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Coming up on the Mobile Patch calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness

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Coffee in hand, Mobile? We've got the latest town updates for you. Keep reading to stay in the loop. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

  • See how Mobile is honoring hometown legend Jimmy Buffett this weekend
  • What Mobile's new school safety plan could mean for your child
  • Why Caruthers Way neighbors say they're fed up with overgrowth and trash

Also on today's calendar: Free Bra Fittings to Support Breast Cancer Awareness and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: I'm a rock group with 4 members; one member was assassinated. What am I? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Friday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 86 and low of 74 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
  • Saturday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 86, low: 73.
  • Sunday: An afternoon t-storm; humid, with a high of 87 and low of 73 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Jimmy Buffett in bronze: New Alabama waterfront statue captures singer's spirit (al.com) — A new 7.5-foot bronze Jimmy Buffett statue now overlooks the Mobile waterfront, anchoring a major exhibit about his Mobile roots and music career. The "Son of a Son of a Sailor Experience" opens Saturday at the Maritime Museum, with live music, a Mac McAnally concert at the Saenger, and mural festivities drawing Parrotheads downtown.
   

2. Mobile plans school safety expansion with intervention specialists, new SROs (al.com) — Mobile officials are moving to place new intervention specialists and additional school resource officers in city schools, with Mobile County Public Schools expected to fund much of the expansion. If approved, the plan would add four contract intervention staff soon and four Mobile police SROs once funding is secured, potentially in place before year's end.
   

3. Mobile resident slams overgrowth and dumping on Caruthers Way (wkrg.com) — Neighbors on Caruthers Way in Mobile say overgrown brush, dumped tires, and trash have turned their street into an eyesore and safety concern, even hiding a traffic sign. Despite repeated 311 calls, they report no cleanup yet, and the city now says it's working to identify the property owner so it can finally force a fix.
   

4. Mobile doctor says Gulf Coast teams helped people 'on their worst day' after 9/11 (wkrg.com) — A longtime Mobile emergency physician is reflecting on his role leading a Mobile Fire-Rescue medical team that rushed to Ground Zero just after 9/11, treating injured first responders for weeks. He recently shared those experiences with USA medical students in Mobile, stressing how local doctors can be called to step up in major disasters anywhere.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Hi neighbors, I've been raising Monarchs for years but I have never seen one eclose from start to finish.
    Today I did. I made a video it's 13 minutes .30 sec long. I'm going to post it. I don't know if is allowed for a long video. If you watch; I want to… (Nextdoor Wildwood)
  • Two miniature beagles abandoned at Medal of Honor dog park this morning.
    Can someone help? I am not able to. They are so sweet but one looks like it has been starved. Someone here did give them some food and water. If… (Nextdoor Highland Woods)
  • Circle K Stores, Inc. posted a job opening for Team Member in Mobile. Apply here.
  • Alabama Shipyard, LLC posted a job opening for PAINT & BLAST GENERAL FOREMAN in Mobile. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mobile here.

Ok Mobile! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Mount Rushmore (Thank you J.J. W. for sending it in!)
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