'Machine' Dust-Up In SGA Results At UA; A New Eatery In Northport

Good Morning Tuscaloosa!

In today's Daily, we have an investigative piece on Student Government elections at the University of Alabama, a thoughtful story about a team of singers from Brookwood who will soon take to a major stage and all of the other stories you need to get your day started.

First, today's weather:

Feeling more like spring! Tuscaloosa residents can expect a sunny day, with a high near 73 degrees and a low near 47. Change of rain nearly 0%.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. The student newspaper at the University of Alabama took a deep, exhaustive look into the Student Government Association redacting 93 mentions of "The Machine" — a secret society at UA made up of students within the Greek community — from this year’s write-in election results. (Hannah Saad & Rebecca Griesbach, Crimson White)

2. Tuscaloosa City Council District 7 City Councilwoman Sonya McKinstry has requested a court to overturn the results of the March 2 municipal election that saw her lose a narrow race to Cassius Lanier. McKinstry claims Lanier has yet to receive an official pardon for a series of felony convictions that date between 1998 and 2007. (Jason Morton, Tuscaloosa News)

3. The Sipsey Valley Bears saw its historic boy's basketball season come to an end Saturday in a loss to the top-ranked Ramsay Rams in the AHSAA Class 5A State Semifinals in Birmingham. (Tatumn Vaught, WVUA)

4. Breadtimes — a new German bakery offering breads, pretzels, rolls and pastries — is now taking orders via social media after its German-born owner decided to go into business for herself in Northport. (Noah Lueker, Tuscaloosa Thread).

5. Jase McClellan, a sophomore running back from Aledo, Texas, is quickly trending up as a name to know for the Crimson Tide football team going into the 2021 season. (Trey Yanity, BamaInsider)

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Today in Tuscaloosa

- Hotel Indigo will offer Karaoke on the Rooftop at its rooftop bar in downtown Tuscaloosa from 6 p.m. until 9 p.m.

- Alabama baseball will take on South Alabama at 6 p.m. at Sewell-Thomas Stadium in Tuscaloosa.

- Trivia night at Mellow Mushroom in Tuscaloosa, from 6:30 p.m. until 8 p.m.

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- Tuesday promises to bring a busy evening as both a public forum on a proposed access road for the new Northport Intermediate School, will take place at the same time, in the same building as a Planning and Zoning Commission meeting that will include a renewed push for a controversial townhome property on Hunter Creek Road.

- DCH Health System reported a total of 28 coronavirus positive inpatients Monday, up slightly from 26 on March 1 after seeing fluctuations trending down over the past week.

- The following Northside High School students recently placed in the Alabama Visual Arts Achievement Program contest: James Spruill (Best of Group 2, Drawing); Sydnee Avery (1st Place, Painting); Olivia Roberts (1st Place, Mixed Media), Kimberley Montgomery (2nd Place, Mixed Media); Eden Henry (Honorable mention, Drawing).

- United Way of West Alabama is one week away from its 75th anniversary fundraising drive on March 16, which will be for one day only. Click here to learn more or to donate.

- Gordo High School quarterback Tanner Bailey, a four-star prospect who helped lead the Green Wave to the 2020 4A state title game during his junior season, announced his commitment via social media on Monday to play football at Oregon.

- Northridge High School offensive lineman Philip Guthrie signed to continue his football career at Birmingham Southern Monday. Watch the full video below posted by Tuscaloosa City Schools.

- The Junior League of Tuscaloosa kicked off a five-day fundraising campaign Monday for its Adopt-a-School partner Holt Elementary. The initiative is focused on addressing the causing of illiteracy and its impact on the cycle of poverty. Check out more on the cause here.

- Tuscaloosa County Park & Recreation Authority (PARA) will host a soccer demo and introduction to local sports at the McDonald-Hughes Activity Center on March 10 at 4 p.m. until 6 p.m. The center is located at 3101 Martin Luther Boulevard, Jr. Boulevard in Tuscaloosa.

- The Central High School Flying High Falcons Marching Band will host its 2021 Uniform Reveal performance at 6 p.m. Wednesday in the school's gymnasium.

- The Tuscaloosa Exchange Club recently honored its officers of the year from different area agencies, which included: Investigator Jessica Wilson (University of Alabama Police Department); Senior Trooper Larry Young (Alabama Law Enforcement Agency); Investigator Vanessa Parker (Northport Police Department); Lt. Darren Beams (Tuscaloosa Police Department); Deputy Jonathan Rice –Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office.

- Tuscaloosa County High School's Winterguard moved up a classification and placed third at the Southeastern Color Guard Circuit competition at Thompson High School over the weekend. The TCHS Winterguard will now set its focus toward the state competition on March 20.

Now you're all caught up to start your week, which promises to be a busy one for us, so follow me on Tuscaloosa Patch and its social media platforms for more.

I'll see you around!

- Ryan

About me: I grew up in Tuscaloosa, am a University of Alabama graduate and the founder of Tuscaloosa Patch. You can find me at public meetings, events in the local arts community and wherever live music is played!