South Tuscaloosa BBQ Joint Closing + County CFO Retires

Rise and shine Tuscaloosa! Here's everything you need to know as you get going on this Thursday.

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

• Tuscaloosa County CFO retires, City CFO resigns
• A south Tuscaloosa eatery closing.
• Man charged with attempted murder after Monday night shooting.

First, today's weather:

Break out the sunglasses! Tuscaloosa can expect a sunny day with a high near 91°

Patch Pick

A big Patch Congratulations to Tuscaloosa County Chief Financial Officer Bill Lamb, who attended his last County Commission meeting Wednesday as he retires after 39 years of service with the county! We will miss you Bill! (More on Patch)

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. City of Tuscaloosa Chief Financial Officer Susan Snowden and Mayor Walt Maddox both issued statements Wednesday, saying the CFO and the city had mutually agreed to part ways after Snowden was placed on administrative leave earlier this month. (More on Patch)

2. A motorist told Northport Police he lost control of his SUV while traveling on Lurleen Wallace Boulevard shortly after noon Wednesday, causing him to speed through the busy McFarland Boulevard intersection and crash into the front of the CVS Pharmacy. (More on Patch)

3. The Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit gave updates following two arrested in the June 11 shooting death of 19-year-old Versaun Leonard. While not providing identifications, investigators said three others are being sought in connection to Leonard's murder. (More on Patch)

4. A Tuscaloosa man is charged with attempted murder after allegedly shooting at two people and damaging vehicles in the 3500 block of 21st Street Monday night. No one was injured in the shooting. (More on Patch)

5. The Tuscaloosa County School System announced Jesse Sartain as the new (and first) assistant principal at Northport Intermediate School and Candace Cherry as the new assistant principal at Vance Elementary School. (More on Patch)

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- Former Northridge High baseball coach and University of Alabama outfielder Travis Garner was announced on Wednesday as the next head coach at Bevill State Community College. (More)

- Moe's Original BBQ will permanently close its Hillcrest location on Friday, with the restaurant owner citing challenges brought on in part by the coronavirus pandemic. (More)

- DCH Health System reported five or fewer inpatient coronavirus cases across the three-hospital system on Wednesday, which comes amid increased access to vaccines. (More)

- Rapper Rod Wave has announced a late-summer performance at the Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Aug. 31. Tickets will go on sale Friday. (More)

- Former Alabama men's golf standout Hunter Hamrick has been named as assistant men's golf coach at the Capstone. (More)

- Here are the Red Cross blood drives coming up in the Tuscaloosa area in the next few weeks (More on Patch).

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- Ryan

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