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Columbiana, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min read

Hey hey Columbiana! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Veterans find connection and support at Columbiana retreat
  • Judge denies Alabama Power restraining order against Calera landowner

Also on today's calendar: A Southern Christmas Bazaar and 4 more events.

Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Pleasant with periods of sun, with a high of 73 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Thursday: Intervals of clouds and sun, temps: high: 65, low: 42.
  • Friday: Sunny and cooler, with a high of 56 and low of 35 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• American Legion Veterans Retreat Brings Connection, Support and Camaraderie (va.gov) — Veterans living with PTSD gathered at Columbiana’s 4-H Center for a weekend of connection and support Oct. 30–Nov. 1. Funded by the American Legion, the retreat brought together participants from three Alabama VA medical centers for recreation and shared conversations, with registration filling within hours.
   

• Ongoing legal battle leads judge to deny restraining order in Church vs Alabama Power (shelbycountyreporter.com) — A judge denied Alabama Power’s request to keep Calera landowner Fenn Church and supporters away from transmission-line work on his property. The Nov. 9 hearing in Columbiana addressed the requested restraining order, not the broader condemnation dispute, which remains unresolved after the state Supreme Court lifted an earlier injunction blocking work.
   

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  • Builders FirstSource posted a job opening for Assembler I Truss Shop in Shelby. Apply here.
  • Pizza Hut posted a job opening for Team Member in Calera. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Columbiana here.

🗞 Nearby News

Shelby

  • Alabama Power files notice of appeal after judge's ruling in Shelby County property dispute (wvtm13.com)
  • The Resting Place's first Community Connect Day brings resources, hope to Pelham (shelbycountyreporter.com)
  • Alabaster approves $446K in water infrastructure upgrades (shelbycountyreporter.com)

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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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