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🌱 How Hanceville High’s honor students just earned national recognition

And check out Farm Kids Club – Turtles, Tortoises, and Terrapins (Cullman) on the Hanceville Patch calendar

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Good morning Hanceville! We're back again in your inbox, keeping you updated with what's happening in and around town. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How Hanceville High's honor students just earned national recognition
  • Can Hanceville turn its season around against Susan Moore?
  • Hanceville community remembers the life of Bruce AC Barrett

Also on today's calendar: Heritage Homeschool Club : Elementary (Cullman) and 1 more event.

Today's riddle: What do you call a belt that is made of watches? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 90 and low of 67 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Friday: Partly sunny and warm, temps: high: 88, low: 71.
  • Saturday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 83 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hanceville High School National Honors Society Chapter Wins National Award (cullmantimes.com) — Students at Hanceville High School's National Honor Society chapter have earned a prestigious national Chapter of Distinction award for their leadership, service, and commitment to improving the school and community. Local educators say the group not only excels academically but also focuses on building real-world leadership skills that benefit Hanceville residents. It's a proud moment highlighting hometown students on a national stage.
   

• PREP FOOTBALL: Cold Springs, Gordo meet for region lead; Thursday games open October slate (cullmantribune.com) — Hanceville football fans can head to a home matchup Friday as the Bulldogs, still seeking their first win, host Susan Moore in a key Class 3A, Region 6 game. The article also previews several other regional high school contests, but Hanceville's return from a bye week offers local residents a fresh chance to support their team under the lights.
   

• Obituary: Bruce AC Barrett (cullmantribune.com) — Family and friends in Hanceville are invited to honor Bruce AC Barrett, 77, with funeral services Monday, Oct. 5 at 11 a.m. at Hanceville Funeral Home Chapel and visitation Sunday evening. Remembered as a devoted husband, father, and granddaddy, he was also a master mason and custom gunsmith who worked in commercial refrigeration, leaving a wide circle of loved ones in the community.
   

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  • 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 )
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🗞 Nearby News

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  • Calvert, Corder named CCBOE Employees of the Month (cullmantimes.com)
  • NARCOG celebrates 60 years of helping Cullman County communities turn needs into results (cullmantimes.com)

Cullman

  • Cullman County EMA highlights storm shelter tax credit, year-end application deadline (cullmantribune.com)
  • Every fall, Cullman celebrates a part of its history that reaches back (mycullmantv.com)
  • City of Cullman proclaims October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month (cullmantimes.com)

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-- 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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