Community Corner
🌱 How Elmore County’s opioid funds will directly support local children
Make time for The Addams Family Musical 10/1 on the Elmore Patch calendar

Cheers Elmore! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- How Elmore County's opioid funds will directly support local children
- See what services Elmore County's new government complex now offers you
Also on today's calendar: The Addams Family Musical 10/2.
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 68 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A heavy t-storm in the p.m., temps: high: 90, low: 70.
- Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 71 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Opioid funds bring new support to Elmore County families (elmoreautauganews.com) — Elmore County is directing $50,000 in opioid settlement funds to Butterfly Bridge Children's Advocacy Center to expand trauma-informed counseling and support for local kids and caregivers affected by addiction. The partnership will provide forensic interviews, therapy, and family resources for residents across Elmore County, aiming to address long-term emotional impacts rather than just immediate crises.
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• Elmore County leaders cut ribbon to new government complex (waka.com) — Elmore County has opened a new $14 million law enforcement and judicial administrative building in Wetumpka, giving residents a larger, modern space to handle permits, fines, and passport renewals. The sheriff's and circuit clerk's offices move into the second floor, while a planned second phase will renovate the old complex to add two new judges.
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📸 Around Elmore
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Elmore
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★ Featured events ★
- The Addams Family Musical 10/1 →
Millbrook Theatre, 5720 Main St, Millbrook
7:00 pm
Thursday October 1
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Other local events
- The Addams Family Musical 10/2 →
Millbrook Theatre, 5720 Main St, Millbrook
7:00 pm - The Addams Family Musical 10/3 →
Millbrook Theatre, 5720 Main St, Millbrook
7:00 pm
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
📣 Elmore Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Art Gone Wild and Alabama Wildlife Fine Arts Competition Reception →
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka
5:00 pm - Morning Sketch →
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka
10:00 am - Preschool Storytime →
Wetumpka, AL Calendar, 212 South Main Street, Wetumpka
10:00 am - Faces & Figures Workshop: Mastering Skin Tones with Light & Shadows →
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka
10:00 am - Wetumpka City Council Meeting →
408 S. Main Street, Wetumpka - Book Bites Book Club →
Wetumpka, AL Calendar, 212 South Main Street, Wetumpka
10:00 am - Community Resource Convention →
Wetumpka AL
10:00 am - From Snout to Tail: Painting Canine Companions (3-Day Workshop) →
The Kelly Fitzpatrick Center for the Arts, 301 Hill Street, Wetumpka
10:00 am - Stone Martin Builder Ribbon Cutting! →
Wetumpka AL
11:30 am
Thursday October 1
Friday October 2
Saturday October 3
Monday October 5
Tuesday October 6
Thursday October 8
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Make your weekday breakfast or weekend brunch extra special with some added fruit!
Add mashed banana, grated apple, or frozen berries to pancake batter for added flavor and nutrition. (Nextdoor ) - September is Childhood Cancer Awareness Month.
Cancers in children can be hard to recognize right away because early symptoms are often like those caused by much more common illnesses or injuries… (Nextdoor )
- Aramark Corporation posted a job opening for Food Service Manager in Elmore. Apply here.
- Pizza Hut - Flynn Group posted a job opening for Shift Leader in Millbrook. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Elmore here.
🗞 Nearby News
Millbrook
- Millbrook Police Reserve Unit to host chili cook-off fundraiser (elmoreautauganews.com)
Wetumpka
- Get expert birding advice at the FREE Wetumpka Wildlife Arts Festival—Oct. 24 (thebamabuzz.com)
- Intoxicated boater indicted after fatal crash that killed 30-year-old Nashville man on Alabama River (1819news.com)
- Field storming caps Smith Station's Homecoming comeback (opelikaobserver.com)
Montgomery
- 'It is addictive': New TikTok regulations for Alabama minors applauded by youth advocacy group (wsfa.com)
Ok Elmore! 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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