season.

First, today's weather: Slight chance showers and patchy fog. High 80 | Low 64

Patch Shout Out!

A big Patch congratulations to Melissa Booth and Kris Connell, who were both honored Wednesday for their 25 years of service as Tuscaloosa County employees!

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Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today:

  1. Many across Tuscaloosa are mourning the death of our own teen celebrity chef Fuller Goldsmith and Patch caught up with one of his childhood best friends to learn more about who he was outside of the kitchen.(Tuscaloosa Patch)
  2. The Tuscaloosa County Commission is aiming to secure a grant capped out at $500,000 to pay for a mobile command center and new ambulance to help expand its reach for emergency services to outlying parts of the county. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  3. Here's a look at the other stories I was following during Wednesday's commission meeting, which included a bid for the Will Walker Road improvement project, a new building for the Alabama Department of Human Resources, and more. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  4. A former All-SEC defensive lineman at Alabama who also played professional football in the NFL was among several suspects arrested in a prostitution sting at a Tuscaloosa hotel by the West Alabama Human Trafficking Task Force. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
  5. The City of Tuscaloosa on Wednesday announced it will be moving its seasonal ice skating rink from the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater to a new location in downtown. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Other stories I'm reading today ...

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education voted 5-2 Tuesday night to extend its indoor mask requirement for students, staff, and visitors through Oct. 20. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Shelton State Community College and the nonprofit Base 11 recently launched a partnership that will enhance students' access, awareness, and belief required to become the next generation of STEM leaders. (More)

The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday was informed of the death of longtime Tuscaloosa County License Commissioner Lee Allen Hallman, who died on Oct. 3 at the age of 95. He served as license commissioner from October 1980 until July 2000. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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— RP

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