Northside In Mourning + Recycling Center Fire In Tuscaloosa

Happy Monday T-Town! Let's get your week started with everything you need to know today!

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

• Northside community in mourning.
• New terms begin in Tuscaloosa.
• Crimson Tide softball postseason update.

First, today's weather:

Tuscaloosa can expect a partly sunny day to start the week, with a high near 86°

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Attendees at the Druid City Arts Festival were treated to the sounds of the Alabama Choir School, who performed Saturday morning in Government Plaza.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. The Northside High School community is mourning the tragic death of a senior set to graduate this week, while also holding out hope for the life of another senior who is currently in critical condition. (More on Patch)

2. Tuscaloosa Fire Rescue responded to a large fire Saturday night at Liberty Recycling Center on 24th Street. No injuries were reported from the blaze. (More)

3. The Northport City Council will hear a presentation from the Utah-based advising firm tasked with conducting a feasibility study for a proposed water park. Check out the agenda here. (More)

4. As new City Council terms begin in Tuscaloosa today, check out this piece by Emily Enfinger that looks at the effects of the city's move to a council form of municipal government implemented in 1985. (Tuscaloosa News)

5. Contestants for the 2021 Miss Alabama pageant were recently announced, with west Alabama represented by the following young women: Lillie-Ann Dawson (Miss Tuscaloosa), Isabella Powell (Miss University of Alabama) and Emily Edmonds (Miss University of West Alabama). Click here to see the other contestants. (More)

3 things to do this week

1. Wagner's RunWalk May Pub Run tonight at 6 p.m. (More)

2. Business After Hours at Hotel Indigo Tuesday at 5 p.m. (More)

3. Trivia at Mellow Mushroom this Tuesday at 6:30 p.m. (More)

Check it out!

Tuscaloosa Police Chief Brent Blankley couldn't help but cut up a little bit with students from Lake View Elementary last week as the kids had the opportunity to get up close to TPD motorcycles and a helicopter.

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- Here are the five newest homes to go up for sale in the Tuscaloosa area — including one with 2 beds and 2 baths for $153,900, and another with 4 beds and 4 baths for $479,900. (More on Patch)

- Incoming Tuscaloosa City Board of Education members, Tuscaloosa City Council members, Mayor Walt Maddox will be sworn in for their terms this morning at 9:30 a.m.

- Stillman College will host a vaccine clinic May 25 from 8:30 a.m. -4:30 p.m. The clinic will be open to everyone 12 years of age and older. (More)

- Check out scenes from the Leroy McAbee Activity Center, which recently saw the return of its ballroom dancing club after a 15-month hiatus. (More)

- A big Patch Congratulations to these Tuscaloosa Career and Technology Academy students for their recent success at the SkillsUSA Competition. (More)

- Click here to learn more about the new Legacy Walk at Tuscaloosa County High School, which is currently being planned and will incorporate bricks from the original TCHS building that was constructed in 1926. (More)

- A total of 51,549 Tuscaloosa County residents have completed a coronavirus vaccination series as of Sunday, according to the Alabama Department of Public Health. (More)

- Today in Alabama history: The world-famous Ave Maria Grotto park is dedicated in Cullman on May 17, 1934. (More)

From the cheap seats ...

- Alabama baseball (29-19, 12-4 SEC) dropped a 13-5 loss to LSU on Sunday afternoon at Alex Box Stadium in Baton Rouge as the Tigers took the series. (More)

- Alabama softball (45-7, 18-6 SEC) received the No. 3 overall seed, and will host Clemson, Troy and Alabama State in the Tuscaloosa Regional starting Friday, May 21

- Tuscaloosa native Dicky Pride won on the senior circuit as a Monday qualifier, claiming the Mitsubishi Electric Classic at TPC Sugarloaf in Georgia on Sunday. (Tuscaloosa News)

- Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback commit Ty Simpson, a five-star talent from Martin, Tennessee, will soon compete against the best high school signal callers in the country after earning an invitation to the Elite 11 Finals on Sunday.

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- Ryan

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