Botanical Garden Summer Plans - Ditto Landing Upgrade

Happy Monday, Huntsville! It’s Amy here to start your week off with the biggest and best news and events for today! In today’s Daily, we will look at something new coming to Ditto Landing, Rocket City Mom’s latest competition, and what the Botanical Garden has planned for this summer!

First, the weather:
Today will be mostly sunny with an 8 on the UV Index, which is really high, so make sure to wear sunscreen! High: 70 Low: 48

Here are the top five stories in Huntsville today:

1. A new trail is in the works at Ditto Landing, and is planned to open just in time for summer. It is going to link up with Aldridge Creek Greenway, and eventually should extend all the way to Elgie’s Walk Greenway to create a 12-mile loop. (WHNT)
2. None of the universities in the North Alabama area are requiring ACT or SAT scores. Some, like UNA, are also being lenient on the GPA requirements due to the pandemic. (WAAYTV)
3. 13-year-old Florence teen Abbygail Moody was found Saturday in Tyler, Texas. The alleged kidnapper, Daniel Dylan Skipworth, has been charged with several crimes related to the kidnapping and is still being held in the Smith County Jail. (WAFF)
4. Even with restrictions making this year’s Castin’ ‘N Catchin’ Tournament look different, with no food trucks, spectators, or games, the fundraiser still had a record number of boats enter the competition. This was the sixth annual competition, and in those few years, the group has been able to raise over $650,000 for research and awareness for congenital heart defects. (WHNT)
5. Rocket City Mom has announced a World’s Okayest Mom contest, because most moms don’t feel like the best mom in the world during the pandemic. They are accepting entries until May 7, and the winner will receive a World’s Okayest Mom mug and a Nintendo Switch Lite. (RocketCityMom)

Today in Huntsville

• Tween Crafternoon @ the Athens- Limestone Public Library. Ages 8-12 will be able to paint their own garden gnome for free (4 p.m.)
• Story time and playgroup with Fit4Mom at Dublin Park (10:30 a.m.)
• Monday movies @ Stovehouse on the Leisure Lawn- the movie will be announced on their Facebook this afternoon (7 p.m.)
• Crafts to go with the Madison Public Library (9 a.m.)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• The Athens Courthouse Square’s new tree dedication ceremony will be Saturday at 10 a.m. (Details)
• The Huntsville Botanical Garden will be offering 12 camps for kindergarten through sixth grade this summer. (Details)
• The Huntsville-Madison County Senior Center has announced they will start slowly reopening for classes in early May. (Details)
• The winners from Cabela’s King Kat Tournament were Doug and Tiffany Mcanally, and the Big Fish Winners were Demetria and Joe Westbrook.
• Terrame Day Spa and Salon just celebrated their 18th anniversary at their Jones Valley location!
• Country musician Travis Tritt will be at the Von Braun Center Saturday night!

You’re in the loop for today, Huntsville! Check back in your inbox tomorrow, and I’ll make sure you don’t miss anything!

-Amy

About me: I grew up near Tuscaloosa and graduated from the University of Alabama in Huntsville. You can find me wherever there’s good food, good music, or at any play in town.