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Here's a five-minute guide to the most important things going down today in town.

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. You can contact me at michael.seale@patch.com., and follow me on Twitter @mpseale.
Here's a five-minute guide to the most important things going down today in town.

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A seasonal blue moon will grace the skies on Aug. 22. A blue moon happens when there are four full moons in any season.
The Alabama Constitution has so many amendments that it is the largest state constitution in the country. But are all of the laws necessary?
Hoover City Schools and the Hoover Police Department are investigating a threat made to the school system via social media Thursday night.
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The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office arrested a teenager who called in a fake bomb threat at Hueytown High School.
A robbery Aug. 13 at 2321 9th Court South is under investigation by the Birmingham Police Department.
The issue of wearing masks in schools during the COVID-19 pandemic has become a hotly debated topic in Mountain Brook.
Trussville’s Ava Grace Bowen won the age group for 9-year-olds, winning the crown for her division at the Miss Teen Alabama pageant.
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The World Games 2022 events will take place in 14 different venues across the Birmingham metro.
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The Vestavia Hills Board of Education will hold the first of two budget hearings Monday, Aug. 30.
The 2021-22 school year in Mountain Brook includes 82 new faculty and staff members in the school system.
Thunderstorms are expected throughout Alabama in the next few days, as Grace has reached hurricane strength heading to Mexico.