UA Dorm Attack + TPD Chief Honored + More Jobs For Tuscaloosa

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

• More jobs for Tuscaloosa.
• Commotion at a UA dormitory.
• Live music tonight around T-Town.

First, today's weather: Clear throughout the day. High: 86 | Low: 58.

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Patch Pick

Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue Service kicked off Project F.I.R.E. this week at The Alberta School of Performing Arts. As part of the program, kindergarten students heard from the crew at Station 4 and learned to "never fear a firefighter in gear."

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. Li-Cycle Holdings Corp. announced its plans to build a commercial lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Tuscaloosa to work in tandem with Mercedes-Benz U.S. International as it works to position itself as a leader in electric vehicle manufacturing (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. DCH Health System Chief Operating Officer Paul Betz gave a detailed update to the Chamber of Commerce of West Alabama, which included concerns over younger patients requiring hospitalization and the increased spreading up COVID-19 this fall. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The University of Alabama's Student Government Association Senate unanimously passed a bill last week that reduces the fiscal year eligibility cap for student organizations by 25% and eliminates previously required categories for spending. (Sneha Subramani, Crimson White)
4. Alabama's first Cost Kutter supermarket will open in Northport next month in the former site of the now-closed Save-A-Lot in Buford Plaza off of McFarland Boulevard (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
5. Children's of Alabama reported Wednesday that the hospital is currently treating 27 COVID-19 patients, five of whom are on ventilators. (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)

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Today in Tuscaloosa:

Riley Green @ Tuscaloosa Amphitheater (More)

Thursday Concerts on the Rooftop with Tabitha Cooley & Ricky Burch (More)

Michael Lawson and Adam Ingram @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)

Dillon Carmichael @ Druid City Music Hall (More)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• Inside Trey Sanders' recovery from car wreck, emotional return (Mike Rodak, AL.com)
• Masking required on some parts of University of Alabama campus during football season (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
• Counties ask for $10M reimbursement from state for county jail strains (Caroline Beck, Alabama Daily News)
• UAB nurses, staff protest poor working conditions and unequal pay (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Bryce Young Named Davey O'Brien National Quarterback of the Week (Joey Blackwell, BamaCentral)
• Five freshmen to watch during Alabama's home opener against Mercer (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaInsider)
• Nick Saban talks Mercer, outside linebackers on SEC teleconference (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit has charged a woman with attempted murder after she confessed to investigators that she was trying to run over another woman and struck multiple vehicles in a dormitory parking lot on the University of Alabama campus around noon Wednesday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley was recently named to the International Association of Chiefs of Police's 2021 40 Under 40 list, which is made up of the top rising leaders in the law enforcement profession from around the world. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

Alabama Crimson Tide baseball learned on Wednesday that its 2021 recruiting class in baseball has been ranked No. 8 in the country by Baseball America. The class includes three Tuscaloosa natives. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

High school football is on tap for Week 3 across West Alabama. Click here to check out the slate of games we'll be following. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The City of Tuscaloosa will fly flags at half-staff until Saturday in honor of Retired Fire Chief Thomas M. Davis who passed away this week. Davis served with Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue from 1964 until 2001. (More)

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Have a great Thursday

— RP

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