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🌱 Tuscaloosa Academy + School Rankings + UA Club Needs Help
Your five-minute guide to everything worth knowing today in town.
Happy Friday, people of Tuscaloosa! Here's everything worth knowing going on in town today!
In today's Daily, we have these stories and more ...
- Tuscaloosa Academy soccer coach honored.
- Elementary school rankings.
- Missing UA student found safe.
First, today's weather: Humid with clouds and sun. High: 87 | Low: 59.
Patch Shoutout!
Our Patch Shoutout for this Friday morning goes to Tuscaloosa Academy soccer coach Jeremy Hampton, who was one of 33 coaches recently named a "High School Coach of Significance" by the United Soccer Coaches Association. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa:
- Tuscaloosa Academy could be one step closer to entering the realm of public school athletics, following news that the private school aims to leave the Alabama Independent School Association (AISA) in favor of the Alabama High School Athletic Association. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- A Northport man was killed Wednesday evening in a single-vehicle crash on Dogwood Trace Road in Pickens County — roughly four miles north of Gordo. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
- Here's an expanded look at the top elementary schools in the Tuscaloosa County area, following the release of the latest rankings by U.S. News & World Report (WVUA 23)
- Lizzie Smith has been named the new director of the University of Alabama's Safe Zone, which is program that provides crisis intervention and support for LGBTQ students. (Sneha Subramani, Crimson White)
- A new Tuscaloosa business — The Tuscaloosa Glamping Company — is aiming to providing a glamorous form of camping to locals.(Tessa Worley, Tuscaloosa Thread)
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Patch Pick
The Tuscaloosa County High School football team, coach Adam Winegarden and TCHS cheerleaders recently spread some school spirit to the students and faculty at Flatwoods Elementary School.
Other stories I'm reading today ...
- Twin powers: Shelton State men's and women's basketball gearing up for another run (Becky Hopf, Tuscaloosa News)
- How a student gained full access to Texas A&M locker room after Alabama win, and caught it on viral video (Mark Heim, AL.com)
- Downward trend of coronavirus cases continues inside the DCH Health System (Kelvin Reynolds, WBRC Fox 6 News)
- Gov. Kay Ivey calls second special legislative session for Alabama redistricting (Associated Press)
- Alabama State Board of Education permanently bans critical race theory in public schools (Jeff Sanders, CBS 42)
- Committee tasked with removing racist language from Alabama Constitution (Josh Moon, Alabama Political Reporter)
- What to watch for heading into Alabama's game against Mississippi State (Tony Tsoukalas, BamaInsider)
Tuscaloosa Patch Notebook
The Tuscaloosa Police Department says a University of Alabama student who was last seen Tuesday has been located in Starkville, Mississippi and is safe. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
The University of Alabama will hold fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 10 and 11 at Coleman Coliseum on the UA campus. More than 1,700 candidates are expected to be in attendance for the three ceremonies. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
A GoFundMe drive was created a little over a week ago by members of UA's Equestrian Team, which team members say is now operating as a club after its funding was cut with little prior notice in May 2020. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
Mayor Walt Maddox on Thursday announced the appointment of the City's Acting City Clerk Brandy Johnson to replace Carly Standridge as City Clerk, effective Oct. 25. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
Booth spaces are still available for organizations interested in participating in the City of Tuscaloosa's 'Tech-or-Treat' event on Tuesday, Oct. 26 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Gateway. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
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