🌱 Patch AM: Which Mountain Brook volleyball stars made the 2025 All-Region team?

Good morning to you Mountain Brook! Catch up on our news and events right here. Keep reading to stay in the know. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• Which Mountain Brook volleyball stars made the 2025 All-Region team?
• How Mountain Brook firefighters joined a life-saving mission in Texas

Today's riddle: Playing golf is bad for your brain. 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Sunny and beautiful, with a high of 61 and low of 42 degrees.
• Friday: A touch of afternoon rain, temps: high: 57, low: 53.
• Saturday: A little morning rain; cloudy, with a high of 58 and low of 38 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Meet the 2025 Birmingham News All-Region volleyball team (al.com) — Mountain Brook volleyball standouts Lucy Comer and Sullivan Lell earned spots on the 2025 Birmingham News All-Region team, highlighting another strong season for Spartan volleyball. Several other Mountain Brook players, including Adele Moffatt and Darby Rhodes, received honorable mention, putting local athletes alongside top performers from across Jefferson and Shelby counties.
   

• 2025: North Alabamians who inspired us this year (hartselleenquirer.com) — Mountain Brook firefighters were part of an Alabama Task Force 2 team that searched Texas flood debris for survivors, alongside crews from Hoover, Vestavia Hills and other cities. The wider story highlights several north Alabama residents and nonprofits whose service, resilience and generosity inspired their communities throughout 2025.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday January 1

• OFFICES CLOSED FOR New Year's Day
  Chelsea, AL Calendar , 11611 Chelsea Rd PO Box 111 , Chelsea
  8:00 am
• Public Skate Session
  Pelham, AL Calendar
  11:45 am
• Movie Madness
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 50 Racquet Club Parkway , Pelham
  1:00 pm

Friday January 2

• Women's Frosty Doubles league
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 100 Racquet Club Parkway , Pelham
  10:00 am
• Tai Chi
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 50 Racquet Club Parkway , Pelham
  10:00 am
• Crocheting
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 50 Racquet Club Parkway , Pelham
  10:30 am
• Barre
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 2020 Pelham Park Boulevard , Pelham
  5:00 pm

Saturday January 3

• Body Sculpt
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 2020 Pelham Park Boulevard , Pelham
  8:30 am
• Brunch & Bubbly
  Board In Birmingham , 5426 Hwy 280, Suite 6 , Hoover
  9:00 am
• National Get Out & Skate Day
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 500 Amphitheater Rd , Pelham
  9:30 am

Monday January 5

• Spring 2026 Baseball/Softball Registration
  Pelham, AL Calendar , 555 Ballpark Road , Pelham
  8:00 am
• Libby Meet & Greet
  Hoover Public Library - Circulation Lobby
  10:30 am

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🗞 Nearby News

Vestavia Hills

• Vestavia Hills Business Happenings: January 2026 (vestaviavoice.com)
• Best Stories of 2025: "5 inducted into Vestavia Hills City Schools Hall of Fame" (vestaviavoice.com)
• A campus reborn: Hub in the Hills plans to open this spring (vestaviavoice.com)

Homewood

• Homewood events guide: January 2026 (thehomewoodstar.com)
• Happy New Year from the Homewood Star (thehomewoodstar.com)

Ok Mountain Brook! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: I just heard a golfer say he had four strokes on the first hole!
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