🌱 What investigators are still trying to learn after Hazel Green house explosion

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In today's newsletter:

• What investigators are still trying to learn after Hazel Green house explosion
• How Hazel Green volleyball battled through a tough doubleheader loss

Also on today's calendar: 8th (2026) Annual Alabama Honey Festival.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• 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: 88, low: 65.
• Thursday: Mostly sunny and hot, with a high of 91 and low of 68 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Couple, both aged 78, killed in house explosion (kptv.com) — A Hazel Green couple in their late seventies died after a powerful early-morning house explosion that shook nearby homes and knocked items off neighbors' walls. Madison County authorities have identified the victims and are still investigating what caused the blast, which residents reported hearing around 4:45 a.m. Friday.
   

• Thompson outlasts Hazel Green in back-to-back wins (shelbycountyreporter.com) — Hazel Green High School's volleyball team dropped a tough home doubleheader to visiting Thompson, managing just one set win across two matches. The Trojans pushed the Warriors hardest in a dramatic 26-24 third set, but Thompson's strong start and steady play carried them to back-to-back victories in Harvest and Hazel Green.
   

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Sunday October 4
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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Volleyball (V/JV) - Columbia vs Woodville
  Columbia High School, 5000 Pulaski Pike NW, Huntsville
  4:30 pm
• BOE Meeting
  Ronald McNair 7-8, 2601 N Memorial Pkwy, Huntsville
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball - Tri Match- vs Woodville & Columbia
  Jemison High School, 5000 Pulaski Pike NW, Huntsville
  4:30 pm
• Volleyball vs Oakwood and Kingdom Height (Tri-Match)
  Lee High School, 7000 Adventist Blvd NW, Huntsville
  4:30 pm
• Flag Football (V) - Columbia vs Boaz
  Columbia High School, 300 Explorer Blvd NW, Huntsville
  5:00 pm
• Volleyball - Tri Match- vs Columbia & Woodville
  Jemison High School, 5000 Pulaski Pike NW, Huntsville
  5:30 pm
• Football (Boys)- Challenger MS vs Williams MS
  Challenger Middle School, 2801 15th Ave SW, Huntsville
  6:30 pm
• Volleyball (V/JV) - Columbia vs Mae Jemison
  Columbia High School, 5000 Pulaski Pike NW, Huntsville
  6:30 pm
Wednesday September 30
• Volleyball vs End of Season Tournament (Freshman)
  Lee High School, P7C4+4W, Madison
  8:00 am
Thursday October 1
• Volleyball- JV Match vs ASCTE
  Jemison High School, 229 Wynn Dr NW, Huntsville
  4:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• Home2 Suites by Hilton posted a job opening for Guest Service Representative - Night Auditor - Part Time in Huntsville. Apply here.
• Dollar Tree posted a job opening for Merchandising Assistant Manager in Huntsville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hazel Green here.

🗞 Nearby News

Harvest

• High gas prices hitting local businesses (waff.com)
• Henry Edwin Beckman (radio7media.com)
• Teen injured in shooting near Fenwick Place and Ford Chapel Road (waff.com)

Huntsville

• 2 Huntsville-area homes for sale in Madison + Monte Sano [PHOTOS] (hvilleblast.com)
• Huntsville's HudsonAlpha has had $5.5 billion impact on Alabama, report says (al.com)
• Catching summer rays: Thermo Fisher JIC alumni explore science beyond the classroom (societyforscience.org)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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