🌱 Madison native and former Tide star calls it a career.
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- Madison native and former Tide star calls it a career.
Today's riddle: Why did the cookie go to the Doctor ? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Thursday: A stray afternoon t-storm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: An afternoon thunderstorm, temps: high: 91, low: 72.
- Saturday: A shower and thunderstorm, with a high of 89 and low of 72 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Former Alabama football national champion retires from NFL (usatoday.com) — An NFL defensive lineman who grew up in Madison and became a five-star recruit before starring on two Alabama national championship teams is retiring after three seasons with the Carolina Panthers. His career was marked by both strong production and repeated injuries, and he’s now the second former Tide national champion to step away before the 2026 season. 
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Madison City Council Meeting →
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2026 AI & Excel: Smarter Data Analysis and Reporting
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Tissues & Tears: Books on the Ground
Academy for Academics & Arts Huntsville, AL 35801
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- THEY WERE FOUND!
MISSING DOGS Minerva and Snoop got past the kids at the front door at 2pm today, near Liberty Middle School. Snoop has on a black hoodie. Minerva… (Nextdoor Jacquelynn Downs) - For anyone looking to take this wooded footpath to walk to Columbia school or visit friends in the Crown Pointe Subdivision / Brass Oak Estates Subdivision, there is a large tree branch approximately where the X is on this map.
>> We tried to move it yesterday to bike by on our way to Columbia and were swarmed by yellow jackets and stung a bunch (3 stings for each kid and 18… (Nextdoor Brass Oak)
- Costco Wholesale Corporation posted a job opening for Stocker in Madison. Apply here.
- Pep Boys posted a job opening for Lead Customer Service Advisor in Madison. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Madison here.
🗞 Nearby News
Redstone Arsenal
- JUST IN: New Army Energy Plan Focuses on Price, Not Sources (nationaldefensemagazine.org)
- 2025 Dellamonica winner brings strategic impact, humility to AMC Headquarters (einpresswire.com)
- Redstone Arsenal leader nominated to continue overseeing Army's rapid weapons modernization office (256today.com)
Huntsville
- Huntsville schools make room for growth with building upgrades (al.com)
- The power of Parks & Recreation on display in Huntsville Huntsville celebrates Park and Recreation Month 2026 (huntsvilleal.gov)
- Iconic Huntsville location now new home for food, drink, music, more (al.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Because he felt CRUMMY ! (Thank you Michelle S. for sending it in!)
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