🌱 Tuscaloosa Mayor Injured In Crash + TCHS Football Jumbotron

Get on up, T-Town! Grab the coffee and let's get this Tuesday morning started with everything you need to know.

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

• TCHS football jumbotron.
• Search for fugitive.
• Tuscaloosa mayor injured in crash.

But first, today's weather: Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 83 | Low: 71 ⛈

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out this morning goes to the Tuscaloosa County High School football program, which unveiled its new jumbotron at Wildcats Stadium this week. Check out the first look at the video effects here! (Tuscaloosa Patch)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox says he intends to return to work tomorrow after sustaining minor injuries in an automobile accident Sunday evening. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. A new UPS Store is set to open next month at the former Radio Shack location in the Hobby Lobby shopping center in Northport. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's deputies are actively searching a portion of northern Tuscaloosa County for a man who ran from deputies during a warrant check on Monday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Northport City Council on Monday unanimously approved changes to the council's policy regarding travel for elected officials. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit on Monday as identified the victim in a drowning investigation at Lake Nicol over the weekend as an 18-year-old University of Alabama student, originally from Nigeria. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Chamber Business After Hours @ Bryant Bank (More)
• Instant Admit Day @ C.A. Fredd Shelton State Campus (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Tuscaloosa PopStroke delays opening date due to design changes (Mark Hughes Cobb, Tuscaloosa News)
2. Mavis Tires Withdraws Plans for New Northport Store Over Facebook Furor (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
3. What Is Wrong With The Walker County Jail (Sarah Whites-Koditschek, AL.com)
4. UA professor to speak at History Museum of Mobile's learning lunch, highlight forgotten dynasty (Chad Petri, CBS 42 News)
5. Thousands of Tuscaloosa county and city public school teachers celebrate new school year (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6 News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Patty Lou Tashe, 70, of Tuscaloosa (Heritage Chapel)

Christopher Price Faucette Sr., 55, of Brent (Rockco Funeral Home)

Emmanuel Martinez, 22, of Gordo (Skelton Funeral Home)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! I'll see you around.

— RP

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