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š± How you can cheer and volunteer at Bessemerās Special Olympics today
Hello Bessemer! Stay connected with the latest updates from around town. Let's dive in! āļøļø
In today's newsletter:
- How you can cheer and volunteer at Bessemerās Special Olympics today
- How Bessemer friends are keeping Brionn Orrās memory alive
- What Bessemerās spring housing surge means for buyers and sellers now
Also on today's calendar: Bessemer City Purple Tigers vs Tarrant Wildcats and 2 more events.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 89 and low of 62 degrees. š¶ Hot!
- Saturday: Mostly cloudy, temps: high: 83, low: 48.
- Sunday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 69 and low of 42 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ āThe very best of who we are': Bessemer City Schools to host Special Olympics event (al.com) ā Bessemer City Schools is inviting the community to Carver Park on Friday, April 17, for its long-running Pete Wilkins Special Olympics event celebrating student athletes with disabilities. From 9 a.m. to 1 p.m., about 50 participants from Bessemer, Fairfield and Legacy Prep will compete in track-and-field-style events, with families, staff and neighbors encouraged to cheer, volunteer, or donate through the districtās Special Education Department. 
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ā¢ Family, friends gather to honor man killed in Kingston shooting (wbrc.com) ā Friends and co-workers in Bessemer are mourning 25-year-old Brionn Orr, a longtime employee at J-Wings 2, after he was killed in a recent Birmingham shooting. Dozens gathered for a candlelight vigil and balloon release, remembering him as loving, funny, and hardāworking, while police have arrested a suspect in connection with his death. Ā Ā Ā
ā¢ Birmingham metro real estate market now experiencing āspring surge' (bhamnow.com) ā Bessemerās housing market is heating up, with Marchās median home price rising to $260,000 and nearly 50 homes sold as part of a broader Birmingham metro āspring surge.ā New listings and faster sales suggest more options for local buyers, while still supporting strong values for sellers adjusting to todayās mortgage rates. Ā Ā Ā
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Lakeside School Varsity Baseball @ Bessemer Academy
Bessemer Academy, 1705 4th Ave SW, Bessemer
1:30 pm
Saturday April 18
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Other local events
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Bessemer City Purple Tigers vs Tarrant Wildcats
Bessemer City School , 4950 Premiere Pkwy , Bessemer
5:00 pm -
Bessemer City Purple Tigers vs Carver Rams
Bessemer City School , 4950 Premiere Pkwy , Bessemer
5:30 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
Tuesday April 21
Wednesday April 22
Saturday April 25
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š Events Nearby
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Ribbon Cutting: Mark's Outdoors
Mark's Outdoors , 1400 Montgomery Highway , Vestavia Hills
8:00 am -
Storytime at Lee Branch
The East 59 CafƩ - Lee Branch - East 59 Event Room
10:30 am -
2026 Jimmie Hale Mission Serving Hope Pickleball Tournament
City Walk Birmingham
8:00 am -
Helena Autism Awareness Walk
Joe Tucker Park , 230 Tucker Rd , Helena
10:00 am -
Hoover Bucs vs Helena Huskies
Hoover High School , 1000 Buccaneer Dr , Hoover
11:00 am -
National Library Week
Hoover Public Library - Nonfiction Area -
National Library Week Peeps Show
Hoover Public Library - Youth Program Room
1:00 pm
Friday April 17
Saturday April 18
Sunday April 19
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- IF ANYONE IS LOOKING FOR HOPE, HERE YA GO!
SO- A LITTLE ABOUT MY HUSTLE: I AM TRYING TO BE DEBT FREE BY 12.31.26. THEN I MOVED IT TO 7.31.26. MY FINAL DEBT WAS AT $10,200 -APPROX 2 YEARS AGOā¦ (Nextdoor Grand Oaks)
- Wal-Mart posted a job opening for Stocking Team Associate in Bessemer. Apply here.
- Lowe's Companies, Inc. posted a job opening for Merchandising ASM in Bessemer. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Bessemer here.
š Nearby News
Hoover
- Former farm saved, turned into memory making venue in Hoover (wbrc.com)
- Hoover police school resource officers offer summer camp for incoming 6th graders (hooversun.com)
- Celebrate Hoover Day brings rides, music and a giant apple pie to Veterans Park (hooversun.com)
Homewood
- Library block party brings food, music and family fun to Homewood (thehomewoodstar.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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