Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and let’s get you all caught up before you get on with this Monday morning.
In today’s Daily, we have these stories and more …
- Lots of baseball news.
- Tuscaloosa mayor calls for Medicaid expansion.
- Alabama football transfers
First, today’s weather: Showers and a heavier t-storm. High: 84 | Low: 70. ⛈
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Monday morning goes to the East Tuscaloosa All-Stars, who recently won Dixie Youth Baseball’s District 3, Division 1 AA Championship. East Tuscaloosa will now advance to the Division 1 AA State Tournament in Enterprise, which started July 8.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- ICYMI, don’t miss my in-depth feature on arguably the greatest team in Alabama Crimson Tide baseball history and its run to the 1950 Men’s College World Series (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- In other College World Series news, former Brookwood High School three-sport star Brandon Johnson struck out the side in the top of the ninth as the Ole Miss Rebels won its first national title in program history on Sunday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Former Democratic Alabama Gubernatorial candidate and Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox grabbed the attention of many of the weekend when he called for the state of Alabama to expand Medicaid in the wake of the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade. (Kent Faulk, AL.com)
- Here’s why defending Heisman Trophy winner and Alabama quarterback Bryce Young is excited for certain incoming transfers in 2022. (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
- Alabama football has received a commitment from three-star athlete Brayson Hubbard of Pascagoula, Mississippi, who announced the decision on social media Sunday. (Mason Woods, Tide 100.9)
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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓
- Tommy Johns Magic Show @ Northport City Hall (More)
- 2nd Annual Ladies Football Clinic @ Tuscaloosa County High School (More)
- Big Bama Blowout @The Black Warrior Brewery (More)
5️⃣ Other Stories I’m Reading Today
- ALGOP committee declares Whatley-Hovey race a tie, denies two challenges (Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter)
- TikTok star in Alabama grieving after son killed night before his birthday (Amanda Alvarado and Lee Peck, WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Birmingham Stallions advance to 2022 USFL Championship (A.J. Holliday, CBS 42 News)
- Alabama judge cited for remarks against governor, cursing (Associated Press)
- Price of planned Mobile River bridge swells to $2.7B (Alabama Daily News)
Now you’re in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Monday. See you all tomorrow for another update!
