TGIF, T-Town! Start this Friday morning with us and the most important headlines of the day.

In today’s Dailywe have these stories and more…

• Tide players named to Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team
• Unveiling of the Final Four banner.
• Tuscaloosa hosts the premier HBCU basketball championships.

First, your local weather: Mostly sunny and less humid. High: 90 | Low: 63 🌞

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories in Tuscaloosa today

1. Death investigation underway after body found in wooded area in Northport: Keith Carpenter, deputy chief of the Northport Police Department, told local media Thursday morning that NPD officers and investigators from the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit responded to the scene around 9:15 a.m. Wednesday when the body was discovered in a wooded area off Northbrook Drive. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Tuscaloosa hosts the HBCU Athletic Conference basketball championships: Conference officials announced Thursday that Visit Tuscaloosa and Stillman College have been selected as host sites for the Hope Credit Union HBCU Athletic Conference (HBCUAC) men’s and women’s basketball championships for 2025 and 2026. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Alabama men’s basketball team unveils Final Four banner on October 11: The Alabama men’s basketball team will host a Final Four celebration on Friday, October 11, and unveil a new banner at Coleman Coliseum to honor the achievement. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Alabama ranks 14th on the 2024 Preseason Coaches All-SEC teams: The Southeastern Conference announced Thursday that 14 players from the University of Alabama football team were named to the 2024 Preseason Coaches All-SEC Team. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Will Alabama Football release rankings? What Kalen DeBoer said: Here’s the latest on what the Crimson Tide’s first lineup of the DeBoer era might look like before the season opener. (Nick Kelly, AL.com)

📅 Today in T-Town 📅

• New permanent exhibition @ Sarah Moody Gallery of Art (4pm)
• Live at Plaza @ Government Plaza (6pm)
• Back 2 School Comedy Show @ Brown’s Corner (6:30 p.m.)
• Frank Ray Band @ Copper Top (9pm)
• US band @ Rhythm & Brews at (9pm)
• Rydin’ Durty Band @ Scooters, Friday night (9pm)

5️⃣ Other stories I read today

1. Sewage overflow in Tuscaloosa remains, with finger raised (Avery Boyce, CBS 42 News)
2. Demolition of the Tuscaloosa News building to make way for the Saban Center in early 2025 (Sumner Harrell, ABC 33/40 News)
3. The University of Alabama’s 2028 graduating class creates its A-sign at Bryant-Denny Stadium (Ken Roberts, Tuscaloosa News)
4. Hoover officially announces 4-year extension of SEC baseball tournament at Met (WVTM 13 News)
5. Bevill State launches new technical program for plant maintenance (WVUA 23 News)

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That’s all we have today. All the best,

— RP

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