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Today's riddle: Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig? 🤔 (Answer below!)
1. SouthWest Mobile County Chamber opens 'Alabama vs. Auburn' Thanksgiving Food Drive (mynbc15.com) — Families in Mobile who need help this Thanksgiving may benefit from the SouthWest Mobile County Chamber's Alabama vs. Auburn Food Drive, which runs through November 18 at Tillman's Corner Community Center. Residents can sponsor a $100 food box, drop off specific food items at the Carol Plantation Road site, or donate online to support local elementary school families.
2. Less than 24 hours away from President Donald Trump's mid-term rally in Mobile (fox10tv.com) — President Trump's mid-term rally at the University of South Alabama's Mitchell Center in Mobile kicks off Friday at 6 p.m., with doors opening at 2 p.m. and a campus protest planned for 1:30 p.m. Students and residents are sharply divided, with some organizing demonstrations and others eager to welcome the president and hear his message.
3. Judge denies defense bid to dismiss murder charge over undisclosed evidence (fox10tv.com) — A Mobile County judge has refused to dismiss murder charges against Mobile resident William Malik Glover, despite the defense arguing prosecutors failed to disclose a long-held cell phone extraction report. After a mistrial was granted last month over the discovery issue, the case will now move forward again in Mobile's courts.
4. 5 Things To Do This Weekend: Oct. 2 (wkrg.com) — If you're looking for weekend plans in Mobile, you can catch the Gulf Coast Challenge HBCU football festivities at Ladd-Peebles, bargain hunt at the Mobile SPCA's giant rummage sale, or dive into fandom at South Alabama Comic Con downtown. The roundup also flags regional options like the Destin Fishing Rodeo and Pensacola Beach Songwriters Festival if you're up for a short drive.
5. FRIDAY-SUNDAY WHITE HOUSE SCHEDULE - President Trump travels to Mobile, Ala., and Dayton, Ohio (tradingview.com subscription) — The White House weekend schedule confirms President Trump will fly into Mobile today, deliver remarks at the Mitchell Center at 6 p.m. Central, and then depart back to Washington the same evening. It also outlines his internal meetings beforehand and a separate Saturday trip to Dayton, Ohio.
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "Why did the girl pig break up with the boy pig?" — Because he was such a boar! (Thank you Theresa H. for sending it in!)
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