🌱 What jurors must decide in Daphne’s high-profile capital murder case

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In today's newsletter:

• What jurors must decide in Daphne's high-profile capital murder case
• How a Daphne conference ties into Alabama's reading overhaul

Also on today's calendar: BJ's Wholesale Club Pre-Opening Limited-Time Offer and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Partly sunny, a shower; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
• Friday: Mostly sunny and less humid, temps: high: 86, low: 66.
• Saturday: Partly sunny, with a high of 85 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Jury to begin deliberations in Baldwin County capital murder trial Thursday (wkrg.com) — Jurors in Daphne are set to begin deliberating Thursday in the capital murder trial of Jared Smith Bracey, accused of killing four family members and a friend at a Melanie Loop home in 2023. After days of graphic testimony and sharply different narratives from prosecutors and defense, the panel will weigh a possible life-without-parole sentence.
   

• The Woman Winning the Reading Wars (time.com) — A major national reading expert recently spoke at a conference in Daphne, highlighting how Alabama and many other states are retraining teachers in phonics-based instruction. Her program, now used statewide and even incentivized for Alabama teachers, is reshaping how children learn to read, though experts still debate how much it will improve literacy long term.
   

📸 Around Daphne

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Daphne

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday September 24
• BJ's Wholesale Club Pre-Opening Limited-Time Offer →
  BJ's Membership Center, Tanger Outlets, 2601 S. McKenzie St., Foley, AL 36535,
  12:00 pm

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Other local events

Friday September 25
• Brown Bag by the Bay: Fall 2025 →
  May Day Park, College Ave, Daphne
  11:30 am
• Children - Free Build →
  Daphne AL
  3:30 pm
Saturday September 26
• Miles for Heroes →
  Daphne AL
Monday September 28
• Alabama Chambers Professional Development Conference →
  Daphne AL
• Environmental Advisory Committee →
  Jubilee Conference Room, 1705 Main Street, Daphne
  4:00 pm
• Daphne Public School Commission →
  Jubilee Conference Room, 1705 Main Street, Daphne
  5:30 pm
Tuesday September 29
• Children - Lap Babies Storytime →
  Daphne AL
  10:30 am
• Teen - Teen Connect →
  Daphne AL
  3:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Children - Sensory Storytime →
  Daphne AL
  2:00 pm
• Daphne Utility Board →
  City Council Chambers, 1705 Main Street, Daphne
  5:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• BCCCEL Championship Under the Lights →
  Daphne AL

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• I have received many emails, messages, and calls asking why I resigned from the Lake Forest Board of Directors.
  I truly appreciate the words of encouragement and support. I also want to clarify something that is important to me. My resignation was my decision,… (Nextdoor Ridgewood Pool)
• I am in need of a massage therapist that does DEEP TISSUE MASSAGE.
  As of yesterday, I have been in so much pain from a pinched nerve in my neck to the top of my shoulder blade that left me with a huge painful knot. I… (Nextdoor Heart of Lake Forest)

• Urban Air Adventure Parks posted a job opening for Assistant Manager in Daphne. Apply here.
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🗞 Nearby News

Spanish Fort

• Mary Lacoste (businessalabama.com)
• Fairhope Army veteran's ashes discovered in storage unit, returned to granddaughter (wkrg.com)

Fairhope

• by Fairhope's Bob Echols (gulfcoastmedia.com)
• Viral German soccer fan returns to Fairhope, presented key to the city (gulfcoastmedia.com)
• Fairhope's Magnolia Beach restoration complete after years of erosion (wkrg.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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