Good morning, Tuscaloosa.

On Sept. 10, TPUSA held a candlelight vigil at Denny Chimes with around 70 attendees to mark the one-year anniversary of Charlie Kirk’s death; speakers offered prayers and personal reflections (including messages on crosses placed by attendees) to honor his influence on student dialogue.

On Sept. 10, UA and partners hosted a 9/11 tribute talk at the Student Center Theatre featuring Lt. Col. Daune Gunn and Chris Shannon — who shared their Pentagon experiences from that day.

At the UA Student Government meeting on Sept.

10, the Senate approved a 25% stipend increase and added two paid cabinet positions after recent funding from the Division of Student Life. The Senate also announced Suicide Awareness Week events from Sept. 20-27 & will feature yoga, stress ball making, and puppy dog activities on campus.

Leaders gathered Thursday in Haleyville to recognize investments in Lakeland Community Hospital — the only hospital in Winston County — as it received $490,800 from the Alabama Rural Health Transformation Program to add telehealth technology and non-emergency transport for rural patients.

Alabama football will face Florida State at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, Sept.

19 at 2:30 p.m. The game will air on ABC and can be streamed on Fubo and WatchESPN.

Residents can vote for the Tuscaloosa News Boys Athlete of the Week for performances from Sept.

5-11. Nominees are Drew Jackson, Brayden Cash, Antwon Long, Bennett Green and Isaiah Bennett, with voting open until noon Thursday, Sept. 17.

Today, Alabama baseball secured a top-10 catcher commitment from Julian 'Juju' Martinez, reclassified Chubb Jones Jr. will join the roster sooner, and local American Christian Academy's Hunter Elmore enters the recruiting trail as the team builds a strong foundation for its next College World Series run in Tuscaloosa + renewed season.