🌱 Flood Victim Help + Wife Of Deceased Police Officer Convicted

Hey, neighbors! It's me again, Michael Seale, your host of the Vestavia Hills Daily. I hope y'all had a nice weekend. I am going to fill you in on some news tidbits before you start your week. Weeks after severe flash floods hit the area, a local VEstavia chucrch is helping out flood vistims and forst responders who have helped those victims. Also in the news locally, a conviction was handed down for Stephanie Keller, the fromer wife of Vestavia Hills police officer Andy Kimbrel. Read more below.

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Here are the top stories today in Vestavia Hills:

1. Cahaba Heights United Methodist helped flood victims and first responders who helped those victims, providing food and care packages. (Vestavia Voice)
2. A jury found Stephanie Keller guilty of manslaughter on Friday in the 2019 shooting death of her husband, Vestavia Hills police officer Andy Kimbrel. (Vestavia Voice)
3. I have been so interested in finding out how the newly sanctioned flag football season in Alabama is going. The Homewood Star looks at how the sport presents new opportunities for girls. (thehomewoodstar.com)
4. The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office opens up about ongoing drug problems throughout the county. (WVTM13)
5. Get the recaps of all of the Week 10 high school football action from Alabama Media Group. (AL.com)

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Vestavia Hills Patch Notebook

• Photos: Red Mountain in Birmingham | Slideshows. (Anniston Star)
• Happy 121st from Samford University to the one and only, Mr. Ralph Waldo Beeson! (Facebook)
• The Vestavia Hills High School Literacy Club students love being Book Buddies with these great elementary friends! (Facebook)

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— Michael Seale

About me: I am a lifelong Alabama resident with more than two decades of media under my belt. I have worked for a daily newspaper, a weekly newspaper, a monthly magazine, a television station and a couple of radio stations. I also tried my hand at marketing for a little while. But I love writing news. This opportunity to bring Patch to Birmingham is a chance for my hometown to benefit from a new - and better - way to read and receive news.

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