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In today's newsletter:

  • Birmingham family pleads for help finding missing 82-year-old man
  • Have you seen this missing 15-year-old from Nottinghill Drive?
  • What Birmingham's new goBHM plan could change about your daily commute

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 70 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
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  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Family desperate to find 82-year-old missing from Birmingham since Saturday (al.com) — Birmingham family members are urgently searching for 82-year-old Joseph James Turner, who lives in Center Point and disappeared Saturday after leaving a repast and later being seen at the downtown Greyhound station. Authorities say he has dementia and have issued critical missing alerts; anyone who spots him is urged to call 911 or Birmingham police immediately with information.
   

2. Emergency Missing Child Alert Issued for 15-Year-Old Birmingham Girl (abc3340.com) — A 15-year-old girl from Birmingham's Nottinghill Drive area is missing, and state and Jefferson County authorities are urgently asking for your help to find her. Nyasia Hicks was last seen just after midnight Wednesday and may have a condition affecting her judgment, so residents are urged to watch for her description and call the sheriff's office or 911 with any information.
   

3. Birmingham Leaders Unveil GoBHM Transportation Vision at Town Hall (birminghamtimes.com) — Birmingham city leaders just outlined the goBHM transportation vision, a long-term plan to make it easier and safer for residents to get around the city without always relying on a car. At a town hall, students and officials discussed unreliable bus routes, multimodal options like microtransit and biking, and how future investments could reconnect neighborhoods and expand access to jobs, schools, and services.
   

4. Alabama data center law takes effect Oct. 1: Here's what it means for your power bill (wbrc.com) — A new Alabama law taking effect today could shape how a planned data center in Birmingham's Oxmoor Valley affects your power bill. Regulators say large data centers must cover their own infrastructure costs, but key contract details remain secret, leaving Birmingham homeowners watching closely to see whether promised protections really keep residential rates from rising.
   

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