🌱 $200,000 For Glass Pulverizer + Three New African Lions For Zoo

Hello again, everybody. It's Saturday in Mobile and I'm back in your inbox to get you caught up on the most important things happening locally. Hope you all have a great day.

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First, today's weather:

Record-tying temperatures. High: 100 Low: 79.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mobile:

1. The Mobile County Recycling Center is the recipient of a $200,000 grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management. The money will reportedly be used to purchase a new glass pulverizer. The new pulverizer will allow the county to stop shipping its glass out of state for processing. (WKRG News 5)
2. The Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo has three new tenants - three African lions. The lions come from the Pittsburgh Zoo & PPG Aquarium, where they were born. Daniel, Chadwick, and Regina will reportedly play a big role in the survival of their species. They will first need to quarantine for 30 days before being introduced to the zoo's other lion. (Fox 10 News)
3. A Mobile apartment complex shooting has left two dead. The Mobile Police Department responded to Bay Pointe Apartments around 8:00 p.m. to find two individuals with fatal gunshot wounds. The names of the deceased will not be released by the department until the next of kin are notified. (Fox 10 News)

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Today in Mobile:

• Family Story & Craft Time At The Ben May Main Library (9:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• Are you looking for your next selfie location? Mobile has tons of beautiful murals waiting to act as the backdrop for your next social media post. Click to learn more. (Visit Mobile via Facebook)
• Mobile Public Schools has published the latest episode of its Inside Education series. Click to watch. (Twitter)
• Mobile's next Community Days event will be on Thursday, Jun. 23, from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. at Azalea Pointe Apartments. All residents are invited to attend. (Facebook)

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Alrighty, you're all caught up for today! See you all tomorrow morning for your next update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.