Community Corner
🌱 UA Football Transfer + Medicaid Expansion? + Weekend Events
The quickest way to get caught up on the most important things happening today in Tuscaloosa.
Morning, Tuscaloosa! It's Saturday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on around Tuscaloosa today.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Medicaid expansion?
- Hay Court shooting update.
- Big football transfer.
First, today's weather: Mostly sunny. High: 85 | Low: 62. ☀️
🏡 Are you a local real estate agent? Let us help you generate leads, build your brand in Tuscaloosa and stand apart from the competition. Click here to learn more.
🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out this Saturday morning goes to the The Hank Poore Foundation for its $10,000 donation toward the second phase of the Tuscaloosa All-Inclusive Playground Project. (More)
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- Two Tuscaloosa teenagers have been taken into custody following a shooting that injured a woman at Hay Court Apartments Friday morning. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Tuscaloosa dermatologist and former Alabama Republican Governor Dr. Robert Bentley is urging Gov. Kay Ivey and the Alabama Legislature to accept additional federal funding to extend Medicaid health insurance coverage for more Alabamians living in rural and underserved areas. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The University of Alabama football program received a commitment from Louisville transfer Tyler Harrell on Friday. (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaCentral)
- The University of Alabama on Friday announced that its annual Bama Blitz fundraising campaign shattered previous records with alumni and supporters contributing 1,329 gifts that totaled more than $6.1 million. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a Georgia woman was killed and another man injured in a Thursday afternoon crash on U.S. Highway 82 near Reform in Pickens County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Meet Your Democratic Candidates Event (More)
- Birdfest @ Moundville Archaeological Park (More)
- Bark in the Park 2022 @ Will May Dog Park (More)
- Miss West Alabama Pageant @ Daystar Family Church (More)
- Cooper Alan @ Druid Music Hall (More)
5️⃣ Other stories I'm reading today
- Stillman College Hosts Student-Athlete Appreciation Day (WVUA 23 News)
- Eutaw storm damage spawns goodness more than a week later (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Trump not coming to Mobile after all (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Britt, Brooks challenge Durant to debate in U.S. Senate race (Kim Chandler, Associated Press)
- Talladega 2022: Earnhardts, No. 3 and RCR will all reunite on Saturday (Bran Strickland, AL.com)
More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news!
Events:
- Meet Your Democratic Candidates Event (April 23)
- National Hug A Plumber Day (April 25)
- Add your event
Loving the Tuscaloosa Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved:
- Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe
- Get your local business featured in front of readers
- Send me a news tip or suggestion at ryan.phillips@patch.com
You're officially in the loop for today. See you all tomorrow for another update!
— RP
Get more local news delivered straight to your inbox. Sign up for free Patch newsletters and alerts.
