🌱 Controversial Bridge Renaming + DCH Employee Pay Raises

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and get all caught up on the most important headlines from around town.

In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...

• Bridge renaming.
• Bond hearing in murder case.
• Bama softball win.

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But first, today's weather: Mostly sunny and warmer. High: 77 | Low: 52 ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Alabama softball (23-8) on Wednesday topped UAB, 12-0, in just over an hour, thanks in part to a one-hit shutout from Alex Salter at Rhoads Stadium. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Here's the latest on a resolution in the Alabama legislature to rename a Tuscaloosa bridge after the father of developer Stan Pate. It's a long, but important read. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Circuit Court Judge Daniel Pruet has set May 24 at 9 a.m. as the date for a new bond hearing for former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles and Michael Davis, who are charged with capital murder in the Jan. 15 shooting death of 23-year-old Jamea Harris. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. DCH Health System on Wednesday announced that pay raises for all its employees, which will go into effect April 13. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Shelton State Community College (SSCC) on Wednesday announced it will exhibit winning artwork from the annual Realizing the Dream Essay and Art Contest as part of its ongoing "Realizing the Dream" series of events. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa City Schools Board of Education on Tuesday approved changes to the parent/student code of conduct. Here's what that means. (Mary Barron, WVUA 23 News)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Plato Jones @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (More)
• DCDC Thursday Night Road Ride @ Embassy Lower Parking Lot (More)
• Tee Off For TSNIP @ Ol' Colony Golf Complex (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Bill to ban holding cell phone while driving advances in Alabama Legislature (Mike Cason, AL.com)
2. Alabama baseball rides a productive start from McNairy for second straight win (Tzali Nislick, Crimson White)
3. Alabama basketball assistant Bryan Hodgson hired as Arkansas State head coach (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)
4. Nick Saban Shows Support For Alabama Basketball, Nate Oats Ahead Of NCAA Sweet 16, Visits With Team. (Joe Gaither, Tide 100.9)
5. Northport celebrates financial milestone (Bryan Henry, WBRC FOX 6 News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Josephine Ann Powell Brewer, 77, of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)

Jewel Phillips, 93, of Carbon Hill (Nelson Funeral Home)

Charles "Charlie" B. Marklin, 88, of Tuscaloosa (Northport Funeral & Cremation)

Walter Travis Walker, 88, of Carrollton (Skelton Funeral Home)

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That's it for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— RP

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Tuscaloosa Patch newsletter? Contact me at ryan.phillips@patch.com