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🌱 Capital murder case over 2021 Sylacauga killing heads toward trial
Sylacauga, Alabama Patch AM: a 4 min readHey there, Sylacauga! Let's get started with what's happening in and around town. Read on and stay in the loop. ☀️
In today's newsletter:
- Capital murder case over 2021 Sylacauga killing heads toward trial
- Why did Sylacauga’s council overrule the mayor on the city clerk?
- How a new Sylacauga health-tech office could help protect rural hospitals
Also on today's calendar: Trunk or Treat in Sylacauga and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What has hands but isn’t able to clap? 🤔 (Answer below!)
☑️ Important voting information: The Nov. 3 general election is coming up. Official Alabama election resources: Find your polling place | Register to vote | Check your registration | Absentee, mail and early voting.
- Wednesday: Mostly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: Sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 78, low: 44.
- Friday: Sunny and pleasant, with a high of 79 and low of 49 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Two Jefferson County men face capital murder charges in 2021 Sylacauga shooting (sylacauganews.com) — Two Jefferson County men are set to face a Jefferson County jury on capital murder charges tied to the 2021 killing of Brad Isbell at his home on Harper Springs Road in Sylacauga. Prosecutors say the alleged murder-for-hire plot began in Jefferson County, and multiple defendants, including three women, now await trials that could bring life-without-parole sentences if they are convicted. 
• Sylacauga council votes 4-1 to overturn mayor's decision on clerk's leave (abc3340.com) — Sylacauga’s City Council has voted 4–1 to overturn Mayor Matthew Hubbard’s move to place City Clerk-Treasurer Alexandra Lambert on unpaid leave, ordering her return to work with pay. The decision follows a narrow reappointment vote and an earlier court ruling that she was wrongfully terminated by the previous mayor.
• Medvient's Nicole Oliver builds tools to keep rural hospitals open (technical.ly) — A health-tech startup is preparing to open an office at the East Alabama Rural Innovation and Training Hub (EARTH) in Sylacauga as early as January, aiming to help rural hospitals stay financially stable. Founder Nicole Oliver plans to host financial health workshops where local providers can bring real claims data and leave with an analysis, potentially strengthening both medical services and jobs in the region.
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★ Featured events ★
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Fall Festival →
Central Park, Sylacauga
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Friday October 23
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Other local events
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Trunk or Treat in Sylacauga →
Central Park, Sylacauga
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Christmas Open House →
Downtown Sylacauga, Sylacauga
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Community BINGO →
Sylacauga AL
2:00 pm
Friday October 23
Monday November 2
Thursday November 12
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🗓 Events Nearby
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Early Dismissal (12 pm)
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Early Dismissal
Fayetteville High School Childersburg, AL 35044
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Varsity Football @ Woodland
Fayetteville High School Childersburg, AL 35044
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Weather Day - No School
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Under Age Under Request Program
Sylacauga City Sylacauga, AL 35150
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Trunk or Treat at CACC →
Central Alabama Community College, Childersburg
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PTO Fall Festival
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Varsity Football @ Hope Christian
Fayetteville High School Childersburg, AL 35044
7:00 pm
Friday October 23
Monday October 26
Tuesday October 27
Thursday October 29
Friday October 30
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- The Alabama Rural Medical Service Awards (ARMSA) incentivize family medicine, internal medicine, pediatric medicine, Med/Ped, and obstetric physicians to practice in rural, medically underserved areas in Alabama.
Learn more: alabamapublichealth.gov/ruralhealth/armsa.html (Nextdoor ) - ALL Kids helps your children grow up healthy and strong.
It provides low-cost health care to kids under 19. Learn more at alabamapublichealth.gov/allkids. (Nextdoor )
- Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Sylacauga. Apply here.
- Babki posted a job opening for Part-Time Game Tester in Sylacauga. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Sylacauga here.
🗞 Nearby News
Childersburg
- Childersburg changes time of first December meeting to 11 a.m. (sylacauganews.com)
- South Talladega County football recap for Oct. 16 (sylacauganews.com)
- No serious injuries result from school bus wreck last week (annistonstar.com)
Shelby
- Shelby County hosts inaugural Women's Business Council Summi... (shelbycountyreporter.com)
- Cross-Country Roundup: Locals excel at Husky Challenge, West... (shelbycountyreporter.com)
- Shake Shack coming to Hwy 280 (shelbycountyreporter.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What has hands but isn’t able to clap?" — A clock! (Thank you Lois R. for sending it in!)
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