🌱Lee High School State Festival +Huntsville Medication Shortages

Morning, neighbors! It's me again, Amy Young, your host of the Huntsville Daily.

• Lee High School state theatre competition
• Huntsville City Schools masking matrix
• Medication Shortages

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First, today's weather:

Sunny, pleasant and warmer. High: 62 Low: 38.

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Here are the top stories today in Huntsville:

1. Lee High School Theatre will be competing in the Trumbauer State Festival this upcoming weekend! Their student-written play, “Sing Like A Girl” won Best in Show for their District Festival and will be in the running once again. (Lee High School)
2. Huntsville City Schools has officially voted in the new 'Mask Matrix' procedure. This will allow the school system to evaluate conditions weekly to decide if masks will be allowed. (WZDX)
3. Bob Jones Air Force JROTC earned the highest ranking possible at their inspection. This inspection takes place every three years, and after the all-day event, their overall score was “Exceeds Standards.” (themadisonrecord.com)
4. Alabama, including Huntsville and the surrounding areas, is seeing medication shortages. If you have any medications that are important to your daily life, local pharmacies urge you make sure you aren’t waiting to order them because they might be backordered. (WHNT)
5. Limestone County deputies are looking for a stolen farm harrow, which is a machine to break down soil. The $50,000 piece of equipment was possibly taken by a suspect in a box truck. (WAFF)

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Today in Huntsville:

• Ribbon Cutting: Applied Companies - Huntsville Madison County Chamber (8:00 AM)
• Ribbon Cutting: Twice Daily / White Bison Coffee (9:30 AM)
• Human Resource Committee of the Madison City Council (12:00 PM)
• Columbia vs Sparkman - Bowling (5:00 PM)
• Christmas on 8th Open House (5:30 PM)
• Opera & Beer for Giving Tuesday (6:00 PM)
• Madison Police Citizens Advisory Committee Meeting (6:30 PM)
• Galaxy of Lights 3k Fun Run - Huntsville Botanical Garden (6:30 PM)

From my notebook:

• GHHS is in need of 13-gallon trash bags and quart-size baggies! (Details)
• Did you know you can donate to the Food Bank of North Alabama every time you shop on Amazon? They walk you through how here.
• The Huntsville Master Chorale is performing carols at Big Spring Saturday night at the Tinsel Trail from 6:00-8:00 p.m! (Details)

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— Amy Young

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