🌱 West Perry, Marion Quilting, Arts & Crafts and 10 more events

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Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Sunny to partly cloudy, with a high of 55 and low of 33 degrees.
• Wednesday: Sunshine and a few clouds, temps: high: 60, low: 48.
• Thursday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 67 and low of 38 degrees.

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday December 16

• West Perry, Marion Quilting, Arts & Crafts
  Lincoln School Gymnasium , Marion
  10:00 am
• Pike County vs Bullock County
  Bullock County High School , 911 Sardis Rd , Union Springs
  4:30 pm
• VIPcare Tuscaloosa - Open House for 65+
  3515 Watermelon Rd , Northport
  5:00 pm

Wednesday December 17

• Demopolis Middle vs Westlawn Middle
  Demopolis Middle School , 300 E Pettus St , Demopolis
  5:00 pm

Thursday December 18

• VIPcare Tuscaloosa - Cookie Decorating for 65+
  3515 Watermelon Rd , Northport
  2:30 pm
• Hooper Academy Girls Varsity Basketball @ Southern Academy
  Southern Academy , 407 College St , Greensboro
  4:00 pm
• Holt Ironmen vs Holy Spirit Catholic Saints
  Holt High School , 301 44th Ct NE , Tuscaloosa
  5:00 pm
• DMS Basketball @Greensboro Middle
  Greensboro Middle Demopolis, AL 36732
  5:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Early Release for Students
  Tuscaloosa County Northport, AL 35475
• DHS Winter Formal
  Demopolis City Civic Center , 501 N Commissioners Ave , Demopolis
• DHS Basketball v Francis Marion
  Demopolis City Demopolis, AL 36732

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• TradeJobsWorkforce posted a job opening for Costco Forklift Operator in Moundville. Apply here.
• Family Dollar posted a job opening for Assistant Manager II in Moundville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Akron here.

🗞 Nearby News

Demopolis

• Showers Saturday night, very cold Sunday through Monday night (waka.com)
• Alabama approves medical marijuana licenses. Here's what's legal (montgomeryadvertiser.com)
• New reason why ASHS is the right school at the right time: op-ed (al.com)

Northport

• Wyman L. Watson (November 5th, 1940 – December 10th, 2025) (tuscaloosathread.com)
• Daniel Bray takes the helm of the Tuscaloosa County School System (tuscaloosanews.com)
• Brenda Lois Smith Montgomery (December 30th, 1949 – December 10th, 2025) (tuscaloosathread.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I don't know, but April May!
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