🌱 Mountain Brook December Events + Football Championship Game Today

Hello all. I'm back with your fresh edition of the Mountain Brook Daily. Keep reading to find out the most important things going on in town these days, including updates on:

• The best of December events around the Mountain Brook area.
• Mountain Brook High School plays at the championship football game this evening.
• A Mountain Brook man has been charged for murder in the drug overdose death of his friend.

But first, today's weather:

Partly sunny. High: 63 Low: 56.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. A man from Mountain Brook has turned himself in to authorities after being charged with murder for allegedly directly providing drugs to his friend at his Florida bachelor party, leading to a fentanyl overdose. (AL.com)
2. Former NBA player and current motivational speaker Chris Herren visited Mountain Brook High School in late October to share his personal story of dealing with addiction and recovery. Together he and his wife have raised $8 million in scholarships for people that cannot afford to attend rehab. (Village Living)
3. Check out Patch's curated events guide for the month of December, brought to you by Laura Greene Silsbee, founder of the What's Happening in Mountain Brook and Mountain Brook Trading community groups. On the radar: the Annual Poker Run and Open House in English Village, and Jingle Bell Run. (Patch)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Pickleball open play — Levite Jewish Community Center (9 a.m.)
• Theater Dance Styles — O'Neal Library (5 p.m.)
• 6A State Championship High School Football Game (7 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• In his December Mayor's Minute, Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch III shared his excitement for the completion of phase II of Lane Parke. "Once completed, we will have over 165 shops and restaurants throughout our city creating a diversity that should entice residents and visitors alike," he writes. (Village Living)
• Check out these five homes on the market in Mountain Brook. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• The Friends of the Library are starting a 3-day holiday pop-up sale to benefit the O'Neal Library. (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)
• Mountain Brook community members are sending support to the football team ahead of its championship game today. (Mountain Brook Schools via Twitter)

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Events:

• T-Mobile Tuesdays: Get Free Stuff and Great Perks Every Week (December 6)
• Side by Side Community Chorus Christmas Benefit Concert (December 6)
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Now you're in the loop and ready to head out the door on this Friday. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

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