🌱 Tuscaloosa Paranormal Investigation + Mo Brooks Column

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee, prop up your feet and let's get this Sunday morning started.

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

• Tuscaloosa's version of "The Longest Yard."
• Paranormal investigation at the Drish House.
• Medical marijuana in Alabama

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Recognize any of these faces? Our Shout Out for this Sunday morning goes to the folks who participated in a real-life version of the Burt Reynolds classic "The Longest Yard." The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff's Office on Friday shared this photo from 1984 of the countywide law enforcement football team, which played games against other squads, including inmates from area jails!

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. ICYMI and are looking for a long feature to read this Sunday morning, here's my exhaustive historical narrative that details the events of Bloody Tuesday in Tuscaloosa, which occurred 58 years ago this week. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Here are my personal thoughts and campaign insight following the bombshell news on Friday that former President Donald Trump has endorsed Republican Katie Britt in the GOP runoff for U.S. Senate in Alabama on June 21. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Alabama basketball's 2022-23 season is still a ways off, but check out this report on the new numbers for Crimson Tide's seven new offseason additions, in addition to some other number changes. (Tony Tsoukalas, Bama Central)
4. Alabama leaders expect medical marijuana products to be available across the state by next spring at earliest. (Mike Cason, AL.com)
5. University of Alabama junior Mercy Chelangat runner became the first athlete for the Tide to win the NCAA Championship in the 10,000-meter race. (Abby McCreary, Crimson White)

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👻 Check it out 👻

Few Tuscaloosa ghost stories have survived into the present day like the historic Drish House, which was transformed Saturday night for tours and a real-life ghost hunt by Southern Ghost Girls Conduct Paranormal Investigation. No worries if you didn't make it to Saturday night's sold-out event, with tickets already on sale for another one in October. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Christian Horn endorses Wes Allen for secretary of state (Alabama Political Reporter)
2. What does Alabama's growing EV machine need? (A.J. O'Leary, Birmingham Business Journal)
3. New York fund apologizes for role in Tuskegee syphilis study (Jay Reeves, Associated Press)
4. Alabama's Top 25 Most Important Players for 2022: No. 17 (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
5. Poll shows Britt leading Brooks in Senate runoff (Todd Stacy, Alabama Daily News)

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Alrighty, you're all good for today! I'll be back in your inbox tomorrow morning with a new update.

— RP

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