🌱 Northside Bridge Replacement + Bryant High Hires Football Coach

Rise and shine, Tuscaloosa! It was a busy one yesterday, so let's get you all caught up on the most important headlines to start this Wednesday morning.

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

• Northport school grants.
• Charges in fatal 2022 crash.
• New football coach at Bryant High.

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But first, today's weather: Warm with variable clouds. High: 70 | Low: 62. ⛅️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to the City of Northport, with official honored Monday by several local veterans organizations for the city's efforts to recognize those who have served in the nation's armed forces.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. A Northport woman has been charged with manslaughter following a two-vehicle crash in August near the Samantha community that killed a Fayette County mother and seriously injured her two children. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Tuscaloosa City Board of Education on Tuesday voted to approve hiring longtime collegiate coach John McKenzie as the next head football coach at Paul W. Bryant High School. He won a state title at Vigor High in 2021 and comes to Tuscaloosa after one season at Murphy High School. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Authorities in Fayette County have confirmed that the body of a Berry woman has been found after she was last seen on Friday and reported missing. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. The Tuscaloosa Amphitheater on Tuesday announced that country music icon Hank Williams Jr. will take the stage on Friday, May 12, with special guests Old Crow Medicine Show. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa County Commission on Wednesday will begin talks to secure state funding to replace an aging bridge on Northside Road that spans North River. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Tuscaloosa County Commission meeting (Agenda)
• Trivia @ World of Beer - Tuscaloosa (More)
• Bingo Night @ Copper Top (More)
• Wednesday Board Game Nights @ Down to Game (More)
• After School Art @ Kentuck Art Center (More)
• Junior & Adult Roller Derby Recruitment @ Super Skate (More)

📸 Around T-Town 📸

City of Northport officials were on hand during Tuscaloosa County High School's home basketball game against Thompson Tuesday evening to present $350,000 in educational grants to schools inside the city limits. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

✏️ Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook ✏️

Kentuck Art Center on Tuesday announced it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to receive a $10,000 Challenge America grant. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

The Walker County Sheriff's Office says three individuals have been charged after deputies responded Monday afternoon to a call at a local motel involving two underage girls. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

University of Alabama track and field on Tuesday announced the addition of Taylor McCue, who has signed a National Letter of Intent to compete for the Crimson Tide. (More)

5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Witness: Men Found Dead In Fosters A Tragedy (Chelsea Barton, WVUA 23 News)
2. 'A beautiful human being': US Army vet among 2 found shot to death in Tuscaloosa County (Carol Robinson, AL.com)
3. ACA grad, Georgia football's Kamari Lassiter wins back-to-back national championships (Jerell Rushin, Tuscaloosa News)
4. Four donkeys mysteriously wandering around McCalla (Tristan Ruppert, WBRC Fox 6 News)
5. Alabama's 'pit bull' buying into blue-collar basketball at the right time (Tony Tsoukalas, Tide Illustrated)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Judy Costes, 69, of Northport (Nelson Funeral Home)

Jimmy Joe Harbin, 79 of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)

Roger Gene Bunn, 77, of Northport (Memory Chapel)

Linette Blanton Davis, 92, of Berry (Rockco Funeral Home)

George Wilson Wharton, Jr., 79, of Ethelsville (Skelton Funeral Home)

Susan Hayden Baker, 72, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

James Patrick "Pat" Mullins, 71, of Tuscaloosa (Tuscaloosa Memorial Chapel)

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Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. I'll see you soon!

— RP

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