Project Unity Recommendations + Tuscaloosa Golfer Wins Big

Rise and shine Tuscaloosa! Here's everything you need to know to get your day started on this Thursday morning.

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

• Tuscaloosa golfer qualifies for U.S. Junior Amateur.
• An in-depth look at Project Unity recommendations.
• A breakdown of FAFSA completion for Tuscaloosa-area schools.

First, today's weather:

Tuscaloosa can expect a 40% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 1 p.m., with patchy fog before 8 a.m. The high Thursday will be near 90°

Patch Pick

A big Patch Congratulations is in order after the Northport Police Department saw Aniyia Elder sworn in this week as its newest officer.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. Click here for an in-depth look at the draft recommendations for Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox's Project Unity initiative and what the city hopes to accomplish as it looks for public input. (More on Patch)

2. Warrior Met Coal is offering a $10,000 cash reward for information after saying damage was done to mining equipment as a protracted labor strike by United Mine Workers of America (UMWA) enters its fourth month. (More on Patch)

3. Northridge High School golfer and rising junior Trace Bracknell qualified this week for the U.S. Junior Amateur, winning his qualifying site in Birmingham on Wednesday. (More on Patch)

4. Here's how schools in the Tuscaloosa area are doing with FAFSA completion as of June 25, as applications for federal college financial aid are notably lower this year. (More on Patch)

5. Five Tuscaloosa County School System leaders, known as Team #RealTalk, represented the school system this week at the 2021 Model Schools Conference in Nashville, Tennessee. TCSS says their message focuses on the critical role of relationship building in having meaningful, constructive conversations about race. (More on Patch)

Other stories I'm reading today ...

• "Traveling This 4th Of July? Check Gas Prices In Alabama" (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
• "University of Alabama releases NIL guidelines for athletes" (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
• "Tuscaloosan praying for good news on friend missing in condo collapse" (Aajene Robinson, WVUA 23 News)
• "Alligator damages Tuscaloosa, Alabama woman's car during storm" (Abby Woodruff, Tuscaloosa Thread)
• "Former UA sorority president named director of fraternity and sorority life" (Grace Schepis, Crimson White)

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

• Here are the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Tuscaloosa area in the next few weeks. (More on Patch)
• Gearing up for the Fourth of July? Here's some tips on how to keep people and pets safe around fireworks on Independence Day. (More on Patch)
• The University of West Alabama announced Hartselle native and Calhoun County Community College product Emily Cowart has signed her National Letter of Intent to finish her collegiate softball career in Livingston starting in the 2022 season. (More)

Now you're in the loop and ready to get this Thursday morning started. But don't miss out during the rest of your day! Be sure to follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content every day of the week.

Have a great day!

- Ryan

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