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🌱 How Hackleburg’s EF5 became the deadliest tornado of that day
Be sure to catch Spirit of Hodges Festival on the Hackleburg Patch calendar
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In today's newsletter:
- How Hackleburg's EF5 became the deadliest tornado of that day
Also on today's calendar: Spruce Pine Day.
Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Tuesday: Warm with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 86 and low of 55 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 64.
- Thursday: Mostly sunny and warm, with a high of 87 and low of 70 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• 10 EF5 tornadoes since 2007, and the 12-year silence a North Dakota monster finally broke (morningoverview.com) — Hackleburg's 2011 EF5 tornado is spotlighted here as the deadliest storm in a historic outbreak, with 72 lives lost and neighborhoods leveled across Hackleburg and Phil Campbell. The piece walks through all ten EF5 tornadoes since 2007, underscoring just how rare and destructive storms like Hackleburg's are nationwide. 
📸 Around Hackleburg
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hackleburg
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★ Featured events ★
- Spirit of Hodges Festival →
Hodges Town Park, Sunset Rd, Hodges
10:00 am
Saturday October 10
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Other local events
- Spruce Pine Day →
Spruce Pine Community Ctr, 9312 County Rd 22, Spruce Pine
9:00 am
Saturday October 17
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Clayton Juice Dye at Grill22 Holiday Inn Guin →
Grill22 Holiday Inn Guin, Guin
5:30 pm - CLAYTON JUICE DYE →
Guin AL
5:30 pm - Weekly Live Trivia Nights at Traditions Sports Deli - Russellville →
114 North Jackson Avenue, Russellville
6:30 pm - Pumpkin Palooza →
Downtown Russellville, 103 Jackson Ave N, Russellville
10:00 am - Southern Thunder Super Dirt Series Race #12 →
North Alabama Speedway, 12200 AL-247, Tuscumbia
6:00 pm - Haleyville Lions vs Winfield Pirates →
Haleyville High School, 2001 20th St, Haleyville
7:00 pm
Tuesday September 29
Saturday October 3
Friday October 9
Friday October 16
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Do you want to help others by working in public health?
You can connect with your local recruiter and explore your options: alabamapublichealth.gov/employment/recruiters.html. (Nextdoor )
- Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Customer Service Associate I in Haleyville. Apply here.
- BankFirst Financial Services posted a job opening for Teller in Haleyville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hackleburg here.
🗞 Nearby News
Russellville
- Life With Ferris: CB&S Bank Is Still A Traditional Small-Town Bank (chattanoogan.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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