🌱 Patch AM: What Montgomery residents are doing after the deadly Woodley Terrace fire

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In today's newsletter:

• What Montgomery residents are doing after the deadly Woodley Terrace fire
• Who’s really funding the anti-Blue Cross ads on Montgomery TVs?
• Why Alabama Medicaid patients turn to county clinics for birth control

Today's riddle: What did the clock say when it ran out of batteries? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Friday: Warm with clouds and sun, with a high of 71 and low of 59 degrees.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 76, low: 58.
• Sunday: Remaining warm with some sun, with a high of 75 and low of 60 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Three victims now dead after Montgomery apartment fire; family asks for prayer as community mourns Billy and Jazalynn (wsfa.com) — A deadly fire at Woodley Terrace Apartments in Montgomery has now claimed three lives, including children Billy and Jazalynn, and left their pregnant mother and other residents with nothing. Neighbors are questioning safety conditions and failed smoke alarms, while family representatives urge “corporate prayer” and ask residents to use only the officially endorsed GoFundMe and Red Cross channels to help.
   

• Ad blitz targets BCBS amid Jackson Hospital lawsuit (alreporter.com) — Montgomery TV viewers are seeing a major ad blitz attacking Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Alabama, funded by a newly formed, opaque group called Alabama Patients First. The campaign coincides with Jackson Hospital’s bankruptcy-related lawsuit over reimbursement practices, and so far there’s no public proof linking the hospital or its lender to the group behind the $320,000-plus media buy.
   

• Where Alabama Medicaid enrollees get contraceptives (rocketcitynow.com) — From Montgomery, state health leaders report that Alabama Medicaid enrollees rely on county health departments far more than the national average to get contraceptives and related family-planning care. With every county offering services, officials say public health and community health centers are crucial for filling gaps in rural “health care deserts” across Alabama.
   

📸 Around Montgomery

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Sunday December 28

• PlanNet Marketing - Opportunity Meeting -- Montgomery, AL
  Hilton Garden Inn Montgomery East, 1600 Interstate Park Dr, Montgomery
  2:00 pm

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Other local events

Monday December 29

• JV/V WRESTLING @FINLEY CENTER HOOVER
  Finley Center Pike Road, AL 36064
• BASKETBALL JVB,VG,VB@ENTERPRISE
  Enterprise Pike Road, AL 36064
  12:00 pm

Tuesday December 30

• BASKETBALL VB @ENTERPRISE
  Enterprise Pike Road, AL 36064

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🗓 Events Nearby

Saturday December 27

• 2025 MONTGOMERY CHRISTMAS VENDORS SHOW
  Blount Cultural Park , 1 Festival Dr , Montgomery
  9:00 am
• OPEN MAT - NO GI — Richardson Jiu Jitsu
  Richardson Jiu Jitsu , 2257 Cobbs Ford Rd , Prattville
  10:00 am
• Holiday 5K, 10K, & Half Marathon at Blount Cultural Park, Montgomery, AL (52) 40
  1 Festival Dr , Montgomery
  2:00 pm
• Holiday 5K, 10K, & Half Marathon at Blount Cultural Park, Montgomery, AL (52S40)
  1 Festival Dr , Montgomery
  2:00 pm
• Holiday 1M, 5K, 10K, 15K, & Half Marathon at Blount Cultural Park, Montgomery, AL (52) 40
  1 Festival Dr , Montgomery
  2:00 pm
• Feed My Sheep
  305 Selma Hwy , Prattville
  4:20 pm

Sunday December 28

• Ujima Kwanzaa Family Program
  Montgomery Museum of Fine Arts , 1 Museum Dr , Montgomery
  1:00 pm

Monday December 29

• JV/V WRESTLING @FINLEY CENTER HOOVER
  Pike Road City , Pike Road , Pike Road

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• It's busy around our house!
  Today is the PUSH! Right now, the Royal frosting is drying on the snowflake gingerbread cookies, and the anise royal frosting is drying on the… (Nextdoor Brighton Estates)
• On behalf of my family and all the families affected by the fire.
  , THANK YOU!!! My heart is overwhelmed with the out pouring of love and support that is been given. My daughter is at the rent office now and she is… (Nextdoor Highland Gardens)

• Burlington posted a job opening for Seasonal Retail Stocking Associate - Part Time in Montgomery. Apply here.
• Alabama Staffing posted a job opening for Custodial Services Worker in Montgomery. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Montgomery here.

🗞 Nearby News

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• Alabama legislator files bills targeting the death penalty (timesfreepress.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

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