🌱MBHS Grad In Ice Skating Competition + Breast Cancer Awareness Month

Good morning, Mountain Brook. I'm here in your inbox today to get you up to speed on everything you need to know about what's going on around town. Because community information is power! Today's briefing includes:

• A former Mountain Brook student places in an ice skating contest.
• The Mountain Brook High School football season for regular play ends in October.
• Here's the local events to commemorate Breast Cancer Awareness Month.

But first, today's weather:

Nice with plenty of sunshine. High: 80 Low: 50.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Rica Hecker, a graduate of Mountain Brook High School, won a bronze medal this summer in the 2022 U.S. Figure Skating National Theatre on Ice Competition, which took place in Wichita, Kansas, while representing the Birmingham Figure Skating Club. (Village Living)
2. Mountain Brook High School's football team regular fall season ends on Oct. 27 after a marathon play with four games in four weeks. The Spartans are hoping to make it into the playoffs for the 7th consecutive year. (Village Living)
3. A suspect from Shelby County has been charged for the murder of two women inside a Hoover apartment. A motive hasn't yet been determined, according to police reports. Court records show the suspect, 21-year-old Daxton Elliot Keith, has previously pleaded guilty for robbery. (AL.com)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Editorial Board — City of Mountain Brook meeting (8:15 a.m.)
• Circle of Life Knitters — Levite Jewish Community Center (10 a.m.)
• Thyme to Read: The Everglades — Birmingham Botanical Gardens (4:30 p.m.)
• Board of Landscape Design — City of Mountain Brook meeting (5:15 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Mountain Brook Police Department is donating Warmies stuffed animals to Children's Hospital Intervention & Prevention Services in a partnership with Mountain Brook FOP Lodge 78. (Twitter)
• Did you know that October is National Principals Month? Here's pictures of the 6 principals in Mountain Brook's schools. (Mountain Brook Schools via Facebook)
• The Pink Up The Pace 5K and Fun Run will take place in Mountain Brook on Oct. 23 and the J. McLaughlin “Think Pink” Sip & Shop will be on Oct. 20, during Breast Cancer Awareness Month. (Alabama News Center)

That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Dashiell Allen

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