🌱 Update On Park Shooting + Youth Disc Golf Championship

Good Morning, neighbors! Let's get this Tuesday morning started with everything you need to know going on around town.

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

• Accidental discharge at health center.
• Update on Jaycee Park shooting.
• Youth disc golf championship.

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But first, today's weather: Sunny to partly cloudy. High: 94 | Low: 73 ⛅️

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

You've seen his work before in Tuscaloosa Patch, but our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning once again goes to talented woodworking artist Chad Gainey for his most recent work in Tuscaloosa! Learn more about this unconventional artist here! (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says a 61-year-old man is expected to survive after being seriously injured in a shooting Saturday night at Jaycee Park. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Tuscaloosa Police confirm there were no injuries or criminal charges filed last week when an employee at Maude Whatley Health Center accidentally discharged a firearm inside the main facility. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. GPS Hospitality on Monday announced that two Tuscaloosa County scholars are among 129 students to receive $1,000 academic scholarships from the Burger King Foundation this graduation season. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The University of Alabama on Monday announced that Fan Day for the Crimson Tide football team is set for Saturday, Aug. 5. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. "The Hangar" at Robert Cardinal Airport Park has been announced as the host site for the 2023 Alabama Junior Disc Golf Championship on Saturday, Aug. 5. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Alabama Public Radio Community Night @ Hotel Indigo (More)
• Author Spotlight Series: Beach Reads @ Tuscaloosa Public Library (More)
• Aspiring Artists Summer Camp @ Kentuck Art Center (More)

👀 Check it out 👀

New landscaping and picnic tables can be seen at Tuscaloosa County High School's Wildcat Stadium ahead of football season!

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

1. The advice LSU coach Brian Kelly gave Tommy Rees about taking Alabama football OC job (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
2. Crime Stoppers now says $63,000 raised in Carlee Russell search not being refunded (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
3. Alabama veteran returns to Ukraine for humanitarian work (Jen Cardone, CBS 42 News)
4. A Day of Lemonade teaches kids about money and entrepreneurship (WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. Update On Huge Bills Sent To Residents Of Forrester Gardens (Mary Barron, WVUA 23 News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

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

Gary Lynne Jackson, 83, of Tuscaloosa (Heritage Chapel)

Dr. William Edgar Carlisle, 95, of Tuscaloosa (Heritage Chapel)

Emily Harris, 32, of Lake View (Memory Chapel)

Shelby Thomas Avery, 85, of Tuscaloosa (Memory Chapel)

Johnnie Hughes of Pickensville (Northport Funeral Service)

Tony Washington, 66, of Northport (Northport Funeral Service)

Robert Johnston, 59, of Bankston (Skelton Funeral Home)

Cletus Anthony "Tony" Canter, 70, of Northport (Sunset Funeral Home)

Johnny Fredrick Jackson, 57, of Cottondale (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

Henry Jones Jr., 79, of Suffolk, Virginia (Wills' Funeral Service)

Manley Bailey, 52, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)

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You're officially in the loop for today! See you all tomorrow morning for another update.

— RP

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