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🌱 Northport Oil Spill+ Shelton Signee + State Of The Union
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Happy Wednesday, neighbors! Here's everything you need to know to get this day started off on an informed note.
- Daylight Savings in Alabama.
- Federal gun arrest.
- County Commission updates.
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
First, today's weather: Warm with plenty of sunshine. High: 76 | Low: 41.
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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣
Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to Northridge High senior and two-sport standout Bodie Vail, who signed this week to play baseball for Shelton State Community College.
🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞
- A civil trial over a Northport chemical spill is expected roughly a year from now, as more revelations find their way into court filings. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- The Tuscaloosa County Commission is set to convene for its regular meeting on Wednesday, March 2 at 9 a.m. in the Commission Chambers of the Tuscaloosa County Courthouse. Here are the stories we'll be following! (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- A Tuscaloosa County man, along with another man from Connecticut, were arrested last week on federal firearm charges, U.S. Attorney Prim F. Escalona's office announced. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Daylight saving time begins in less than two weeks almost everywhere in the United States, and Alabamians will "spring forward" — that is, move their clocks ahead one hour at 2 a.m. — on Sunday, March 13. (Michael Seale, Birmingham Patch)
- President Joe Biden vowed in his first State of the Union address Tuesday night to check Russian aggression in Ukraine, tame soaring U.S. inflation and deal with the fading but still dangerous coronavirus. (Associated Press)
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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓
- BrewHaHa Comedy Showcase @ Druid City Brewing Co. (More)
- Chamber ribbon-cutting @ BobaMania (More)
- On Golden Pond by The Arts Council (More)
- UAB Softball @ Alabama (More)
👀 Check it out 👀
University of West Alabama men's basketball coach Nick Woodruff has been named the Gulf South Conference Coach of the Year after leading the Tigers to its first regular-season title since the 2018-19 season. (More)
👨💻 Other stories I'm reading today 👨💻
- Need a Spring Break camp for your kids? Here's some options (Gracie Johnson, WVUA 23)
- Secondhand Bookstore 2nd & Charles Opening in Tuscaloosa This Month (Stephen Dethrage, Tuscaloosa Thread)
- Original USFL execs sue Fox over new league's branding (CBS 42 News)
- Alabama Education Policy Center releases report on COVID in the Black Belt (Eddie Burkhalter, Alabama Political Reporter)
- Heath Burns leaves Hueytown to become Jasper basketball coach (Mike Perrin, AL.com)
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