🌱 Huntsville in the World Series + UAH Nursing

Happy Halloween weekend, friends! It's me again, Amy Young, your host of the Huntsville Daily.

• Huntsville Utilities upgrades
• UAH Nursing enrollment
• Huntsivlle's hand in the baseball World Series

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First, today's weather:

Breezy with rain and drizzle. High: 56 Low: 49.

Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. Bob Baker, a judge in Limestone County, is retiring after almost 20 years behind the gavel! One of the toughest cases of his career was also one of his first, the trail of Farron Barksdale. Congrats on your retirement, Judge Baker! (WAFF)
2. Madison City Schools looked at how close they are to reducing their mask requirements to recommended! Part of their requirements was 45 days passing after the vaccine was made available to ages 5-11, which Pfizer was approved for emergency use this week. (WAAY)
3. Over the next two years, Huntsville Utilities will be replacing water meters with digital versions. Currently, meter reads are done by employees at Huntsville Utilities, but the digital versions should save customers money by being more accurate. (WAFF)
4. UAH has experienced a dip in enrollment for during for the 2021 fall semester. It is possible this drop is due to potential future students being able to see how nurses were treated and paid during the pandemic and wanting more. (WAAY)
5. Huntsville has made it to the baseball World Series! Kyle Wright, a former Buckhorn pitcher, made his debut as a Braves pitcher in Game two. He was born in 1995, the same year the Braves won their last World Series. (Tennessean)

Today in Huntsville:

• Competition Cheer at Regionals at VBC (12:00 AM)
• Swim Team vs Grissom - Huntsville High School (12:00 AM)
• 2021 Alabama Football Public Autograph Session (12:30 PM)
• Trunk or Treat (4:00 PM)
• Huntsville Police Halloween & Haunted House (5:00 PM)

Huntsville Patch Notebook

• The Huntsville PD K9 Unit was voted a runner up for the Aftermath K9 Grant and received $1000! (Details)
• The Huntsville City Council left a seat open at Thursday’s meeting in honor of the late Dr. Richard Showers Sr. (Details)
• Check out the HPD’s Halloween event this weekend! (Details)
• Join Decautr’s newsletter mailing list! (Details)
• "Voices of Our Times” with the Honorable Mike Rogers is less than two weeks away with the Huntsville Museum of Arts! (Details)
• Check out Rocket City Mom’s Update for this weekend to make sure you don't miss out on Halloween events in the Rocket City! (Details)

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— Amy Young

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