🌱 Onion Recall + High School Football Scores

Welcome back, Birmingham! It's Friday, so let's get you started with everything you need to know going on today in Birmingham. As the regular season games wind down this weekend in high school football, several games were played last night, with another handful of games set to kickoff tonight. Check out the scores from last night's games below. Also, we sent out an alert about this yesterday, but Alabama is one of the states affected by a Salmonella outbreak caused by certain onions sold in stores statewide. Read on, neighbors. Read on.

First, today's weather:

Cloudy, a shower; cooler. High: 54 Low: 51.

Here are the top stories today in Birmingham:

1. First, let's get you caught up on the scores from last night's high school football action in the Birmingham metro. (Birmingham Patch)
2. Birmingham City Schools addresses numerous hurdles it faces moving forward, including staff shortage and burnout. (WIAT - CBS42.com)
3. A 27-year-old Birmingham man has been charged with reckless murder in his father’s killing. (AL.com)
4. The Food and Drug Administration has issued a voluntary recall on fresh, whole onions sold and distributed in Alabama, citing possible salmonella contamination. (Alabama Patch)
5. The Black Warrior Riverkeeper has given a warning to Drummond Co. that a water pollution lawsuit is looming. (WVTM13)

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Today in Birmingham:

• This should be fun and delicious: Cahaba Brewery hosts the Pig Iron BBQ Cook-Off for Children's Harbor. (Details)
• Celebrate with the Magic City Classic Happy Hour at the Birmingham Civil Rights Institute (5 p.m.)
• Join the Sloss metal arts staff for a night of cast iron creative fun with Molten and Mysterious with Sloss Metal Arts. (6 p.m.)
• Catch some high school football action as Wenonah takes on Jackson-Olin. (7 p.m.)
• See My Morning Jacket live at the Alabama Theatre with special guest Bedouine. (7 p.m.)

Birmingham Patch Notebook

• Dippi is live NOW! Get Birmingham alcohol delivery + a fun giveaway. (Bham Now)
• Greater Birmingham Humane Society wants you to meet Channing, the one-year-old feline friend who is ready to become the new light of your life. (Facebook)
• Birmingham Fire and Rescue Service Department congratulates Firefighter Brett Whited for receiving a Letter of Appreciation for assisting the UAB Blazer Band.(Facebook)
• Birmingham City Schools is pleased to invite proposals for high-quality, innovative, start-up public charter schools seeking to open in the 2023-2024 school Year. (Facebook)
• Eddie Kendrick Memorial Park downtown honors Birmingham's own Eddie Kendricks, lead singer of the legendary Temptations. (Instagram)

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