High School Football + Hurricane Evacuees Lose Dog In Birmingham

Mornin', people of Birmingham! It's me again, Michael Seale, your host of the Birmingham Daily, here with the Saturday morning version of your quick newsletter filling you in on what's up in the 'Ham.

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 87 Low: 66.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. If having to evacuate your home because of a hurricane is not bad enough, imagine also losing your dog. Well, sadly, a family that came to Birmingham from Louisiana in the wake of Hurricane Ida has lost their dog somewhere in the city. Let's see if we can find this little pooch for them. (WVTM13)
2. Week 3 of the 2021 high school football season is in the books. Check all of the scores on the Patch Scoreboard. (Birmingham Patch)
3. A Birmingham man died Friday afternoon after jumping off a pier into the Coosa River, according to the St. Clair County Sheriff's Office. Deputies were told 61-year-old Nathaniel Allen did not resurface after jumping off a pier at a residence in Pell City. (WVTM13)
4. UAB Hospital officials say COVID-19 hospitalization numbers remain steady, but they are not trending downwards, unfortunately. (WBRC)
5. A Birmingham 17-year-old has been charged with capital murder in an Aug. 29 Pratt City drive-by shooting. Cadaryus JaJuan Jones is charged with capital murder in the killing of 21-year-old Artez McGowan Jr., according to court records made public Friday. (AL.com)

Today in Birmingham:

• One of the best weekend farmers market in town is back at Pepper Place, with some of the best local produce, art, crafts and live music. The weather should be nice for it, too! (7 a.m.)
• Cool Zoo, an interactive and educational wildlife travel exhibit, featuring hands-on encounters with exotic animals, will be headlining this weekend’s Repticon exhibition at the Trussville Civic Center. (9 a.m.)
• Learn the history of baseball in Birmingham at Vulcan Park and Museum. Browse artifacts including an autographed photo of baseball legend Willie Mays and a 1915 TCI League Championship team photo at the "From Factory to Field: The Dream of Baseball in Birmingham" exhibit. (10 a.m. to 6 p.m.)
• Kick off the college football season with new cocktails and brews and food at Ghost Train Brewing Co., with cornhole for friends and family, and of course, football on the big screen. (Noon)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Join the Hoover Police Department next Saturday for their annual 9/11 Remembrance Service and Stair Climb. If you would like to participate in the Stair Climb, sign up! (Facebook)
• Check out BhamNow's Instagram account for "6 of the best things WE ate + drank this month!" Warning: you're gonna get hungry. (Instagram)
• Stewart Myers, owner of Myers Plants & Pottery, says a quick and easy way to freshen up your yard is simply to cut back many of our ornamental plants and give them a little food. Hear his tips in the latest installment of the Birmingham Botanical Gardens GROW video series. (Facebook)
• Join the Birmingham City Council Tuesday for Word on the Street, An Honest Conversation About COVID-19. (Facebook)

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— Michael Seale

About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.

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