🌱 Mountain Brook Couple On 'The Amazing Race' + Sick-Looking Fox

Hello, friends! It's Wednesday in Mountain Brook and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally, including updates on:

• 💕 Two Mountain Brook 'childhood sweethearts' will be appearing tonight on "The Amazing Race."
• 🏈 Meet Clark Sanderson, Mountain Brook football's junior receiver.
• 🎲 It's trivia night at Greenwise!

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But first, today's weather:

Hot with plenty of sunshine. High: 94 Low: 69.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Abby Garrett and Will Freeman, 'childhood sweethearts' who grew up in the Cherokee Bend section of Mountain Brook, are set to compete for $1 million on "The Amazing Race" tonight during the show's season premiere. Watching the show has become a routine for the young couple. (Alabama NewsCenter)
2. Mountain Brook football's junior receiver Clark Sanderson is one of the "the most fearless players" that his coach Chris Yeager has seen around. Yeager points to "a punt return against James Clemens early in the third quarter of the Spartans' second game of the season" as evidence. In fact, the talent runs in the family — his father was an all-state wide receiver at Hamilton High School. (Over the Mountain Journal)
3. Mountain Brook residents were concerned last week after spotting what appeared to be a sick fox on Overhill Road near Watkins Road. A picture of the fox was shared widely on Facebook, with some residents attempting to contact Animal Control. (AL.com)

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Today in Mountain Brook:

• Village Design Review Committee — City of Mountain Brook. (8 a.m.)
• Lunch & Learn: Ask the Experts — Birmingham Botanical Gardens. (11:30 a.m.)
• Member Mingle! — Levite Jewish Community Center. (5 p.m.)
• Trivia Night at Greenwise — Mountain Brook Chamber of Commerce. (6:30 p.m.)

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From my notebook:

• The Mountain Brook Police Department held a Memorial Ceremony in front of City Hall honoring the life of Officer George T. Herring, who was killed in the Line of Duty on Sept. 19, 1987. (Mountain Brook Police Department via Facebook)
• The Birmingham Children's Theatre is holding a free birthday bash to celebrate its 75th anniversary on Sept. 24. (Over The Mountain Journal)
• Mountain Brook's own Olexa's Catering Cafe & Cakes is expected to be featured on America's Best Restaurants. The media and marketing company will be filming at the location in early October. (Village Living)

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Thanks for following along and staying informed. See you all tomorrow for another update!

— Dashiell Allen

Have a news tip or suggestion for an upcoming Mountain Brook Daily? Contact me at mountainbrook@patch.com