🌱 Montana Fouts + Senate District 21 + Northport Shooting

Rise and shine, people of Tuscaloosa! It's me again, Ryan Phillips, your host of the Tuscaloosa Daily.

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

• More honors for Montana Fouts.
• High-profile arrests in Northport.
• Powell opts against Senate run.

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First, today's weather: Mostly sunny and nice. High: 68 | Low: 37.

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to Alabama softball standout Montana Fouts, who was named the SEC Softball Pitcher of the Week for the second week in a row on Monday.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Tuscaloosa businessman Tripp Powell announced during a press conference at the Embassy Suites on Monday that he will not continue forward as an independent in the Alabama Senate District 21 race. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. A Northport man has been charged with first degree rape and two counts of first degree sodomy after reportedly meeting the victim on social media. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. A Northport man is charged with attempted murder after a woman sustained non-life threatening injuries in a shooting at Northbrook Apartments late Sunday night. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. As Black History Month comes to a close, Stillman College on Monday hosted its Black Wall Street event, which showcased a wide range of art, clothing jewelry and more, all made and sold by local Black-owned businesses. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. As the World Games 2022 in Birmingham draws near, officials with the games announced that Russia and Belarus will not be permitted to compete in the games after Russia's invasion of Ukraine last week. (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Trivia @ Mellow Mushroom (More)

✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️

The University of Alabama System on Monday reported 17 new COVID-19 cases identified among students on its Tuscaloosa campus during the Feb. 21-27 testing period, along with seven employees. (More)

The University of Alabama women's golf team is in third place on a 6-over-par 290, just three shots behind first place, through the first 18 holes in the Darius Rucker Intercollegiate in Hilton Head, South Carolina. (More)

West Alabama women's basketball forward Tazsa Garrett-Hammett was named Gulf South Conference Player of the Week on Monday, based on her performances against Lee University, Delta State, and Mississippi College. (More)

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👀 Check it out 👀

Firefighters from Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue kicked off the week at the Alberta School of Performing Arts by reading to classes for Read Across America Week.

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👨‍💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨‍💻

- UA receives $20 million for performing arts center (Zach Johnson, Crimson White)

- Two Arrested On Federal Charges In Gun-Straw Purchasing Case (Keli Stiglich, WVUA 23)

- Alabama Falls in AP Poll Despite Two Wins Last Week (Joe Gaither, Tuscaloosa Thread)

- Ala. ABC stores pulling Russian liquor following Gov. Ivey's request (WBRC Fox 6 News)

- Alabama pastor heading back to US after evacuating Ukraine (Tanner Brooks, CBS 42)

- Opinion | Permitless carry one step closer to passing (Beth Chapman, Alabama Political Reporter)

- Bill creates state grants for free feminine hygiene products in Title 1 schools (Maddison Booth, Alabama Daily News)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— RP