🌱 Mountain Brook Athletics Director Retiring + Hospital Visitors Bill

Hello, friends! I'm back with your new edition of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter. Come along to find out the most important things happening in town these days, including updates on...

• Mountain Brook's athletics director is retiring.
• A bill requiring hospitals to allow for visitation.
• The mayor catches up with Alabama's senator.

But first, today's weather: Cloudy. High: 80 Low: 66.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mountain Brook:

1. Mountain Brook Schools' athletics director Benny Eaves is retiring after 30 years. "Athletics has been my focus and love since I was old enough to pick up a ball," he said in a statement. (MB Athletics via Twitter)
2. The Alabama State Senate has unanimously passed a bill that would require hospitals and nursing homes to allow visitation from a "designated caregiver." AL.com reports it was inspired in part by Mountain Brook Senator Dan Roberts' wife Anne Roberts, who died in March 2022. (AL.com)
3. Cahaba Riverkeeper says they still have concerns as the last of the Moody landfill fire burns out. They're concerned about transparency with state agencies and continue to test nearby water for toxins. There's still a lingering smell in the air, although the EPA says it's safe to breathe. (CBS 42)

Today in Mountain Brook:

• AEIVA Presents Donté K. Hayes: Objects of Tomorrow (12 p.m.)
• Boys Varsity Soccer at Smokey Mtn Cup — Gatlinburg MB vs Page (4 p.m.)

From my notebook:

• Here's some highlights from the career of the Mountain Brook Fire Department's Battalion Chief Patrick Dean, who began as a paramedic in 1992. He's now retiring. (Mountain Brook Fire Department via Facebook)
• Mountain Brook High School football players washed the cars of teachers and staff yesterday morning. (Mountain Brook High School via Twitter)
• From STROLL Crestline: a profile of Otey's Tavern, a "neighborhood institution that has been a village staple for over 30 years." (STROLL Crestline via Instagram)
• Mountain Brook Mayor Stewart Welch recently caught up with Alabama's new U.S. Senator Katie Britt. (Mayor Stewart Welch via Facebook)

You're all caught up for today! See you tomorrow for your next update.

— Dashiell Allen

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