🌱 Mountain Brook Police Dept. Care Kit Drive + Last Week In HS Sports

Good morning, everybody! I'm back with your new copy of the Mountain Brook Daily. Here are all the most important things to know about what's happening locally, including:

• 🎁 The Mountain Brook Police Department's care kit drive.
• 🏀 High school sports in Mountain Brook over the past week.
• 🧼 You can create your own bar of soap at Buff City Soap in Mountain Brook.

But first, today's weather:

Rain and a t-storm; breezy. High: 64 Low: 44.

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Here are the top four stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. The Mountain Brook Police Department is holding a care kit drive through Jan. 15 in partnership with Prescott House, a nonprofit that provides support to children that have been victims of abuse or witnesses to violence. Items such as "toothpaste, toothbrush, mouthwash, shampoo/conditioner, deodorant, comb/brush" and more can be left in bins in the Department's lobby. (City of Mountain Brook)
2. Here's a recap of high school sports in Mountain Brook over the past week. The boys and girls basketball teams traveled to Vestavia Hills last week, and the indoor track & field team had a strong showing at the Holiday Invitational last Saturday at the Birmingham CrossPlex. (Village Living)
3. Mountain Brook coach Chris Yeager was voted the Over The Mountain football coach of the year. Upon hearing the announcement, he said he was a little surprised, praised the work of his fellow coaches in Homewood, Hoover and elsewhere. He also gave credit for the Spartans' strong performance this season to his staff. Over The Mountain Journal has also published features about senior linebacker Trent Wright and junior running back Cole Gamble. (Over the Mountain Journal)
4. Schools across Alabama, including in Birmingham, responded to shooting threats on Tuesday morning, which appeared to have been hoaxes. This comes weeks after Vestavia Hills High School students were informed about a threat made by a student. (AL.com)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Village Design Review Committee — City of Mountain Brook (8 a.m.)
• American Red Cross Blood Drive — Levite Jewish Community Center (10 a.m.)
• Why? Of Course! (The Jewish course of why) (12 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Bham Now suggests building your own customized bar of soap at Buff City Soap in Mountain Brook as one of 11 unique experiences to gift the 'person who has everything' this holiday season. Check out all of them here! (Bham Now)
• Check out these homes for sale in and around the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• The Mountain Brook Fire Department presents "Engine 3’s close-knit C-Shift" in front of their truck! (Mountain Brook Fire Department via Twitter)

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— Dashiell Allen

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