🌱 Mountain Brook Girls Track + O'Neal Library Closed After Flooding

Good morning, everybody! I'm here with your Monday edition of the Mountain Brook Patch newsletter. Keep reading to find out all the community information you need to know right now, including updates on...

• Mountain Brook girls track team championships.
• The new Birmingham Business Alliance CEO.
• The O'Neal Library is closed after flooding.

But first, today's weather: A shower and t-storm; humid. High: 81 Low: 67.

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Here are the top three stories in Mountain Brook today:

1. The Mountain Brook girls track team won the 6A girls Alabama High School Athletics Association State Track and Field Championships in Gulf Shores on Saturday. Check out a photo of them celebrating with a trophy and Mountain Brook athlete Annie Kerr midway through a pole vault. (AL.com)
2. Steve Ammons, the current Jefferson County Commissioner for District 5 which includes Mountain Brook, has been appointed the next CEO of the Birmingham Business Alliance. The Vestavia Hills resident said he's proud of bringing job development and capital investment to Jefferson County during his time on the commission. (Village Living)
3. There's a new non-stop flight from Birmingham to New York City from American Airlines, making it the second airline to fly the route after Delta. American Airlines now has seven direct destinations from the airport. (AL.com)

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From my notebook:

• Check out these five new homes on the market in the Mountain Brook area. (Mountain Brook Patch)
• The O'Neal Library is temporarily closed after experiencing flooding on Friday morning. In a publication the library said, "the good news is that we have not lost any significant portion of the collection, however, we will be handling water mitigation and clean up. More information to come." (The O'Neal Library via Facebook)

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