🌱 Rams Championship Parade + Store Manager Sentenced To 3 Years

Hey, everybody. It's Friday in Birmingham and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening in the community today.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny and cooler. High: 55 Low: 36.

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Here are the top three stories today in Birmingham:

1. The Ramsay High School football team will celebrate their championship win with a parade in the City of Birmingham. The parade is today at 11:00 a.m., beginning at Boutwell Auditorium, and will make its way past City Hall on 19th Street, looping onto Park Place, then north on Richard Arrington Jr. Boulevard. The Rams won the 5A AHSAA Football Championship against Charles Henderson High School. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
2. A Birmingham store manager was sentenced for redeeming $4.6 million in Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits illegally. Omar Motley, 42, was sentenced to 46 months in prison and three years of supervision once released. Motley will also need to pay $847,001 in restitution to the Internal Revenue Service and $4.75 million to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. (AL.com)
3. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is investigating a shooting in Fairfield yesterday. Deputies responded to the shooting on the 6700 block of Forest Drive, where they found a 31-year-old man suffering a gunshot wound on his leg. (WVTM13 Birmingham)

Today in Birmingham:

• Ukulele Storytime At Mt. Laurel Public Library (10:00 AM)
• 50th Annual Birmingham Boat Show At BJCC North Exhibition Halls (12:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• You can discover how one family changed the face of Birmingham in the new Jackson State University film "Building Birmingham: The Sloss Story," which premiered last night. (Bham Now)
• Are you looking to fill your social calendar this weekend? Check out the list of events happening in and around Birmingham this weekend at the link! (Bham Now)
• The nearby Hoover Public Library is planning its second annual Kindness Summit to connect volunteers with nonprofits on Feb. 17. (Village Living)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll see you back in your inbox tomorrow with your next update.

— Miranda Fraraccio

About me: Miranda Fraraccio is a staff writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. She is a graduate of the University of Rhode Island, where she earned degrees in Writing & Rhetoric and Communication Studies. In her free time, you can find her traveling, drinking tea, or practicing film photography.