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🌱 Central's Mariah Harrison brings her championship experience to Troy softball
Phenix City, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readHey hey Phenix City! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Central's Mariah Harrison brings her championship experience to Troy softball
- Driver charged in fatal Phenix City bicycle hit-and-run
- What keeping an Opportunity Zone means for Phenix City
Also on today's calendar: City Council Work Session and 7 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the fallen horse say? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Saturday: Plenty of sun, with a high of 61 and low of 32 degrees.
- Sunday: Partly sunny, temps: high: 60, low: 35.
- Monday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 59 and low of 39 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. Harrison takes on the diamond (tropnews.com) — After helping build Central High School's championship flag football program, Mariah Harrison is pursuing her first love: softball. The Phenix City standout is now a freshman utility player at Troy, where she says a welcoming team has helped her settle in as she prepares for her first college season. 
2. Driver charged with manslaughter for Phenix City hit-and-run crash (nowgeorgia.com) — A driver faces manslaughter and leaving-the-scene charges after a crash killed bicyclist Ian Albert Sherrod, 34, on Sandfort Road near 16th Avenue in Phenix City. Police identified Laney Brianne Elliot as the driver and arrested her November 11. She posted bond that day, according to the Russell County Sheriff's Office.
3. Phenix City Keeps Its 1 Opportunity Zone, Auburn Gets 4 and Muscogee County Falls From 16 to 5 Under a Federal Map That Starts Jan. 1, 2027 (columbustimes.com) — Phenix City will keep its single Opportunity Zone for another decade under a federal map taking effect Jan. 1, 2027. The designation offers tax incentives for private investment in Census Tract 302, not direct public funding. No specific project has been announced for the city.
4. Phenix City man arrested in Auburn theft investigation (cnaw2news.com) — A Phenix City man faces a first-degree theft charge after Auburn police investigated missing funds at a business where he worked. Police arrested Frederick Perry Holton Jr., 68, on Nov. 13 and said he was being held at the Lee County Jail on a $5,000 bond.
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★ Featured events ★
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Coffee without the conversation →
Phenix City Russell County Library, 1501 17th Ave, Phenix City
9:00 am
Saturday November 21
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Other local events
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City Council Work Session →
Council Chambers, 1111 Broad St., Phenix City
1:00 pm -
City Council Meeting →
Council Chambers, 1111 Broad St., Phenix City
7:00 am -
Public Hearings: Demolition of Structures on November 17, 2026 →
Council Chambers, 1111 Broad St., Phenix City
7:00 am -
Phenix City Board of Education - Work Session
Phenix City Boardroom, 1210 9th Avenue, Phenix City
6:00 pm -
Board of Zoning Adjustment & Appeals Meeting →
Council Chambers, 1111 Broad St., Phenix City
3:30 pm -
Phenix City Board of Education - Board Meeting
Phenix City Boardroom, 1210 9th Avenue, Phenix City
6:00 pm -
Computer Basics →
Phenix City – Russell County Library, 1501 17th Avenue, Phenix City
1:30 pm -
CITY OFFICES CLOSED: Thanksgiving Holiday Observed →
City of Phenix City, 601 12th St., Phenix City
6:00 am -
Computer Basics →
Phenix City – Russell County Library, 1501 17th Avenue, Phenix City
1:30 pm
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
Friday November 20
Thursday November 26
Friday November 27
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Wrestling @ Dadeville
Beulah High School Smiths, AL 36877
5:00 pm -
BKB @ Horseshoe Bend (Varsity)
Beulah High School Smiths, AL 36877
4:00 pm
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
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- HI, everyone.
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- ACCS - Alabama Community College System posted a job opening for Bus Driver (Part Time) in Phenix City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Phenix City here.
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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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