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🌱 West AL Storm Damage + Grieving Mother Looks For Answers
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Happy Thursday, Tuscaloosa! Here are the most important things going on around Tuscaloosa today.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Updates from severe weather overnight.
- In-depth look at fatal 2020 wreck and criminal proceedings.
- Alabama beats No. 14 Tennessee
First, today's weather: Mostly cloudy with a t-storm. High: 75 | Low: 62.
🗣Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Thursday morning goes to the staff of The Crimson White at the University of Alabama. This immensely-talented team of young journalists was recently profiled by Poynter for their work in creating their own COVID-19 dashboard to more accurately reflect local data relating to the pandemic on campus.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- ICYMI, Tuscaloosa Patch tracked down answers for a grieving mother after her 19-year-old daughter was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 82 in August 2020. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- While part of Tuscaloosa County was briefly placed under a Tornado Warning Wednesday night, extensive storm damage was reported in nearby Winfield from a possible tornado. See some of the photos here. (Lee Hedgepeth, CBS 42)
- No. 19 Alabama men's basketball improved to 10-3 for the season Thursday night with a 73-68 win over No. 14 Tennessee to open SEC play. (More)
- With New Years Eve approaching on Friday, city officials in Northport and Tuscaloosa are reminding the public that shooting fireworks within city limits is illegal. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Bryce Young says he views his Heisman Trophy as a past accomplishment showing what Alabama has already done, not what the top-ranked Crimson Tide are still trying to accomplish in his first season as the starting quarterback. (Stephen Hawkins, Associated Press)
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📉 Number of the Day 📈
20
The number of points scored by Noah Gurley to lead the Crimson Tide to a 73-68 win over No. 14 Tennessee at Coleman Coliseum Wednesday night. He also added 10 rebounds in the winning effort for the No. 19 Crimson Tide.
🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Live Trivia Weekly Game Nights at Decades Pub & Grub (More)
- Hotel Capstone Pop-Up Jingle Bar (More)
- Holidays on the Plaza (More)
- Alabama women's basketball @ Tennessee on SEC Network+ (More)
✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️
The Northport City Council is set for its first regular meeting of 2022 on Monday. Click here to check out the agenda ahead of time and be on the lookout for advanced coverage of the biggest storylines. (More)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- Freshman WRs impressing Bill O'Brien with John Metchie sidelined (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
- Bruno Library closes until fall 2022 (Grace Schepis, Crimson White)
- Former Secretary of State, Democratic leader Nancy Worley dies at age 70(Caleb Turrentine, ABC 33/40)
- Federal judge extends deadline until 2025 to address mental health in prisons (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
- COVID-19 already impacting Alabama in the Cotton Bowl (Pat Duggins, Alabama Public Radio)
🏀 Tuscaloosa Patch Scoreboard 🏀 (Wednesday, Dec. 29)
Men's College Basketball
Alabama 73, Tennesse 68
Boys Varsity Basketball
Northridge 66, North Oconee 52
Northside 65, Oakman 46
ACA 52, Central 50
Southland Academy 38, Tuscaloosa Academy 37
Sparta Academy 40 Pickens Academy 34
Girls Varsity Basketball
Tuscaloosa Academy 59, Southland Academy 49
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— RP
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