🌱 Mountain Brook Judge To Be AMJA President + 'Amazing Race' Update

Hello, Mountain Brook. I'm here in your inbox today to get you caught up on everything you need to know about what's going on in town, including news about:

• ⚖️ Mountain Brook city judge KC Hairston will serve as president of the Alabama Municipal Judges Association.
• ❎ A Mountain Brook couple has been eliminated from 'The Amazing Race.'
• 🏈 The Spartans had a commanding victory over Bayside in the last high school football game of the regular season.

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Some sun, then clouds. High: 73 Low: 61.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Mountain Brook city judge KC Hairston has been elected to serve as president of the Alabama Municipal Judges Association for a two-year term. “My hope is to not only use this role as a way to shape state policy and nationwide policy, but also to make our court in Mountain Brook the best and most efficient it can be,” he told Village Living. (Village Living)
2. Mountain Brook native Greer Golden is shining as a "key force" in Samford University's volleyball team, although throughout high school she was hesitant whether she wanted to enter college sports. (Village Living)
3. The Mountain Brook couple Abby Garrett and Will Freeman were eliminated from the TV show 'The Amazing Race' after testing positive for COVID-19 while in Jordan. One of 12 teams, the couple had survived through five episodes, traveling through Germany, Austria and Italy. (AL.com)

This weekend in Mountain Brook:

• Saturday: ArtPlay Presents ArtPlay Family Halloween Party (1 p.m.)
• Sunday: "Trunk-or-Treat" — Mountain Brook Baptist Church (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Libertarian candidate for governor, Jimmy Blake, spoke to voters from the Mountain Brook library during a forum last week. (Alabama Today)
• Mountain Brook's high school football team rebounded on Thursday night with a 41-7 win against Baker to finish off the regular season. (Village Living)
• Mountain Brook Chamber: "The Crestline Village Holiday Open House will occur on Nov. 17 with retailers and restaurants opening their doors for holiday events, sales, and trunk shows." (Mountain brook Chamber of Commerce via Facebook)

Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow morning for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

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