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Ragland, Alabama Patch AM: a 3 min readGood morning Ragland! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Ragland approves higher garbage bills, with annual increases to follow
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
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- Wednesday: Clouds and sun; not as warm, with a high of 71 and low of 49 degrees.
- Thursday: Mostly cloudy and cooler, temps: high: 62, low: 39.
- Friday: Breezy in the morning, with a high of 52 and low of 32 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Ragland residents to see increase in garbage fees (annistonstar.com) — Ragland residents will pay $22 a month for garbage collection starting Jan. 1, up from $17.84 under a change the town council approved Monday. Additional bins will cost $6.50 monthly, and both rates will automatically rise 3% each year beginning in 2028. 
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Southside Senior’s Club →
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Line Dancing with Becky →
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Court →
2255 AL-77, Southside
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Weight Watchers Workshop →
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Competitive Boys Gymnastics - Level 5 Team — Competitive Boys Gymnastics - Level 5 Team →
Zee's Gymnastics, 805 Steele Station Rd, Rainbow City
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City of Southside Christmas Village →
Southside Community Center, 2142 Hwy 77, Southside
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Business Counseling →
1000 Bruce Etheredge Pkwy Ste 105, Pell City -
City Council - Work Session →
150 Magnolia Street, Lincoln
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Mahjong Tuesday →
Southside AL
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Westbrook Varsity — Westbrook Varsity →
Zee's Gymnastics, 805 Steele Station Rd, Rainbow City
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Planning Commission Meeting →
150 Magnolia St, Lincoln
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Weight Watchers Workshop Tuesday →
Southside AL
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Wednesday November 11
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Tuesday November 17
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Show us your smile!
ADPH's Oral Health Office is having the 10th Annual Share Your Smile With Alabama Photo Contest. Your child must be in third grade and live in… (Nextdoor ) - National Nurse Practitioner Week is November 8-14.
Nurse Practitioners are on the frontlines of health care, increasing equitable access to quality care. ADPH would like to thank all our NP colleagues… (Nextdoor )
- AVI Foodsystems posted a job opening for Utility Worker, 1st Shift in Lincoln. Apply here.
- SBM Management posted a job opening for Custodial Lead in Lincoln. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Ragland here.
🗞 Nearby News
Ashville
- Ashville head football coach relieved from his coaching duties (annistonstar.com)
- Cheapest gas stations in Birmingham (tpimediagroup.org)
Lincoln
- Honda plant getting 'significant renovation' to expand hybrid production (thebamabuzz.com)
- DHS and family respond to ICE arrests of two Wallace State student-athletes (abc3340.com)
Southside
- Contract awarded to replace Gilbert's Ferry SR-77 Bridge (alreporter.com)
- Birmingham Fall ID: Positional Player Reports (prepbaseballreport.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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