🌱 Fatal Fultondale house fire under investigation

Greetings Fultondale! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

• Fatal Fultondale house fire under investigation
• Fultondale native helps Marbury's young musicians find their footing

Also on today's calendar: Clayton Juice Dye at Black Creek Tavern and 1 more event.

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

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Nice with clouds and sun, with a high of 73 and low of 49 degrees.
• Thursday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 39.
• Friday: Mostly sunny and cooler, with a high of 53 and low of 32 degrees.

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📰 News we're reading

• One person found dead after house fire in Fultondale (dailydispatch.com) — One person died in a house fire late Nov. 6 in Fultondale's Dave Cliff Forest neighborhood off Sayers Road. Investigators are working to determine what caused the blaze, and the Jefferson County coroner's office will release the person's identity after relatives have been notified.
   

• Marbury Middle School band director hits a high note as music program grows (wsfa.com) — Fultondale native Sean Handerhan is helping more students find their place in music at Marbury Middle School, where the band has grown to 120 students. Now in his sixth year there, he has also started a choir, giving students another way to participate as holiday concerts approach.
   

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📸 Around Fultondale

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Fultondale

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★ Featured events ★

Thursday November 12

• Clayton Juice Dye at Black Creek Tavern →
  Black Creek Tavern, Fultondale
  8:30 pm

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Other local events

Thursday November 12

• Take & Make: Pine Cone Critter
  Inglenook Branch Library
  9:00 am

Friday November 13

• Take & Make: Pine Cone Critter
  Inglenook Branch Library
  9:00 am

Thursday November 19

• Clayton Juice Dye at Black Creek Tavern →
  Black Creek Tavern, Fultondale
  8:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday November 11

• Irondale Home Of The Brave, A Salute to Heroes Among Us - Wednesday, November 11, 2026 @ 8:00AM - Irondale Public Library, Celebrating our Veterans on Veterans Day! - RSVP for Breakfast, www.tinyurl.com/IrondaleBrave
  City of Irondale, 101 20th St S, Irondale
  8:00 am
• Irondale Home Of The Brave, A Salute to Heroes Among Us →
  Irondale Public Library, Irondale
  8:00 am
• Take & Make: Pine Cone Critter
  Inglenook Branch Library
  9:00 am
• EPIC Parenting — Free 6-Week Parenting Class (Morning Sessions) →
  Jefferson Family Court, 120 2nd CT N., Birmingham
  10:00 am
• Accelerated Masters in Nursing Pathway (AMNP) Virtual Info Session
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion, 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham
  12:00 pm
• Mindfulness in Action | Feng Shui →
  Birmingham Shambhala Meditation Center, 714 37th Street South, Birmingham
  12:00 pm
• Creating Accessible PDFs: Session 2
  University of Alabama at Birmingham - Diversity and Inclusion, 1720 University Blvd, Birmingham
  12:00 pm
• Birmingham Veterans Day Parade →
  Staging Area, 912 19th St N, Birmingham
  1:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Zaxby's posted a job opening for Cook in Fultondale. Apply here.
• Brinker International posted a job opening for Food Runner - Fultondale Chili's in Fultondale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Fultondale here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Gardendale

• Allison, Spartans build on familiar foundation in first season together (villagelivingonline.com)

Birmingham

• Sloss Furnaces entrance makeover planned in Birmingham (wvtm13.com)
• Birmingham hosts oldest Veterans Day Parade Nov. 11, lands 2027 Medal of Honor Society national convention (al.com)
• ‘The Sacred Ordinary' Uses Public Art to Keep Birmingham's Civil Rights History Alive (birminghamtimes.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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