🌱 School Leaders Speak Out + Large Northport Fire

Rise and shine, T-Town! Grab the coffee, let out the dog and get all caught up with us before you get this Tuesday morning started.

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

• Failing schools list.
• Nick Saban Monday press conference.
• Large fire in Northport

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But first, today's weather: Morning showers; cloudy, cool. High: 55 | Low: 38. ☀️

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Tuesday morning goes to our friends at Black Warrior Riverkeeper, whose volunteers recently removed 371 pounds of litter from 38th Avenue NE in Holt during the Tuscaloosa County Commission's recent fall cleanup! Members of Sigma Kappa from The University of Alabama also volunteered for the effort.

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. Multiple emergency agencies responded Monday to a large structure fire at Richardson Building Supply, Inc. in the area of 9th Street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Northport. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. Four schools in Tuscaloosa County, including two high schools, were listed among 79 failing schools in Alabama, according to the latest ranks provided by the Alabama Department of Education. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Following news that Holt High School was one of the failing schools, Tuscaloosa County School System Superintendent Keri Johnson responded Monday and insisted the school system is doing all it can to ensure improvement. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Tuscaloosa City Schools Superintendent Mike Daria said recent news that three of the district's schools had been identified as under performing was disappointing but not a reflection of the commitment of the system's teachers and administrators. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Here's everything Alabama head coach Nick Saban had to say Monday as the Crimson Tide gears up for FCS opponent Austin Peay on Saturday. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today In Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Loomis Bros. Circus in Ralph (More)
• Chamber of Commerce's State of the Economy (More)
• Judge Gay Lake Jr's Hunting and Fishing Laws Update @ Tuscaloosa County Courthouse Annex (More)
• Live Trivia @ Black Warrior Brewing (More)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. Ex-Alabama star says Tide 'not living up to standard we set' (Roy S. Johnson, AL.com)
2. Veterans Day celebration at the Murphy African-American Museum (Emily Benito, WVUA 23 News)
3. Opinion | The University of Alabama needs sleeping pods on campus (Jazmyne Isaac, Crimson White)
4. Report: Elderly prisoners put financial strain on ADOC (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)
5. What Nate Oats said about Alabama basketball matchup vs South Alabama (Nick Kelly, Tuscaloosa News)

🙏 Obituaries 🙏

Nell Rudulph Upright, 77, of Tuscaloosa (Magnolia Chapel)

Geraldine (Sissy) Campbell Hughes, 81, of Holt (Tuscaloosa Memorial)

RaKeldrick Cross of Tuscaloosa (Rainey Mortuary Services)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— RP

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