Free YMCA Basketball League + Skyland Boulevard Resurfacing Project

TGIF, T-Town! Get this Friday morning started with all of the biggest headlines before you Roll with the Tide for game day tomorrow!

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

• Mayor Maddox op-ed.
• Long-term partnership for Kentuck Festival.
• Free youth basketball league at Benjamin Barnes YMCA.

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Friday morning goes to Arts ‘n Autism after it dedicated its new building on Thursday at the former law office next door to its location on 8th street behind the downtown Tuscaloosa Taco Bell.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. Sports Illustrated Resorts, Benjamin Barnes YMCA Partner For Free Youth Basketball League: The City of Tuscaloosa on Thursday announced that hundreds of local children will have the chance to play basketball at no cost through a new partnership between Sports Illustrated Resorts and the Benjamin Barnes Branch YMCA.(Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Keri Johnson Issues Statement Ahead Of Resignation As TCSS Superintendent: The Tuscaloosa County School System provided more information Thursday after news broke that Superintendent Keri Johnson was stepping down to take on the same role with Pelham City Schools. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Tuscaloosa Council To Vote On 15-Year Partnership With Kentuck Festival: Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox on Thursday announced that the City Council will soon vote on a Memorandum of Understanding that would secure a long-term partnership with Kentuck Art Center to continue hosting its annual arts festival in Tuscaloosa. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Skyland Boulevard Resurfacing Project To Begin Next Month: The Alabama Department of Transportation announced Thursday that resurfacing work will begin on a 5.24-mile stretch of Skyland Boulevard in Tuscaloosa on Sept. 7. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. GUEST COLUMN | Mayor Walt Maddox: 'Door Dash Loophole' And Dark Walmarts (Part 1): Tuscaloosa Mayor Walt Maddox provides the latest installment in his ongoing series pushing for reforms to the state's internet sales tax. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Alabama football by the numbers: What every Tide fan needs to know (Ken Roberts, Tuscaloosa News)
2. UAB holds off Alabama State, wins 2025 season opener 52 - 42 (Brett Batchelor, WBRC Fox 6 News)
3. How UA Professors Spent Their Summer Break (Caleb McClinton, Crimson White)
4. Judge orders new trial for Alabama death row inmate in light of new DNA evidence (Alex Jobin, Alabama Political Reporter)
5. Showers are back in the forecast through Labor Day Weekend (CBS 42 News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

*Our obituary section is generously sponsored by our friends at Dorroh & Mills, P.C.

Dorothy W. Jones, 103, of Greensboro (Memory Chapel)

William “Larry” Jacobs, 71, of Berry (Norwood-Wyatt Chapel)

Pamela Michelle Hollis Sullivan, 57, of Gordo (Skelton Funeral Home)

Caroline Fleming, 50, of Tuscaloosa (Sunset Funeral Home)

Now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! And if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

- RP

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