🌱 BCS Job Fair + Cannabis Seizure In B’ham + 1 Dies In House Fire

Hey, everybody! It's Saturday in Birmingham and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on all the most important things happening locally. Hope you all have a great day.Keep reading for the latest.

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First, today's weather:

Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 86 Low: 67.

Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. Birmingham City Schools are holding a pop-up job fair to hire teachers and custodians. The hiring event at Woodlawn High School is specifically for positions at the school. School principal Rameka Davis said the school is currently looking for three math, three ELA, two special education teachers, and custodians. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
2. Police have seized $855,000 worth of pot in a Birmingham drug bust on Wednesday. The Narcotics Unit of BPD, the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office, and the DEA executed a search warrant together and arrested several adults charged with Trafficking Marijuana. Along with the marijuana, police acquired eight firearms. (WBRC)
3. A 73-year-old man wasrescued from a fire at his Birmingham home and died later at the hospital. Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service responded around 8:0o p.m. Thursday in Kingston. His name is being withheld pending notification of his family and the cause of the fire is under investigation (AL.com)

Today in Birmingham:

• Breakfast Club: Cereal Bar & Activities At Homewood Public Library (9:30 AM)
• Chess Club At Jane Culbreth Public Library (10:00 AM)
• Oktoberfest At Cahaba Brewing Company (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• Support the Blazer Kitchen, UAB's food pantry, by donating school supplies on Sep. 20. Supplies sought for donation are paper, notebooks, pens, pencils, backpacks, women’s feminine hygiene products, toothbrushes, toothpaste, shampoo, soap, and non-perishable food items. (University of Alabama at Birmingham)
• Looking for a new home? There are many new houses available or coming soon in and around Birmingham. We particularly liked the grand feeling of the Hanover Circle home. (Bham Now)
• Thinking about buying an electric car in Birmingham? Alabama ranks as one of the worst states to own an electric vehicle in the U.S. (No. 43) based on financial incentives and infrastructure, according to Bumper. Learn more about what it’s like owning an EV across the country in their new study. (Bumper.com)

Now you're in the loop and ready to start this Saturday off right. See you all Monday for another update!

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a born and raised Rhode Islander, now living in New York. She works as a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners and is a graduate of The University of Rhode Island, where she earned a degree in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or photographing her neighborhood as a street photographer.