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Today’s edition · Tues., Nov. 3

Election Day is here, and Alabama tips off at 6:30 tonight

Plus, UAB breaks ground on a $5 million dental clinic in Decatur.

The Daily Birmingham team2 stories15 sources5 min read

SportsTop story

Alabama opens its basketball season tonight against Sam Houston at Coleman Coliseum

Alabama scored at least 87 points in each exhibition win

Source: The Tuscaloosa News

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Value
Furman, Oct. 8111 pts
Ole Miss, Oct. 1592 pts
Auburn, Oct. 2287 pts

If you follow the Crimson Tide, tonight's the night. Alabama hosts Sam Houston at Coleman Coliseum at 6:30 p.m. to open the season, ranked No. 18 in the USA TODAY Sports preseason Coaches Poll after going undefeated through three October exhibitions. It's one of four Alabama programs opening their men's seasons over three days.

Expect tougher tests soon. Coach Nate Oats schedules hard on purpose. "I don't think playing 13 cupcakes prepares you for SEC play," he said at SEC Tipoff media day last year. Closer to home, UAB plays Nicholls State at Bartow Arena Thursday, Nov. 5, at 6 p.m.

  • Next at home: Arkansas State, Oakland, Seton Hall, Kennesaw State
  • : nine of 16 teams ranked in the preseason
  • Auburn: hosts Southeastern Louisiana Wednesday, 7 p.m.

Alabama's schedule gets tougher between Nov. 24 and Dec. 16

  1. Nov. 3Alabama hosts Sam Houston at , 6:30 p.m.
  2. Nov. 24Alabama plays Baylor at the in Las Vegas.
  3. Dec. 2Alabama visits No. 14 Miami in the ACC/SEC Challenge.
  4. Dec. 8Alabama travels to New York City to face No. 10 Houston.
  5. Dec. 12No. 13 St. John's visits Legacy Arena in Birmingham, in the C.M. Newton Classic.
  6. Dec. 16Alabama travels to Tampa, Fla., to face South Florida.

Source: The Crimson White

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UAB broke ground Monday on a $5 million dental clinic in Decatur

If you or your kids need lower-cost dental care in north Alabama, help is on the way. The University of Alabama at Birmingham broke ground Monday on a $5 million clinic in Decatur that will serve children and adults while training dental students.

$5 millioncost of UAB's new dental clinic in Decatur

UAB broke ground Monday on the clinic, which will offer lower-cost care for children and adults.

Source: Decatur Daily

The UAB School of Dentistry clinic will sit at Decatur Morgan Hospital's Parkway Campus on Beltline Road SW, staffed by faculty, residents and students. "It is no secret that there is a shortage of dental health providers in rural and moderately urban areas across our state," said Dean Nicolaas Geurs.

  • Broke ground: Mon., Nov. 2
  • Funding: from the state, led by Sen. Arthur Orr
  • Also trains: dental students

The Decatur clinic gets labs, offices and a study zone

PartWhat to know
LocationDecatur Morgan Hospital's Parkway Campus
StreetBeltline Road SW
StaffFaculty, residents and students
InsideLabs, offices, study zone
Next doorAdjacent lecture hall access

Source: WHNT.com

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News Notes

Election Day

Voting today? You can cast your ballot between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. at your assigned polling place, which you can find at AlabamaVotes.gov or through your local courthouse. WVTM 13 says not all results are expected on election night. Alabama's 42wvtm

Shrimp Basket

Shrimp Basket closed its Gardendale location at 550 Fieldstown Road on Nov. 1. Owner Artistry Restaurants also closed locations in Tuscaloosa, Bay Minette, Cullman and Auburn, plus one in Pensacola, Florida, and is concentrating on 12 remaining beach and coastal restaurants. Bham NowTuscaloosa Thread

Bessemer

Callie's Apothecary opens its Bessemer dispensary Tuesday morning on Greenmor Drive just off Interstate 459. It's the company's third Alabama location and the fourth dispensary to open statewide, for patients with Alabama medical cannabis cards. wvtm

Vestavia Hills

Chef Abhi Sainju plans to open Abhi Vestavia by the end of November at 3161 Cahaba Heights Road, in the former Satterfields space. Expect sushi, ramen and cocktails in a 100-seat dining room. VestaviaVoice.com

Gas prices

Birmingham's average gas price fell 10 cents in a week to $3.67 a gallon Monday, according to GasBuddy's survey of 550 local stations. That's still $1.03 higher than a year ago. WBMA

Birmingham's average gas price is a penny below Alabama's

$3.67

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Source: WBMA

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Alabama average$3.68−1¢
Cheapest station$3.48+19¢
Priciest station$4.09−42¢

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— David Foster Wallace

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Last night we had 40-60 trick or treaters, everyone of them were polite, thanked us for the candy wished us Happy Halloween we had some only reached for one piece of candy, but we insisted they take more!

“The parents of Sunny Meadows are proof that we raise good kids! Robin & I worked at Oak Mountain Middle School Halloween Haunted House for 5 years our kids were there & asked to continue 2 more years. We love Halloween & in fact people call us Mr & Mrs Halloween! Again I want to thank our Sunny Meadows neighbors for…”

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The Wrap

Ghost stories don't have to end with Halloween. Birmingham's Arlington House in the Elyton neighborhood just hosted a paranormal investigation, and Lesley Ann Hyde of the Southern Ghost Girls says it's "one of the most haunted places actually in Alabama." Participants reported seeing faces on gravestones and writing on windows. Spooky season lingers.

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Daily Birminghamto me · Tues., Nov. 36:00 a.m.

Election Day is here, and Alabama tips off at 6:30 tonight

Plus, UAB breaks ground on a $5 million dental clinic in Decatur.

The TLDR

  1. Alabama opens its basketball season tonight at 6:30 p.m.
  2. UAB broke ground on a $5 million Decatur dental clinic
  3. Polls are open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. today
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