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🌱 Fort Payne faces loss of 593 Children's Place jobs

Fort Payne, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hi there, Fort Payne! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • Fort Payne faces loss of 593 Children's Place jobs
  • Remembering Christopher Lee Barkley, a Fort Payne native
  • Fort Payne's Lydie Varnadore earns volleyball's top Times-Journal honor

Also on today's calendar: The Women's Health & Wellness Experience and 7 more events.

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

Weather forecast:

  • Wednesday: Periods of sun; not as warm, with a high of 68 and low of 48 degrees.
  • Thursday: Cooler with a passing shower, temps: high: 58, low: 38.
  • Friday: Colder; breezy in the morning, with a high of 48 and low of 32 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. 593 jobs at risk as Children's Place plansto close Fort Payne distribution center (speakinoutweeklynews.net) — The Children's Place plans to close its Fort Payne distribution center on Jan. 5, putting all 593 employees at risk of losing their jobs. The company cites financial difficulties, while local leaders hope a buyer can avert the shutdown. Workers can find free job-search and training assistance through AlabamaWorks.
   

2. Christopher Lee Barkley (claytodayonline.com) — Christopher Lee Barkley, a Fort Payne native who lived in Green Cove Springs, Florida, died at home Oct. 30 at 65. His obituary remembers his love of family, Alabama football and driving semi-trucks. He leaves two children and four grandchildren, with a celebration of life to be announced later.
   

3. 2026 All-Times-Journal volleyball team (times-journal.com) — Fort Payne's Lydie Varnadore is the Times-Journal's volleyball Player of the Year after helping the Lady Wildcats win a second straight area championship. The South Alabama commit led the team with 433 kills, while teammate Alyssa Cooper also earned first-team honors.
   

4. Complete List Of Alabama Songs From A to Z (classicrockhistory.com) — Fort Payne's Alabama built a recording catalog that reaches well beyond “Mountain Music” and “Dixieland Delight.” An alphabetical song guide traces the band's five decades of recordings, connecting its early Wildcountry material and country-radio hits with later gospel albums, Christmas songs and collaborations.
   

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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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