🌱 Northport Council Candidates + Bama Baseball Column

Get on up, Tuscaloosa! Grab the coffee, prop those feet up and get all caught up on everything going on around town.

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

• Northport Council candidates.
• Alabama baseball column.
• Donuts with TCS superintendent

But first, today's weather: Times of clouds and sun. High: 60 | Low: 45 🌥

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Saturday morning goes Northside High baseball standout Davis Perdue for signing a scholarship with Bevill State Community College.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Seven candidates have submitted applications to fill the vacancy on the District 3 seat on the Northport City Council. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Baseball season is officially back in Tuscaloosa, so I dug deep into my emotions and used the insight of others to make sense of why we keep coming back to the ballpark. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Tuscaloosa City Schools Superintendent Mike Daria will host a casual conversation session that will be open to community on Thursday, Feb. 2 at the Phelps Activity Center. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Fortunately, there were no injuries in moderate house fire in the 4400 block Cloverdale Estate Friday evening in Northport. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The University of Alabama this week hosted its 15th annual Southeast Regional ADHD Conference this week. (Chelsea Barton, WVUA 23 News)

🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Roaring 20's Interactive Murder Mystery Dinner Event @ The Drish House (More)
• Farmer's Daughter Tonight @ Rhythm & Brews (More)
• Brandon Malone @ Copper Top (More)
• Druid City Brewing Co. Saturday Group (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. 'It hasn't been easy': Alabama players talk Miles, how they've managed (James Benedetto, Tide Illustrated)
2. Bear Bryant's pallbearers recall life-changing experience 40 years later (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
3. Three predictions for Alabama-Oklahoma (Travis Reier, BamaOnline)
4. Court hearing shows dramatic body cam video in Bibb County Sheriff's Deputy's death (Bryan Henry, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. U.S. Treasury approves $191.9M for last-mile broadband expansion in Alabama (Jacob Holmes, Alabama Political Reporter)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Robert C. Thomas, Jr., 66, of Fayette (Nelson Funeral Home)

Mary Billups, 72, of Gordo (Northport Funeral & Cremation Service)

James Shuttlesworth, 73, of Centreville (Rockco Funeral Home)

Bobbie Winters of Tuscaloosa (Rollins Mortuary Service)

Sue Carol Gore, 82, of Birmingham (Skelton Funeral Home)

Mary Lisa Wedgeworth, 57, of Northport (Sunset Chapel)

James Michael "Mack" Herndon, 86, of Northport (Sunset Chapel)

Bertha Johnwell, 87, of Tuscaloosa (Wills' Funeral Service)

Bobbie Denise Brown, 43, of Tuscaloosa (Williams Service Funeral Home)

Alrighty, you're all good for today. I'll see you around!

— RP

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