🌱 Six Mile Music Festival and 10 more events

Good day West Blocton! We're here again with what you need to know today. Grab a cup of coffee and read on. ☀️

Coming up on the calendar:

• 4/24 Earth Week Cleanup – Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge at Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
• Six Mile Music Festival at Six Mile Music Festival
• Cahaba Lily Festival

... and check out 1 more event on the calendar!

Today's riddle: How do you measure a fish? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high of 81 and low of 57 degrees.
• Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy, temps: high: 81, low: 55.
• Friday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 62 degrees.

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📸 Around West Blocton

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🗓 Upcoming Events in West Blocton

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★ Featured events ★

Friday April 24

• 4/24 Earth Week Cleanup – Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge
  Cahaba River National Wildlife Refuge, 3WXQ+6MJ, West Blocton
  9:00 am

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Other local events

Saturday May 9

• Six Mile Music Festival
  Six Mile Music Festival , 2943 Copperas Creek Crossing , Centreville
  4:30 pm

Saturday May 16

• Cahaba Lily Festival
  1012 Main St , West Blocton
  2:00 pm

Tuesday May 19

• McCalla Machines Petro Exit 100 Cruise In
  Petro Bucksville 319 , 22526 AL-216 , McCalla
  5:00 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

Wednesday April 22

• Bessemer City Purple Tigers vs Carver Rams
  Bessemer City School , 4950 Premiere Pkwy , Bessemer
  5:30 pm

Thursday April 23

• Softball: Varsity at Oxford (Away)
  Choccolocco Park , 954 Leon Smith Pkwy , Oxford
  5:00 pm
• Spring Musical: Mamma Mia!
  Helena High School , 1310 Hillsboro Pkwy , Helena
  6:30 pm

Friday April 24

• Friday Nights at the Cove
  Owl's Cove Park , 27-5-21-3-305-021-000 , Montevallo
  6:30 pm

Saturday April 25

• D5 Solo and Ensemble (Tuscaloosa Site)
  Brookwood middle school , 17021 Brookwood Pkwy , Vance
  10:00 am
• Bob Sykes BBQ & Blues
  1700 3rd Ave N , Bessemer
  12:00 pm
• BBQ & Blues Festival
  1700 3rd Ave N , Bessemer
  12:00 pm
• Bob Sykes BBQ & BLUES Festival
  1700 3rd Ave N , Bessemer
  4:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• PrideStaff posted a job opening for Forklift Operator in Vance. Apply here.
• Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Team Member in Montevallo. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near West Blocton here.

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🗞 Nearby News

Helena

• Helena tops Etowah County, Plainview, Good Hope at Hornet Invitational (shelbycountyreporter.com)

Alabaster

• Alabaster sets City Wide Spring Yard Sale for April 25 (shelbycountyreporter.com)
• 10 Alabama Thrift Stores Where You Can Walk Out With A Bag Full Of Treasures For Under $30 (familydestinationsguide.com)
• Top High School QB's in Class of 2027 (highschoolfootballamerica.com)

Bessemer

• Coalition supports Bessemer decision on Northern Beltline and data center (wvtm13.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: By inches because they have no feet. (Thank you Gypsy S. for sending it in!)
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