🌱 Tuscaloosa Farmers Market Award + TCS Teacher Arrested

Good morning, T-Town! Grab the coffee and get all caught up on your morning headlines before you get out the door.

• Alabama runners honored.
• TCS teacher arrested.
• Tuscaloosa Farmers Market

But first, today's weather: Sunny and very warm. High: 96 | Low: 69. ☀️

🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out for this Wednesday morning goes to the Crimson Tide cross country duo of Victor Kiprop and Hilda Olemomoi for earning Southeastern Conference weekly honors. (More)

🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. A teacher at STARS Academy is facing felony charges after TPD officers found him with a student in a parked pickup truck. He is charged with engaging in a sexual act with a student and second degree rape. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. In another announcement from the Tuscaloosa Violent Crimes Unit, a 35-year-old man has been charged with two counts of sexual abuse of a child younger than 12 and first degree sodomy. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. The Tuscaloosa Police Department is asking for the public's help identifying a woman suspected in a hit-and-run at Target last week.
4. The City of Tuscaloosa announced on Tuesday that the Tuscaloosa Farmers Market has been voted Best Farmers Market in Alabama as part of the 2022 America's Farmers Market Celebration Awards. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. Officials at DCH Health System and the City of Northport expressed their optimism on Monday regarding the City Council's newly-formed Health Care Subcommittee. (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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5️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading Today

1. McWright's Ferry Road Expansion Inches Closer To Start (WVUA 23 News)
2. 2023 Alabama football schedule released (Michael Casagrande, AL.com)
3. Elections Board yet to hold special Senate election to fill senate vacancy (Kayla Solino, Crimson White)
4. Celebrating in style: University of Alabama prepares fashion design building (Jasmine Hollie, Tuscaloosa News)
5. Report: One in six state bills makes it easier to arrest, convict and sentence (John H. Glenn, Alabama Political Reporter)

Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Wednesday. 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