Daily: Vaccine Registration Update; Tracking Your Stimulus Check

Good Morning Tuscaloosa!

In today's Daily, we have a useful tool to help you track your coronavirus stimulus check, an in-depth look at yet another historic moment for Alabama basketball, and all of the other stories I'm are watching and working on!

First, today's weather:

Showers likely in Tuscaloosa today with a possibility for thunderstorms after 7 a.m. The expected high will be near 76 degrees with a low around 63. Chance of rain: 80%.

Patch Pick: I caught up with controversial Congressman Mo Brooks Monday night during a stop to speak in Tuscaloosa, where he gave me an update on his political future. Watch it here.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. Alabama women's basketball (16-9) was selected as a No. 7 seed in the 2021 women’s NCAA Tournament Monday, James Fletcher reports, and will play No. 10 seed North Carolina (13-10) in the first round. (Tuscaloosa News)

2. Julia Smith provided a retrospective look through conversations with DCH Health System officials one year after the first case of the coronavirus was identified in Tuscaloosa. (WVUA 23)

3. Stephen Dethrage reports that 42-year-old Robert Edward Renn of Ralph was arrested for soliciting a 12-year-old girl for sex last week after he contacted the minor via Facebook and arranged a meeting outside her apartment in Oakman in Walker County. (Tuscaloosa Thread)

4. The student newspaper at the University of Alabama provided a detailed look at the UA Women's Wheelchair Basketball team's national championship victory over the weekend. (Crimson White)

5. My colleague and friend Michael Seale of our Birmingham Patch provides a useful tool to help track coronavirus aid stimulus checks. Click here for more.

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Today in Tuscaloosa

- Mellow Mushroom Trivia Night (6:30 p.m.)

- Hotel Indigo's Karaoke Night at The Lookout (6 p.m.)

- Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority is holding its spring break camp for kids today at the Phelps and Tingle centers. The camp will run through Friday from 7:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Click here for more.

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- The Tuscaloosa County Civil Service Board announced that it is accepting applications for the position of Grants and Community Development Administrator.

- The Northport City Council had a spirited meeting Monday night. Be sure to follow up with me for coverage later today or click here to watch the live stream.

- Green Pond Fire & Rescue was recently on the receiving end of a $27,165 grant from Firehouse Subs Public Safety Foundation, which will go toward purchasing a new set of Hurst e-Draulic extrication equipment.

- Tuscaloosa County EMA will conduct its second day of holding a pop-up coronavirus vaccine registration event at the Samantha Fire Department on Tuesday 8 a.m until 5 p.m. for Tuscaloosa County residents aged 65 and older.

- I'll have another story coming today as an update to a previous constitutional carry bill sponsored by state Sen. Gerald Allen, a Republican from Tuscaloosa.

From The Cheap Seats ...

- The Northridge High Jaguars defeated the Gordo Green Wave 3-1 in high school baseball action Monday. Jon Woodard got the win on the hill for the Jags, tossing five innings and giving up only one earned run. The victory game after the Jags lost 1-0 to Sipsey Valley Monday afternoon.

- The Northside Rams softball team blasted four runs in the first inning and rode solid pitching on its way to 6-2 win over New Hope Monday. Becca Leigh Chadwick aided in the pitching effort and also hit a home run during the win. The Rams also defeated Goodpasture Christian 2-1 earlier in the day.

- The Tuscaloosa County High Wildcats softball team defeated Caledonia High 8-2 Monday, with Jasmine Crain Walker notching two hits, while she and Brylin Gray added two RBI each. Karlie Beasley got the win on the mound for the Wildcats after two innings of work before Shelby Simpson closed out the game. Earlier in the day, the Wildcats also defeated Brentwood Academy 4-3.

- Shelton State Community College's women basketball team moved up a spot to No. 6 in the latest NJCAA DI poll.

- Stillman College Athletics says starting today, it will publish a daily feature or preview on its website for every travel day of its men's basketball team's journey to the NAIA Tournament Final Site in Kansas City.

Now you're all caught up to start this wet Tuesday. But don't miss out during the rest of the day! Be sure to follow me on Tuscaloosa Patch and its social media platforms for more.

- Ryan

About me: I grew up in Tuscaloosa. I'm a graduate of the University of Alabama, an experienced journalist, editor and columnist and the founder of Tuscaloosa Patch. You can find me at baseball games, public meetings, events in the local arts community and wherever live music is played!