🌱Man Sentenced For Northport Shooting + Tide Tops Commodores

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee and let's get you all caught up on everything you need to know this Wednesday morning.

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

• Tide stays unbeaten in SEC play.
• Latest in Darius Miles case.
• Man sentenced for Northport shooting.

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But first, today's weather: Cloudy and warm with a shower. High: 72 | Low: 59. 🌧

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to the Alabama men's basketball team, as the squad overcame adversity and a Southeastern Conference road atmosphere to remain unbeaten in SEC play with a win over Vanderbilt Tuesday night.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Court documents filed on Tuesday allege that former Alabama basketball player Darius Miles provided another man the gun used in a shooting early Sunday morning that left a 23-year-old Birmingham woman dead. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. A man is going to prison after firing more than 30 rounds during a shootout directly across from Northport City Hall in 2019. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. A Lamar County man has been charged with shooting into an occupied dwelling after a shooting Friday in Vernon injured one person. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Alabama Crimson Tide baseball team will start the upcoming season ranked No. 20 in D1Baseball.com's Preseason Top 25. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Shelton State Community College on Tuesday announced that its lottery registration has opened for fall 2023 pre-kindergarten on the C.A. Fredd Campus through Wednesday, March 8, at 8 a.m. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Super Secret Kids Club @ Tuscaloosa Public Library (More)
• Bingo Night @ Copper Top (More)
• Percussion Studio Recital @ Moody Music Hall (More)
• 2023 Talent Conference @ Shelton State Community College (More)
• Live Trivia @ World of Beer (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Local Folks Artist Shares His Heartfelt Roots (Zoe Blair, WVUA 23)
2. Derrick Henry on Josh Jacobs' NFL rushing title: 'That's fire' (Mark Inabinett, AL.com)
3. Men's tennis cruises in doubleheader to open the regular season (John Merifield, Crimson White)
4. Alabama linebacker Demouy Kennedy enters NCAA transfer portal (Charlie Potter, BamaOnline)
5. Why Alabama basketball coach Nate Oats talked to Ray Lewis after Darius Miles' arrest (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Arnold Hanson Hodo, 79, of Northport (Memory Chapel)

Percy "Buddy" Tucker, 75, of McCalla (Memory Chapel)

Mildred Lois Pritchett, 78, of Bankston (Norwood-Wyatt)

Dimples Jackson Billadeau, 96, of Fairhope (Rockco Funeral Home)

Terry Colbert Sr., 67, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll be in your inbox tomorrow with a new update!

— RP

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