T-Town Arches Prompt Lane Closures + Bucs Headed To World Series

Good Morning T-Town! It's Thursday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on in Tuscaloosa today.

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

• More on the Tuscaloosa arches.
• Shelton State baseball headed to the big stage.
• A longtime news anchor says goodbye.

First, today's weather:

Tuscaloosa can expect a mostly clear day, with a low around 49°

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Patch Pick

Here's a look at the next Jerry Lee Lewis! A huge Patch Congratulations to Tuscaloosa Academy fourth grader Maxwell Lynch, who was named the winner in a recent competition for the Alabama Music Teacher’s Association for his performance on piano.

Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa

1. Tuscaloosa Patch caught up with longtime WVUA 23 news director and anchor Lynn Brooks as she steps away from a storied career after nearly three decades in journalism. (More on Patch)

2. Shelton State is advancing to junior college baseball's biggest stage after a blowout 22-6 win over Wallace-Dothan in the ACCC championship game Wednesday. (More on Patch)

3. Here are the latest scheduled lane closures as ALDOT moves forward with work on the contentious arches in Tuscaloosa. (More on Patch)

4. A Tuscaloosa mother reportedly held a man accused of having sex with her teenage child at gunpoint until police arrived and arrested him, Stephen Dethrage reports. (Tuscaloosa Thread)

5. The Bibb County High School boys track team grabbed the AHSAA Class 4A track and fields state title in Gulf Shores earlier this month and our local TV station made sure to give them due credit for the hard work they put in to earn a championship. (WVUA 23 News)

3 things to do today

1. T-Town Christian Cruiser's monthly meeting. (More)

2. 'The Buzz About Bees' exhibit (More)

3. 'Bugs' at the Warner Transportation Museum (More)

Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook

- Planet Earth's first forest fires appear to have occurred earlier than previously thought, according to researchers at The University of Alabama. (More on Patch)

- Check out this Q&A with University of Alabama SGA President Jillian Fields. (More on Patch)

- A last minute reminder that the Druid City Arts Festival is set for Friday, May 14, from 5 p.m. until 10 p.m., and Saturday, May 15, from 10 a.m. until 5 p.m. (More on Patch)

- Here's a look at some amazing folks, as Tuscaloosa City Schools honored its recent retirees. (More)

- DCH Health System reported a total of 20 total coronavirus inpatients across the three-hospital system on Wednesday. (More)

From the cheap seats ...

- Fans hoping to grab a last-minute SEC Softball Tournament ticket can click this link to purchase single session tickets throughout the week. (More)

- The Baton Rouge Regional was canceled on Wednesday due to weather and course conditions. The No. 6 seed Alabama women's golf team will now advance to the NCAA Championship. (More)

- Alabama women's soccer star Reyna Reyes was named to the United Soccer Coaches All-Southeast Region Team on Tuesday. (More)

- The Northridge Jaguars and American Christian Patriots are both set to play today in the state baseball semifinals for Class 6A and Class 4A, respectively.

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Wednesday. But don't miss out during the rest of day! Be sure to follow me on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram for exclusive content every day of the week.

I'll see you around!

- Ryan

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