🌱 New Mental Health Center In Hoover + Alabama Education Law Changes

Hello, everybody! It's Friday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox with everything you need to know about what's happening locally.Keep reading for the latest.

First, today's weather:

Humid with a t-storm or two. High: 79 Low: 69.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. The Longleaf Wellness Center, a new "drug and alcohol abuse and mental health" facility, will be opening up soon in Hoover in front of the Birmingham Recovery Center in International Park. The Recovery Center opened its doors last summer. (Village Living)
2. Jefferson County Commissioners voted on Thursday to increase the amount of federal funds for the World Games to $6.5 million, bringing the Games' leaders one step closer to paying off their $14 million deficit. (6 WBRC)
3. The Alabama Board of Education voted this week to modify its law passed in April which prohibits the discussion of gender and sexuality that isn't age-appropriate in school classrooms. The new language encourages local school districts to consider the Alabama Core Teaching Standards and the Alabama Educator Code of Ethics. It also requires that any violation of the law which could result in a teacher's termination or suspension be reported to the State Superintendent of Education. (AL.com)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• Pep Rally at Mountain Brook High School (9:55 a.m.)
• Fall Plant Sale 2022: Member Shopping at Birmingham Botanical Gardens (10 a.m.)
• Homecoming Parade at Mountain Brook High School (2:30 p.m.)
• Varsity Football home vs Woodlawn: Homecoming and Senior Night (7 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• The Mountain Brook Fire Department is hosting this month’s Alabama EMS Challenge at Fire Station 1 on Wednesday, September 28. (Mountain Brook Fire Department via Twitter)
• Service has been restored to the Mountain Brook Police Department's telephones, which experienced a brief outage yesterday. (Mountain Brook Police Department via Facebook)
• The Mountain Brook Police Department yesterday sent out a reminder that fireworks are prohibited within the city, citing, "an increase in reports of fireworks within the City limits." (Twitter)

Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow for another update.

— Dashiell Allen

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