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Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 62 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Increasing clouds, temps: high: 83, low: 49.
- Sunday: Not as warm, with a high of 70 and low of 42 degrees.
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🗓 Events Nearby
Friday April 17
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Jasper Vikings vs Hueytown Golden Gophers
Jasper High School , 1501 Viking Dr , Jasper
4:30 pm
Saturday April 18
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WCAA Presents A Sick Day For Amos McGee by Birmingham Children's Theatre
Rowland Auditorium
10:00 am
Monday April 20
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Jasper Vikings vs Haleyville Lions
Jasper High School , 1501 Viking Dr , Jasper
4:30 pm
Tuesday April 21
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Meek Varsity Softball @ Cordova
Cordova High School , 183 School Rd , Cordova
4:30 pm
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Cordova Blue Devils vs Meek Tigers
Cordova High School , 183 School Rd , Cordova
4:30 pm
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Jasper Vikings vs Cullman Bearcats
Jasper High School , 1501 Viking Dr , Jasper
4:30 pm
Thursday April 23
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Town Creek Litter Cleanup - Jasper Housing Authority
Jasper Housing Authority , 1005 AL-69 , Jasper
4:00 pm
Friday April 24
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CLAYTON JUICE DYE
River Cafe Sports Bar , 7749 Smith Camp Rd , Adger
9:00 pm
Saturday May 9
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Jasper’s Home and Garden Show
1604 5th Ave S , Jasper
9:00 am
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Clearvision Music Ministries, LLC: West Jefferson Gospel Singing Jubilee
WEST JEFFERSON TOWN HALL , 7000 W Jefferson Rd , Quinton
6:00 pm
Monday May 11
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AMA Annual Golf Tournament
Musgrove Country Club , 916 Country Club Rd , Jasper
12:00 pm
Thursday May 14
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Moving Forward: Jasper | Parkinson's Conference 2026
Jasper Civic Center , 204 19th St E #100 , Jasper
10:00 am
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Getting the full series of MMR vaccines protects you!
If you have all your MMR shots, you have a 97% chance of not getting measles. If you're not sure about your MMR vaccination status, talk to your… (Nextdoor )
- The DEA holds two National Prescription Drug Take Back Days each year.
Find out how to properly dispose of your old or unused prescription medicines and why it is important to do this by checking out our blog post:… (Nextdoor )
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Rice Lake posted a job opening for Material Handler in Jasper. Apply here.
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Longhorn Steakhouse posted a job opening for Line Cook in Gardendale. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sumiton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Jasper
- Jacksonville State University Approves Flight Training Partnership for New Aviation Program (calhounjournal.com)
- French government seeking release of 86-year-old French widow detained in Alabama by ICE (wvtm13.com)
- Man hit, killed by freight train while walking along tracks in Brookside (wvtm13.com)
Gardendale
- Earth Day: 10 Ways to give back in Birmingham (bhamnow.com)
Birmingham
- Community Land Trust Act aims to keep housing affordable in Birmingham (wbrc.com)
- Buffalo Rock completes $300M infrastructure updates with new Birmingham HQ (bhamnow.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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