🌱 Gulf Coast Brotherhood Ride Concludes + Monkeypox Downturn

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Mostly sunny and nice. High: 85 Low: 53.

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Here are the top three stories today in Hoover:

1. The Gulf Coast Brotherhood Ride ends today, Oct. 7. The ride started in Hoover and ends 452 miles away in Monroe, Louisiana. The bike ride is meant to honor first responders that died within the last year. The event is an opportunity for friends and family to come together to heal. (WTOK)
2. The Jefferson County Health Department has issued a warning about fentanyl. Darlene Traffanstedt of the Jefferson County Health Department warns county residents “If you take a pill that did not come from the pharmacy itself, it could have fentanyl in it.” Fentanyl-related deaths have risen by 223 percent since 2019 in Jefferson County. (Subscription: AL.com)
3. The Jefferson County Director of Disease Control reports that 1,094 Monkeypox vaccines have been distributed. The county has the most monkeypox cases in Alabama. Despite a large number of cases, the infection rate is currently on the downturn. The infection peak seems to have been in August. (WKRG)

Patch deal of the day:

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Today in and around Hoover:

• NAACP State Conference Blood Drive At The Westin, Birmingham (10:00 AM)
• Storytime At The Hoover Public Library (10:30 AM)

From my notebook:

• Is the current housing market making you feel a little overwhelmed? Consider this list of the latest properties in the Hoover area to hit the market. Click to view the full list of properties that includes prices, photos, and property dimensions. (Hoover Patch)
• Jefferson County is hosting an Electronics Free Drop-Off Day and Paper Shredding event on Saturday at Birmingham City Hall. Click for a list of accepted items. (JCCAL.org)
• Did you miss Wednesday's Jefferson County Commission Meeting? No worries, it was recorded. Click to watch. (Jefferson County)

That's it for today! See you all tomorrow 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.