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Boaz, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readGood morning Boaz! We're back in your inbox this morning to keep you in the loop with what's happening in and around town. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Boaz hospital to become a training ground for family doctors
- Boaz veterans clinic offers help navigating VA benefits
- Section girls give new coach a winning debut at Snead State
Also on today's calendar: Homestead Market.
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Times of clouds and sun, with a high of 67 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: A shower; breezy, cooler, temps: high: 57, low: 38.
- Friday: Partly sunny, windy and cool, with a high of 50 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. UAB expands rural physician training with new Marshall Family Medicine Residency program (uab.edu) — Marshall Medical Center South in Boaz will anchor a newly approved UAB family medicine residency, with its first residents expected in July 2027. The program aims to address rural primary care shortages by training doctors in communities where leaders hope they will stay, with additional training in Guntersville. 
2. Boaz Veterans Resource Fair & Claims Clinic scheduled (sandmountainreporter.com) — Boaz veterans can get help with VA claims, health care enrollment and benefits at a resource fair and claims clinic Dec. 8. The VA-sponsored event will include guidance on toxic-exposure benefits under the PACT Act. Organizers recommend bringing relevant records and checking discover.va.gov for updated event details.
3. GIRLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP: Section wins King's debut as head coach (jcsentinel.com) — Section's girls basketball team gave new head coach Zach King a winning debut Saturday at Snead State Community College in Boaz, beating Brindlee Mountain 65–29. Sydney Robbins led with 21 points. Pisgah also opened its season with a win at Snead State, defeating Springville 53–36 behind Ella Grace Samples' 18 points.
4. Wienermobile rolling into Birmingham: here's how you can see it (bhamnow.com) — Boaz is on the stop list for the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile's Nov. 12–14 Alabama tour, though a local time and venue haven't been provided. The 27-foot hot dog-shaped vehicle also plans a Gadsden visit and a Nov. 14 appearance at Birmingham Cars and Coffee at Shops of the Colonnade.
📸 Around Boaz
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Upcoming Events in
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★ Featured events ★
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Trivia Night at 19th Hole Golf →
19th Hole Golf, 100 Elizabeth St Ste 423, Boaz
6:30 pm
Thursday December 10
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Other local events
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Homestead Market →
Boaz Recreation Center, Boaz
10:00 am -
Magician Brian Reeves at The 19th Hole →
100 Elizabeth Street, Boaz
6:00 pm
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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AHS Bowling vs Hewitt Trussville
Alleyway Entertainment, 100 Mathis Mill Rd, Albertville
4:00 pm -
AHS Varsity Boys Basketball vs James Clemens
Mae Jemison High School, 5000 Pulaski Pike NW, Huntsville
6:00 pm -
Main Channel Trivia Night on Thursdays →
Albertville AL
6:30 pm -
Tree Farm Mini Photo Sessions Fundraiser →
Albertville AL
12:30 pm -
City Council Meeting →
Albertville, AL Calendar, 116 W. Main Street, Albertville
11:00 am -
AHS Basketball vs Hazel Green
Albertville Gymnasium, 700 McDonald Ave, Albertville
4:30 pm -
Drum Creek–Short Creek Watershed Management Plan public engagement meeting →
Marshall County RSVP Facility, 19272 U.S. Highway 431 North, Guntersville
5:30 pm -
AHS Bowling vs Springville
Alleyway Entertainment, 100 Mathis Mill Rd, Albertville
4:00 pm -
AHS Basketball @ Springville
Springville High School, 8295 US-11, Springville
4:30 pm
Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Sunday November 15
Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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