🌱 Ward McFarland Honored + All-State Softball Selections

Good morning, Tuscaloosa! Let's get your week started with all of the headlines that matter for you.

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

• Holt High Danceline.
• Tuscaloosa businessman honored in D.C.
• Historic Tuscaloosa free lecture series.

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First, today's weather: Nice with clouds and sun. High: 91 | Low: 74. 🌥

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🗣 Patch Shout Out 🗣

Our Shout Out to kick off this week goes to the Holt High Danceline, which recently attended the Universal Dance Association Dance Camp at Mississippi State University. As part of the camp, the group from Holt earned a Superior Trophy and the Most Improved Award.

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🗞 Here are the top 5 stories today in Tuscaloosa 🗞

1. The 2022 high school softball season is in the books and 25 athletes from the Tuscaloosa Patch coverage area were awarded all-state selections this week by the Alabama Sports Writers Association. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
2. The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency says a 1-month-old infant was killed in a single-vehicle crash early Sunday morning on U.S. Highway 11, roughly six miles south of Boligee in Greene County. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
3. Longtime Tuscaloosa businessman and war hero Ward McFarland will be honored this week with a plaque at The US Navy Memorial in Washington, D.C. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
4. Historic Tuscaloosa — formerly the Tuscaloosa County Preservation Society — will host a three-part lecture series this summer that will highlight Tuscaloosa history and the American Revolution this summer. (Tuscaloosa Patch)
5. The Tuscaloosa Education Foundation recently hosted it TEF Scholars Recognition Event, which honored 2022 graduates who ranked in the top ten of their graduating class. Check out the photos here! (Tuscaloosa Patch)

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🗓 Today in Tuscaloosa 🗓

• Fossil Summer Camp @ Alabama Museum of Natural History (More)
• FLOW @ Paul R. Jones Museum (More)
• Comedy Open Mic @ Black Warrior Brewing Co. (More)

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1️⃣0️⃣ Other Stories I'm Reading To Start The Week

1. Alabama state offices close for holiday honoring Jeff Davis (Associated Press)
2. Monster On The Choctawhatchee Coming Through Alabama & Georgia (Steve Shannon, 95.3 The Bear)
3. Hale County School District offering food box pickup June 8 (WVUA 23)
4. Mo Brooks asks for Trump to re-endorse him (Greg Garrison, AL.com)
5. Five-star WR Brandon Inniss breaks down his weekend official to Alabama (Steve Wiltfong, BamaOnline)
6. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Sen. Joni Ernst endorse Katie Britt for Senate (John H. Glenn Alabama Political Reporter)
7. Record attendance at Protective Stadium sold-out concert (WBRC Fox 6 News)
8. More than $3 million coming to Birmingham Shuttlesworth airport for airfield maintenance (Bobby Poitevint, ABC 33/40)
9. Man who faked death in Alabama gets 85 years in prison for sexually assaulting teen (CBS 42 News)
10. Flow Tuscaloosa inspires environmental stewardship through visual art project (Jeffrey Kelly, Crimson White)

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You're officially in the loop for today! I'll see you around.

— RP

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