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🌱 How will Center Point fare on the road at Wenonah Friday?
Coming up: Gospel & Jazz Music Festival on the Center Point Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How will Center Point fare on the road at Wenonah Friday?
- Which Center Point favorites will win the 2026 Readers' Choice Awards?
Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Hot with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 92 and low of 69 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 89, low: 70.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• See the Week 7 Central Alabama football schedule as region play resumes (al.com) — Center Point High's football team heads to Wenonah this Friday as part of a busy Week 7 slate for Central Alabama high school programs. After a week of non-region play, teams resume region matchups, including marquee clashes like Thompson vs. Hoover and Moody vs. Leeds, all shaping the push toward postseason berths. 
• Finalists announced, voting open for 2026 Tribune Readers' Choice Awards (trussvilletribune.com) — Center Point residents can now vote for their favorite local restaurants, shops, and services in the 2026 Tribune Readers' Choice Awards, which include Center Point among nine covered cities. Voting runs daily through Oct. 29, with winners celebrated later this fall at a public event in the Trussville Entertainment District and featured in The Trussville Tribune.
📸 Around Center Point
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Center Point
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★ Featured events ★
- Gospel & Jazz Music Festival →
Center Point Community Center, 533 Sunhill Road Northwest, Center Point
4:00 pm
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Fall Homecoming Dance 2026
Green Acres Middle School, 1220 67th St Ens, Birmingham
5:00 pm - Parker vs. Huffman
Major Brown Memorial Stadium, 308 9th Ct N, Birmingham
6:00 pm - Roots and Routes Art Showcase Opening
John Herbert Phillips Academy, 2000 Reverend Abraham Woods Jr Boulevard, Birmingham
5:00 pm
Friday October 2
Wednesday October 7
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Take & Make: Brew Your Own Halloween Potion
Inglenook Branch Library
9:00 am - Tech Tuesday and Thursday
Inglenook Branch Library
10:00 am - Crochet & Knitting 101
Inglenook Branch Library
10:00 am - Fall 2026 Citizen Engagement Class - 6:00pm - 8:00pm - Irondale Public Library
City of Irondale, 101 20th St S, Irondale
6:00 pm - Aaron Weber →
Main Room, 1818 Data Dr, Birmingham
7:30 pm - Fall Homecoming Dance 2026
Green Acres Middle School, 1220 67th St Ens, Birmingham
5:00 pm - Parker vs. Huffman
Major Brown Memorial Stadium, 308 9th Ct N, Birmingham
6:00 pm - Tuscaloosa Christian at Tabernacle →
Tabernacle High School, 2649 Decatur Hwy, Gardendale
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
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🗞 Nearby News
Pinson
- Butterbean Days this weekend elevates Pinson's popular street festival to new heights (trussvilletribune.com)
- First phase of Northern Beltline opens in Pinson (trussvilletribune.com)
- More details emerge on the Cahaba Valley Innovation Center (trussvilletribune.com)
Tarrant
- Advocates resist move to end desegregation oversight in Alabama schools (al.com)
- After 4 years without a budget, Tarrant is finally ready to approve one (al.com)
Ok Center Point! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!
-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: A waist of time. (Thank you Martin L. for sending it in!)
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