🌱 MBHS Basketball Alum Stars In Israel + Mountain Brook Football

Hello all. I'm back with your fresh edition of the Mountain Brook Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening in the community today...

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy with a t-storm. High: 91 Low: 74.

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Here are the top four stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. Auburn senior and Mountain Brook High School alumni Lior Berman represented the US in basketball at the 21st Maccabiah Games in Israel this summer, helping them to bring home the gold as the "most consistent player." He spoke to The Jerusalem Post about his experience, as well as growing up Jewish in Alabama. After college, he's considering playing for Israel. (The Jerusalem Post)
2. Mountain Brook High School football coach Chris Yeager is encouraged about the team's 2022 season outlook given their recent success–winning "at least eight games each of the last six years." The season kicks off with a Thursday night match-up against Vestavia Hills. (Village Living)
3. School systems across Alabama are weighing what new security measures they should take after the tragic mass-shooting in Uvalde, Texas. Many are adding new Student Resource Officers (SROs), different from security guards due to their specific training on child and adolescent development. There's also a debate on whether they should be armed. (AL.com)
4. Robert Findlay Smith, the 70-year-old man charged with the capital murder of two or more people at St. Stephens Episcopal Church in Vestavia Hills, was indicted by a grand jury last week. (WVTM 13)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Monday Matinees - Levite Jewish Community Center (1:30 p.m.)
• Planning Commission - City of Mountain Brook (5:30 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Mountain Brook YMCA is joining the Hoover YMCA from 1 to 3 p.m. on Wednesday for a hiring event for Afterschool Childcare Counselors. (Mountain Brook YMCA via Facebook)
• Here's the latest "business happenings" in Mountain Brook. (Village Living)
• The bridge on Caldwell Mill Road between Wynward Road and Caldwell Mill Lane will close starting on August 9 for replacement work, and is expected to remain closed until December 29. (Twitter)
• The Mountain Brook Police Department held a Situational Awareness Course last week. You can add yourself to the waiting list for the next one by going to the Police Department's mobile app. (Twitter)

Thanks for following along and staying informed. I'll see you around!

— Dashiell Allen

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