It’s Halloween, so “boo” to you, too…

Weather: A bit frigid. There will be a slight chance of morning and midday showers — 20 percent chance, to be exact — before ending this afternoon and giving way to breezy conditions. Highs will be in the middle 60s. Halloween night will be cold and windy, with lows barely above freezing. Some areas may see a light freeze, but frost won’t be an issue because of winds around 10 to 15 miles per hour. Saturday will be chilly with highs only in the lower 50s, and brisk winds. Saturday night will have areas of frost, and the first below-freezing temperatures of the season with lows in the upper 20s. Sunny and clear on Sunday with highs near 60 and lows in the middle 30s.

Bacon thief still at large… but police in Adamsville and Jefferson County Sheriff’s deputies have stopped actively looking for a 22-year-old man who escaped from Adamsville’s jail, after being charged with shoplifting bacon from a local Walmart. Brian Cody Bigbee scaled the fence, then hopped a freight train on a nearby railroad line. He was thought to be headed into Fultondale or Tarrant, but authorities later realized his rail journey was brief. Adamsville’s police chief said Bigbee did not pose a threat, and had admitted a past history with drugs.

Looking for something to do? There’s plenty going on this weekend locally. Among the events is Warrior Day, that city’s annual celebration, which starts Saturday morning on U.S. 31 in downtown. Admission is free… The “Take it to the Mat” 5K and Fun Run, benefitting the Corner High wrestling team, will start at Corner Middle School at 8 a.m.; registration is available by clicking here … Then there’s the Gardendale Tailgate Festival and Turkey Toss, which kicks off at 10 a.m. at the city’s civic center … Finally in Brookside, it’s the 32nd Annual St. Nicholas Russian/Slavic Food Festival, at St. Nicholas Orthodox Church; the event is Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 5.

Sports: Eight-man playoffs begin. This week’s NJN Big Game — and the only local game scheduled for tonight because of Halloween — is the Christian Football Association semifinal playoff, featuring Tabernacle Christian hosting Tuscaloosa Christian at Moncrief Park in Gardendale. It’s a later kickoff than usual, scheduled for 7:30 p.m. In Thursday night’s action, Gardendale defeated Pelham 55-38, Mortimer Jordan ripped Fayette County 34-7, Hayden got its first win of the season with a 53-14 whipping of Curry, Locust Fork was upset by Hokes Bluff 31-29, Minor beat Pinson Valley 27-9, Cordova took down Corner 32-10, and Fultondale came back late to clip Oak Grove 30-26.