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- Friday: Partly sunny and very warm, with a high of 88 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Becoming cloudy, temps: high: 84, low: 50.
- Sunday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 70 and low of 44 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Trinity- Oxford
Charger Park - North River Christian Academy , 9th Ave , Northport
4:00 pm -
Stroll & Shop Summer Series
Tuscaloosa River Market , 1900 Jack Warner Pkwy , Tuscaloosa
9:00 am -
Book Arts 18+
Kentuck Art Center & Festival , 503 Main Ave , Northport
11:00 am -
Book Signing & Talk with Joe Taylor and guest, Don Noble at Ernest & Hadley
Ernest & Hadley Booksellers , 1928 7th St , Tuscaloosa
11:00 am -
Morgan Wallen
Bryant-Denny Stadium , 920 Paul W Bryant Dr Gate 34 , Tuscaloosa
12:30 pm -
Your Story, Your Voice, Memoir Workshop
Tuscaloosa Public Library , 1801 Jack Warner Pkwy , Tuscaloosa
2:00 pm -
Sucarnochee 5K River Run
115 Franklin St , Livingston
2:00 pm -
Pohela Boishakh (Bangla New Year 1433) Celebration
The University of Alabama Student Center , The Univ of Alabama Student Ctr , 751 Campus W Dr , Tuscaloosa
3:00 pm -
Alabama Repertory Dance Theatre: Adieu
University of Alabama Theatre and Dance Box Office , Rowand-Johnson Hall , 348 Stadium Dr , Tuscaloosa
5:30 pm -
Adirondack Chair
Sawdust and Splinters Makerspace , 813 31st Ave , Tuscaloosa
2:00 pm -
2026 West Alabama Food & Wine Festival
Downtown Northport , Alabama , Northport
4:00 pm -
Kentucky Wildcats at Alabama Crimson Tide Softball
Rhoads Stadium , 321 Peter Bryce Blvd , Tuscaloosa
6:59 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- McDonald's posted a job opening for Crew Team Member in Tuscaloosa. Apply here.
- Fresh Value, Inc. posted a job opening for Produce Clerk - Tuscaloosa in Tuscaloosa. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Akron here.
🗞 Nearby News
Greensboro
- Legal Notices Week of Apr 16, 2026 (perrycountyherald.net)
Demopolis
- Still Watching Rockets Take Off (thecolumbiastar.com)
Northport
- Casey Jarod Carmichael (December 2nd, 1978 – April 6th, 2026) (tuscaloosathread.com)
- AHSAA approves news playoff format for football under private and public split (tuscaloosanews.com)
- What to do around Tuscaloosa for April 16-22 (tuscaloosanews.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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