🌱 Tuscaloosa Department Head + Plans For Stillman Heights

Hey, neighbors! Ryan Phillips here with your brand-new copy of theTuscaloosa Daily.

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

• New Tuscaloosa department head.
• Plans for Stillman Heights.
• Alcohol servers bill

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to the students and teachers involved in this weekend's Tuscaloosa County School System All-County Honor Band performance, which was held at The University of Alabama's Moody Music Building. (More)

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Former University of Alabama vice president Myron Pope, who was charged with soliciting prostitution, saw his case dismissed earlier this week after completing a "Johns Education and Awareness Program." (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
2. Here's what Alabama football coach Nick Saban said after Alabama wide receiver Agiye Hall was suspended and no longer listed on the roster. (Drew Taylor, CBS 42)
3. Madeline Martin was sworn in as the Student Government Association president at the University of Alabama Tuesday afternoon. (Cat Clinton, Isabel Hope & Kayla Solino, Crimson White)
4. A Tuscaloosa woman is accused of attacked a Tuscaloosa Police officer attempting to remove her from the Applebee's Grill in the University Mall after she was fired from the restaurant. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
5. The Alabama Senate on Wednesday approved HB176 — sponsored by Rep. Kyle South, R-Fayette — would lower the minimum age of alcohol servers in restaurants from 19 to 18 if signed into law by Gov. Kay Ivey. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

• 2022 Automotive Cluster Meeting @ The Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama (More)
• 'Fearless' movie premiere @ Bama Theatre (More)
• 'The Diviners' @ Shelton State Community College (More)
• MWA Come Back Tour @ Harry's Bar (More)
• Druid City Rockers @ VFW Post 6022 (More)

👀 Check it out 👀

You can click here to watch the full 50th anniversary performances of Celebrate the Arts from the talented Tuscaloosa City Schools students. (More)

✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️

Junior League of Tuscaloosa will offer local youth the chance to explore trucks of all jobs, shapes and sizes at its Touch-A-Truck event on Saturday, April 30 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the University Mall parking lot. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Tuscaloosa City Schools has announced plans for the former Stillman Heights Elementary location, which will soon become a community resource center that will serve as a hub for local nonprofit agencies. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Alabama baseball (18-12, 4-5 SEC) will hit the road for a weekend series in Oxford as the Crimson Tide faces No. 7 Ole Miss from Friday through Sunday. (More)

1️⃣0️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Elections Board announces SGA president is not disqualified the day after inauguration (Cat Clinton, Isabel Hope & Kayla Solino, Crimson White)
2. Alabama Senate passes "Don't Say Gay," transgender bathroom bill (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
3. Hope: After Multiple Setbacks, Trey Sanders Continues to Build Confidence (Joey Blackwell, BamaCentral)
4. Amtrak, Port of Alabama, rail companies clash over Mobile route (A.J. O'Leary, Birmingham Business Journal)
5. Alabama State Superintendent of Education reacts to Numeracy Act (Chasity Maxie, WBRC Fox 6 News)
6. Alabama battling for 2024 ATH KJ Bolden on both sides of the ball (Andrew Bone, BamaInsider)
7. Alabama airport changes name to Mobile International Airport (Associated Press)
8. Alabama House OKs bill that toughens unemployment benefit requirements (Brian Lyman, Montgomery Advertiser)
9. Jumbo Package: Offensive Line is very much a work in progress (Erik Evans, SB Nation)
10. Alabama slashing taxes for fishermen, seafood industry (Scott Johnson, Lagniappe)

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— RP