Tuscaloosa Mayor's New Podcast + Bama Baseball MLB Draft Update

Good morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get you started this Tuesday with everything you need to know going on today.

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

• New emergency resource for Northport.
• Crimson Tide baseball players going pro.
• Tuscaloosa mayor debuts new podcast.

First, today's weather: Rain in the morning and afternoon. High: 83° | Low: 69°

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. ICYMI, I learned several fascinating factoids about my hometown of Tuscaloosa Monday evening on a tour of the new Tuscaloosa Civil Rights History Trail. Here are the 5 things I learned about Tuscaloosa on the tour. (More on Patch)
2. Four Alabama Crimson Tide baseball players were selected in the second day of the 2021 Major League Baseball Draft: Peyton Wilson, Dylan Smith, Chase Lee and Sam Praytor. (More on Patch)
3. Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox launched a new podcast on Monday — Tuscaloosa Talk — which will see new episodes posted every other Monday, beginning July 12. Click here to access the first episode and read our takeaways. (More on Patch)
4. The City of Northport announced on Monday that it will now provide its citizens with emergency notifications through TuscALERT, a countywide system for providing alerts during emergency situations. (More on Patch)
5. Northridge High student Colin J. Murphy was named as the only Tuscaloosa area recipient of the National Merit Scholarship, and one of only 20 students in Alabama (More on Patch)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Alberta beginning process to welcome new 'mega' gas station (Tim Reid, CBS 42 News)
• Tuscaloosa trio arrested after 60-mile high speed chase that ended in Georgia (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
• Tuscaloosa City Schools aim to go 'back to normal' in fall 2021 (Noah Lueker, Tuscaloosa Thread)
• Students in Walker County Schools will get most school supplies for free (WBRC Fox 6 News)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

• Wandering cows temporarily caused a shutdown of the eastbound lanes of I-20/59 Monday afternoon and briefly had traffic backed up as the bovines were wrangled up. (More on Patch)
• The Tuscaloosa Children's Theatre announced its 2021-22 production schedule (More on Patch)
• New Orleans alternative rockers The Revivalists announced on Monday that the group will take the stage at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Sept. 2 (More on Patch)
• Takayla Burton, a Rosedale Apartments resident and graduate of Paul W. Bryant High School, was named as the recipient of a $2,500 scholarship from the Alabama Power Foundation to commemorate the anniversary of April 27, 2011 tornado. (More on Patch)
• Voters in Bibb County, along with neighbors in Shelby and Chilton counties, will take to the polls Tuesday to cast ballots in the special general election for Alabama Senate District 14. (More on Patch)
• Looking for work? You may be in luck. Here are a few of the latest job openings in the area, compiled by Patch and ZipRecruiter. (More on Patch)

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Have a great day!

— Ryan Phillips

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