Ex-Football Player Indicted + Volleyball Roundup

Hello again, Vestavia Hills! Hope everyone had a great Thursday. I'm going to see if I can sum up the day's news for you in a short digest here. First story I want to mention is that a former UAB football player was indicted today in the death of a woman killed during a crash on I-65. The crash was the result of a police chase that began in Vestavia. On a more positive UAB football note, Protective Stadium opens Saturday. UAB will kick off against Liberty at 6 p.m. Read those stories and more below.

Here are the top stories in Vestavia Hills today:

1. A UAB football player, Jordan Marktice Ricks, was indicted in the death of a Homewood mother during I-65 police chase that began in Vestavia. (AL.com)
2. The VHHS volleyball team had a good week, winning four matches. The Vestavia Voice has the rundown. (Vestavia Voice)
3. Protective Stadium in downtown Birmingham opens officialls Saturday when UAB kicks off at 6 p.m. against Liberty. (Birmingham Patch)
4. Birmingham's Red Mountain Park will officially launch its 2021 Evergreen Campaign Friday — a fundraising effort that will run throughout the month of October. (Birmingham Patch)

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Vestavia Hills Patch Notebook

• Go for the teas and shakes, stay a bit longer for the backdrop. Have you tried the new Vestavia Hills Nutriton at the Vestavia City Center? (Instagram)
• Save the dates for this year's Holiday in the Hills events! Interested in being in the Vestavia Christmas Parade? Find the registration form here. (Facebook)
• The next Ms. Courtney’s Library Stop! at Vestavia Hills Public Library will be on Saturday, October 2, at 10:30 a.m. Make the library your regular stop every first and third Saturday to see Ms. Courtney and her story pals! (Facebook)

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— Michael Seale

About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.

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