High School Football Scores + Utility Assistance Program

Good morning, Birmingham! It's Saturday, and about as pretty a day as we have seen all year. So let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Birmingham. In today's Birmingham Daily, you can get caught up on all the high school football scores in the Birmingham metro. Also, the Utility Assistance Program from the Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity is ending September 30th, and it’s hosting one more event Friday in hopes of helping people bring their power bills current. Read more below!

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First, today's weather:

Clear throughout the day. High: 79 Low: 56.

Here are the top stories in Birmingham today:

1. Start off the day by catching up on all the high school football scores in the Birmingham metro area. (Birmingham Patch)
2. Read about this Birmingham high school teacher who helped a student overcome homelessness to attend college. Fantastic story. (WVTM13)
3. Joseph Eugene “Joe” Rucker, the patriarch and former owner of Birmingham’s legendary Eagle’s Restaurant, has died at the age of 88. Read AL.com's tribute to him. (AL.com)
4. Want to see some live music in Birmingham this weekend? Well, there's plenty on the calendar, including Furnace Fest at Sloss Furnaces. (Birmingham Patch)
5. The Jefferson County Committee for Economic Opportunity wants to pay your summer utility bills, and is offering one last chance to take advantage of the program. (WBRC)
6. There's a new apparel store in town. Memory Lane is a retail store that sells vintage clothing, streetwear and second-hand, good-condition sneakers as well as some of the newest styles and releases. (Birmingham Times)

Today in Birmingham:

• Vino’s Pooches on the Patio - Celebrate Vino's 10th anniversary in English Village with your four-legged friend! (noon)
• Fiesta BHAM, Alabama's largest Hispanic heritage festival, takes place at Linn Park today! (Details)
• The second day of Furnace Fest is underway at Sloss Furnaces beginning at noon. Taking Back Sunday headlines today's lineup. (Details)
• Cheer on the UAB Men's Soccer team vs FIU at BBVA Field on the University of Alabama at Birmingham campus (7 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department congratulates Captain Ramaade Bailey, Captain Derryo Fowler, and Lt. Bernard Buggs for graduating from the PBJC training program and receiving certificates at the graduation ceremony this morning. (Facebook)
• Birmingham City Schools: "This is a wonderful example of the resilience of Birmingham City Schools scholars and the commitment of our educators!" (Facebook)
• Some unfortunate numbers from the CDC show Alabama leading the nation in COVID-19 death rate. (alabamanews.net)
• Former Hoover High School football coach Rush Propst is at St. Vincent’s Hospital in Birmingham where he is being treating for COVID-19 and pneumonia. (WBRC)

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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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