Midtown Village Sold + SEC Championship + Adger Drowning

Tuscaloosa AL

03 December, 2021

11:53 PM

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Rise and shine, T-Town! Let's get this SEC Championship Saturday started with all of the storylines from around Tuscaloosa. In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ... Alabama vs. Georgia. Two arrested after infant abandoned. Phony bomb threat on Skyland prompts police response. First, today's weather: A shower in the afternoon. High: 71 | Low: 57. 🗣Patch Shout Out! 🗣 Our Shout Out this Saturday morning goes to a hard-working crew from Tuscaloosa, who officiated the AHSAA 3A state championship game on Thursday at Progressive Field in Birmingham. From left: Jay Logan, Don Bankhead, Gary Haynes, Julius Peterson & Dundre Peterson. Submitted photo 🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞 With College Football Playoff hopes on the line, the Alabama Crimson Tide is set to taken on the top-ranked, unbeaten Georgia Bulldogs today in Atlanta. (Ashlee Woods, Crimson White)Tuscaloosa's Midtown Village has been acquired by a joint venture of Lone Star Funds and Wicker Park Capital Management. (William Thornton, AL.com)The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit says a 67-year-old man accidentally drowned in the Black Warrior River at the Burchfield Branch Park Friday afternoon in Adger. (Tuscaloosa Patch)Two Tuscaloosa women have been arrested after a four-month-old girl was found in a shopping cart at the Walmart Supercenter in Northport Thursday night. (Tuscaloosa Patch)A fraudulent bomb threat at the Taco Bell on Skyland Boulevard prompted a large police presence Friday night, with the all-clear given just after 8 p.m. (Tuscaloosa Patch) 👨‍💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨‍💻 Power, influence growing for SEC Commissioner Greg Sankey (Ralph D. Russo, Associated Press) UAB, UA receive $7.1M grant to collaborate on child development research (Tyler Patchen, Birmingham Business Journal) CNN: Lynda Blanchard to switch to governor's race (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter) ✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️ It's officially the holiday season and Northport is gearing up for the return of its beloved "Dickens Downtown" next week, following a hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. (Tuscaloosa Patch) The University of Alabama women's basketball team (7-2) defeated Houston in a memorable comeback 77-67. (More) Alabama quarterback Bryce Young this week was named a Manning Award finalist, which is given to the nation's best collegiate quarterback by the Allstate Sugar Bowl. (More) The Alabama swimming and diving team has four swimmers, a diver and a coach who will participate in the upcoming FINA World Championships and FINA World Junior Diving Championships over the first three weeks of December. (More) A Chilton County man was killed early Friday morning in a two-vehicle crash near Selma. (Tuscaloosa Patch) 🏀 Tuscaloosa Patch Scoreboard (Friday, Dec. 3) 🏀 Women's College Basketball Alabama 77, Houston 67 Boys' Varsity Basketball Tuscaloosa County 54, Hillcrest 45 Northridge 69, Central 47 Brookwood 57, Northside 46 Lamar County 72, Sulligent 70 Carbon Hill 47, Oakman 37 Bibb County 50, Jemison 31 Cullman 78, Winfield 68 Dora 57, Jasper 29 Girls' Varsity Basketball Northridge 39, Central 33 American Christian 47, Holy Spirit 45 Sumiton Christian 48, Berry 26 Marion County 71, Hubbertville 18 Marion 67, Demopolis 35 Sulligent 56, Lamar County 7 Jasper 55, Dora 24 From our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: The Better Skin Co. — Skincare! The Better Skin Co. Save 25% and use code Patch25! (Visit website) Add your business here Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for your next update. If you're into these newsletters, consider inviting some of your friends and neighbors to read along. You can send them this link to subscribe. Roll Tide! — RP Have a news tip or suggestion on how I can improve Tuscaloosa Patch? Maybe you're interested in having your business become one of the latest sponsors for Tuscaloosa Patch? Email all inquiries to me at [email protected]