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🌱 Hartselle students share veterans’ stories and honor a hometown firefighter
Hartselle, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Hartselle! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Hartselle students share veterans’ stories and honor a hometown firefighter
- Grocery taxes and growth challenges take center stage at Hartselle breakfast
- Barkley Bridge earns a perfect score on Alabama’s school report card
Also on today's calendar: City Council Meeting and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the fallen horse say? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 55 and low of 32 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 58, low: 33.
- Monday: Partly sunny, with a high of 61 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Hartselle Junior High celebrates veterans through stories, service (hartselleenquirer.com) — Hartselle Junior High students brought veterans’ experiences into Tuesday’s Veterans Day program by interviewing former service members and sharing their stories. The school also recognized 101-year-old Navy veteran Zeb Nelson and presented its Don Pouncey Freedom Award to Army veteran Gray Keenum, now a Hartselle firefighter and EMT. 
• Legislators discuss education, growth and affordability at Chamber breakfast (hartselleenquirer.com) — At Hartselle’s Chamber breakfast Thursday, Morgan County lawmakers outlined priorities affecting household costs, classrooms and growth. Sen. Arthur Orr said eliminating Alabama’s remaining 2% grocery tax could be possible if education revenues allow, while limited sewer infrastructure and scarce development-ready industrial land remain obstacles to recruiting major employers.
• Alabama report card shows improvement as 27 schools get perfect scores (thebamabuzz.com) — Barkley Bridge Elementary earned a perfect 100 on Alabama’s 2025–26 school report card, while Hartselle City Schools scored 97 overall. The local results place Barkley Bridge among 27 schools statewide with perfect scores and Hartselle among 11 districts scoring at least 97, as Alabama’s overall score rose to 88.
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Special Called Work Session →
Assembly Room at the Municipal Building, Hartselle
8:00 am
Thursday November 19
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Other local events
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City Council Meeting →
Assembly Room, 611 Chestnut Street NW, Hartselle
7:00 pm -
Board of Zoning Adjustment →
Assembly Room, 611 Chestnut Street NW, Hartselle
5:00 pm -
Christmas Cookie Sharing Open House →
Morgan Baptist Association, 1410 State Street Northwest, Hartselle
2:00 pm
Tuesday November 24
Monday November 30
Sunday December 6
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Spray Paint Class with Chandler Hayes →
Point Mallard Park, 2901 Point Mallard Circle Southeast, Decatur
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Decatur Speed Dating Ages 24-39 →
Decatur AL
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First Steps →
3rd Floor Commons, Decatur -
Forklift Training-Decatur →
TVTC Decatur, 100 Safety Way, Decatur
7:00 am -
GISO - General Industry Safety Orientation →
TVTC Decatur, 100 Safety Way, Decatur
8:00 am -
POST SMARTER: The Social ABCs →
Morgan Lawrence Association of REALTORS®, 1501 4th Avenue Southeast, Decatur
11:30 am -
Story Time: Letter of the Week - Q q →
DPL Youth Services Room, 504 Cherry Street Northeast, Decatur
10:30 am -
November 17th @ Sparks Arena Schedule Complete →
Sparks Arena, 5140 Old Moulton Road, Decatur
5:00 pm
Saturday November 14
Sunday November 15
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Congratulations are in order for our 10 officers who graduated from the 199th Basic Session at the Northeast Alabama Law Enforcement Academy this past Tuesday!
The next step is completing our Field Training Program as they prepare to serve on their own. We look forward to welcoming them back to Decatur and… (Nextdoor ) - Happy World Kindness Day is November 13!
Find resources on how to celebrate at randomactsofkindness.org/the-kindness-blog/29-world-kindness-day-4-simple-ways-to-connect-through-kindness (Nextdoor )
- Sonoco Products Company posted a job opening for Supply Chain Analyst in Hartselle. Apply here.
- SAS Retail Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser Team Lead in Hartselle. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hartselle here.
🗞 Nearby News
Decatur
- Decatur's Historic Christmas Tour of Homes returns this December (soul-grown.com)
- Iconic North Alabama BBQ chef receives top award (al.com)
- Huntsville City Schools earns first ever 'A' on State Report Card; other districts also fare well (rocketcitynow.com)
West Point
- West Point approves MOU for Hyundai Transys expansion (valleytimes-news.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What did the fallen horse say?" — I can’t giddy up… (Thank you Kathy J. for sending it in!)
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