🌱 How Bessemer’s revived neighborhood watch could change your block this summer

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In today's newsletter:

• How Bessemer’s revived neighborhood watch could change your block this summer
• Coroner seeks Bessemer families of deceased residents with no known relatives
• How a 100-year-old Bessemer camp helps kids unplug from screens.

Today's riddle: If you have 13 apples in one hand and 10 oranges in the other, what do you have ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 83 and low of 70 degrees.
• Sunday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 83, low: 68.
• Monday: A shower and t-storm; humid, with a high of 90 and low of 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

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📰 News we're reading

• Bessemer relaunches neighborhood watch to boost safety and trust (wvtm13.com) — Bessemer police have revived the city’s long-dormant neighborhood watch program, inviting residents to meet with officers monthly and share concerns about crime on their streets. A couple dozen neighbors and officers attended the relaunch meeting, where residents reported recent break-ins and police pledged more targeted patrols. Ongoing meetings will be held every third Thursday to keep communication and safety efforts active.
   

• Jefferson County Coroner's Office seeking family for 5 people who recently died (wbrc.com) — Jefferson County officials are asking Bessemer-area residents to help locate relatives of several people who recently died, including tenants of Oak Crest Health & Wellness and Diversicare, and a patient at UAB Medical West in Bessemer. If you recognize any of the names or may know their families, you’re urged to contact the Jefferson County Coroner/Medical Examiner’s Office for next-of-kin notification.
   

• The Living Legacy: Camp Fletcher offers a chance to unplug and tune in. (otmj.com) — Camp Fletcher in Bessemer, founded a century ago by nurse Pauline Bray Fletcher, still gives local kids a place to unplug, explore nature, and build real-world friendships. Now run by BridgeWays, the camp’s mission centers on health, courage, and connection, with traditions like goal‑ringing in the dining hall and year‑round programs supported by Birmingham-area fundraisers.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Vanilla almond white cake mini cakes fresh out the oven!!!
  I’m thinking cream cheese frosting on these. I’m not 100% sure but I used vanilla bean paste so you know they’re gonna taste delicious with that… (Nextdoor Grand Oaks)
• CHOICE Warranty is awful.
  We’ve had their warranty for 5 yrs and have had relatively mild claims that they covered. But our air conditioning compressor stopped working this… (Nextdoor Lakewood Estates)

• Lowe's posted a job opening for Market Delivery Manager - XDT in Bessemer. Apply here.
• Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising ASM in Bessemer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bessemer here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Hueytown

• High School QB Hubs, these states have produced most Elite 11 MVPs (usatoday.com)
• Public input requested on I-59/20 widening project near Fairfield (wvtm13.com)

Hoover

• Hoover council raises license fees for consumable hemp sales (hooversun.com)
• Birmingham water system must be taken over to end ‘reckless and unlawful' acts, lawsuit claims (al.com)
• ‘Armed and dangerous': Nashville police now searching for second suspect in 2025 double murder near Percy Priest Lake (wsmv.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Big hands ! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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