High School Football Scores + Masks For TCSS School

Good morning, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started.

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

• DCH hits new recent high for coronavirus inpatients.
• High school football scores.
• Northport mayor has choice words for President Biden.

First, today's weather: Humid and partly cloudy throughout the day. High: 92 | Low: 74.

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Patch Pick

The stands in Wildcat Stadium were packed Friday night for Tuscaloosa County High's first home game of the 2021 season against the Hillcrest Patriots.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:

1. Northridge High and Central will meet on the gridiron this morning in a postponed football game after a NHS student appeared in a viral video making "disparaging remarks" about their crosstown rival. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Check out this illuminating read about former Alabama football coach Gene Stallings as he reflects on the 1992 national title season for the Crimson Tide. (Cecil Hurt, Tuscaloosa News)
3. Fall is quickly approaching and Tuscaloosa residents may be disappointed to learn that Spirit Halloween may not open a location in west Alabama this year. (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
4. Here's a look at high school football scores from across west Alabama for the second week of the 2021 season. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Tuscaloosa-area stores report a run on the liquid form of ivermectin, a medication used to treat worms and parasites in livestock. With no scientific evidence, many claim the drug can work as a preventative against COVID-19. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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Other stories I'm reading today ...

• COVID-19 vaccinations increase at DCH's remote clinic in Tuscaloosa (Tim Reid, CBS 42)
• New hotel celebrates grand opening in downtown Tuscaloosa (Raven Young, WVUA 23)
• 'COVIDA': Hurricane Ida arrives on Alabama Gulf Coast as hospitals inundated with COVID patients (John Sharp, AL.com)
• Alabama schools see 700 percent increase in student cases over last year (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
• Alabama QB Bryce Young announces launch of 'Rookie' NFT project (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
• Alabama focused on leadership, mental toughness as it closes out fall camp (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaInsider)
• Alabama soccer tops Lamar behind brace from Kate Henderson, 3-1 (Harrison Holland, Bama Central)

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Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

• Northport Mayor Bobby Herndon took to social media to express some choice words for the commander-in-chief following Thursday's attacks. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
• DCH Health System reported 163 total coronavirus positive inpatients to end the week on Friday, marking the highest number for the hospital system since Jan. 25. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
• The Tuscaloosa County School System says it will now require masks for students and employees at Big Sandy Elementary School as new coronavirus cases have many students out or in quarantine due to close contact. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
• Local organizations and groups are invited to participate in Shelton State's CONNECT event on Sept. 8 . (Tuscaloosa Patch)
• The University of Alabama has launched its 2021 United Way Campaign with a lofty $400,000 fundraising goal. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
• The Tuscaloosa Police Department is looking for the driver of a Nissan Versa that struck an unoccupied silver Honda Fit in the Walmart parking lot on Skyland Boulevard earlier this month (More)

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