Northridge Girls Grab State Track Title; No Damage From Storms

Happy Monday Tuscaloosa! Let's get this week started.

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

• The latest on renovations for County High football.
• A potential wastewater spill near a west Alabama coal producer.
• A Tuscaloosa County teacher receiving national recognition.

First, today's weather:

Tuscaloosa can expect a 50% chance of showers and thunderstorms, with a high near 84°

Patch Pick: Tuscaloosa County High School welding instructor Dustin Wright, a 1991 TCHS graduate, was presented with a well-deserved honor Sunday as he received one of the first engraved bricks for the Wildcats' legacy walk. Wright has been instrumental in several renovation projects and received high praise for his efforts.

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Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. Get a first look inside of the newly-renovated W.G. Sullivan Field House at Tuscaloosa County High School as the Adam Winegarden Era begins for the Wildcats football program. (More on Patch)

2. Black Warrior Riverkeeper shared jarring photos over the weekend of wastewater pollution discharge in Davis Creek and Texas Creek in Tuscaloosa County, which are both downstream of Brookwood-based Warrior Met Coal. (More)

3. The arches on the Interstate 20/59 bridge over McFarland Boulevard are now painted crimson, the Tuscaloosa News reported over the weekend. (More)

4. Flatwoods Elementary special education teacher Jimmie Ann Daniels was recently selected as a monthly national winner in the Amazing Teacher Awards. (More)

5. The Tuscaloosa County School System in its most recent coronavirus update said 27 TCSS students and employees tested positive for the virus during the testing period of April 16-30. (More)

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- While some in Tuscaloosa County were placed under a Tornado Warning Sunday evening, no damage reports were filed with the NOAA Storm Prediction Center.

- Reminder: Tuscaloosa Patch will host a community meeting on Tuesday at 6 p.m. at Northport City Hall for those wishing to express concerns following an oil spill near Huntington Place Elementary. (More on Patch)

- In personal news, I'm excited to be the guest speaker for the Tuscaloosa Exchange Club on Thursday and am thankful for the invitation to spread the word about what we're doing at Patch!

- Looking for a new house nearby, but tired of looking through the same old real-estate listings every time you search online? Let Tuscaloosa Patch help you out with our list of 5 New Properties For Sale In The Tuscaloosa Area. (More on Patch)

- The Tuscaloosa Pop-Up Farmers Market will be at its regular location on Monday at the McDonald Hughes Community Center, located at 3101 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd. (More)

- Theatre Tuscaloosa will celebrate Mother’s Day this year with a live, virtual production of "Motherhood Out Loud" May 7-9. (More)

Tuscaloosa County School System graduation info

Hillcrest High School — HCHS Stadium, Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m.

Sipsey Valley High School — SVHS Stadium, Thursday, May 20 at 7 p.m.

Brookwood High School — Brookwood High Stadium, Friday, May 21 at 7 p.m.

Northside High School — Northside High Stadium, Friday, May 21 at 7:30 p.m.

Tuscaloosa County High School — TCHS Stadium, Saturday, May 22 at 10 a.m.

Holt High School, Church of the Highlands, Saturday, May 22 at 7 p.m.

From the cheap seats ...

- Shelton State baseball (34-14, 23-9 ACCC) received a No. 2 seed in the 2021 ACCC/South District Baseball Tournament at Historic Eagle Stadium in Ozark. The Bucs will take on No. 3 seed Coastal Alabama-North Friday. (More)

- No. 8 seed Stillman College baseball (3-23, 1-13 SSAC) will look for some magic on Wednesday as the Tigers take on the No. 1 seed Loyola (34-11, 16-2 SSAC) in the 2021 SSAC Baseball Championship at Hank Aaron Stadium in Mobile. (More)

- Northridge High baseball is set to face Chilton County in the third round of the AHSAA 6A playoffs this week, while American Christian will play Bibb County for a chance to move on in 4A. The two teams represent the last area squads in postseason play. (More)

- Crimson Tide sophomore Zane Denton's sacrifice fly to bring in Peyton Wilson gave Alabama a 3-2 lead on its way to a win Sunday. Alabama (28-15, 11-10 SEC) will be back in action on the road against Vanderbilt next Friday (More)

- The Crimson Tide softball team completed a weekend sweep of Georgia on Sunday to improve to 14-6 in SEC play and 38-7 overall. Ole Miss is next on the Tide's schedule on Thursday at 6 p.m. (More)

- The University of West Alabama softball team saw its season come to a close Sunday in Livingston with a 4-2 loss to Auburn Montgomery. The Tigers finished the season 18-23 overall and 11-19 in conference play. Pell City native Abby McKee was the lone senior on the roster (More)

- A big Patch congratulations to coach Jeff Sparks and the Northridge High Lady Jaguars track and field team, who won a 6A state championship over the weekend at the AHSAA meet in Gulf Shores with a score of 116.50 through 18 events. (More)

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- Ryan

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