🌱 'Kid Of The Year' Finalist + Birmingham Student Poster Content

Good day, neighbors! Kayla Harrison here with the latest edition of the Birmingham Daily.

First, today's weather:

Mostly cloudy and cold. High: 40 Low: 22.

Here are the top 3 stories today in Birmingham:

1. A Birmingham 6th grader is a finalist for the Time magazine and Nickelodeon 2022 Kid Of The Year award. Ethan Hill, a student at Birmingham's Phillips Academy, has been delivering care packages to Birmingham's homeless community since he was 7 years old. He also started his own nonprofit, Ethan's Heart. (Birmingham Patch)
2. The World Games 2022 Birmingham has partnered with four Birmingham businesses to host a poster design contest for Alabama high school students. There are three themes and nine opportunities to win. First-place winners will have their art turned into memorabilia for purchase during The Games. (Birmingham City Schools)
3. The 2022 Word Up! Poetry Slam will be held virtually, via Zoom on Friday, Jan. 28. It will also be streamed on the Birmingham Public Library Facebook page. Semifinal rounds begin at 10 a.m. and 2 p.m., followed by the final round at 6:30 p.m. (Press Release Desk)

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Today in Birmingham:

• John Crist: The Fresh Cuts Comedy Tour at Alabama Theatre (7:00 PM)
• Bird Dog Jubilee at Zydeco (9:00 PM)

From my notebook:

• A total of 11,979 University of Alabama students enrolled during the fall 2021 term were named to the Dean’s List or President’s List! To get on the Dean’s List, students must have a GPA of 3.5+, and to get President's List, students must have a 4.0. (Facebook)
• Market Season is finally here, and the Pepper Place Studios building is where you'll find the Market this Saturday from 7 a.m. to 12 p.m.! Visit the Winter Market every Saturday morning Jan. 22 to Apr. 9. (Instagram)
• An arrest has been made in the Jan. 14 homicide of Richard Spence. Clearence Jr. Speed was arrested by Birmingham police, and he is being held in Jefferson County Jail with no bond. (Press Release Desk)

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That's it for today! I'll see you soon.

— Kayla Harrison

About me: Kayla Harrison is a Writing Arts professor, as well as a freelance writer for content creation agency Lightning Media Partners. In her free time, you can find her listening to podcasts, writing poetry, and visiting local coffee shops.