🌱 Annual Chocolate Festival Returns + Mobile Airport Name Change

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First, today's weather:

Pleasant with plenty of sun. High: 74 Low: 49.

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Here are the top 3 stories in Mobile today:

1. The 12th Annual Mobile Chocolate Festival returns this year to benefit the Penelope House, a local domestic violence shelter that serves Mobile, Washington, Clarke, and Choctaw Counties. At the chocolate festival, attendees can meet local vendors, eat delicious food, and buy chocolate, of course. This is the perfect family event and there will be many activities for children, including a clown and balloon animals! Volunteers are needed the day before Apr. 8 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. for set up and the day of Apr. 9 from 8 a.m.- 6 p.m. (Fox 10 News)
2. Mobile-area gun ranges have apparently seen an increase in people coming in for proper gun training. This may be due to the fact that in nine months, Alabama residents will be able to carry a concealed gun without a permit, so long as they pass a background check. That's where the training comes in, though owners of these ranges are unsure if the increase in demand will continue. (NBC 15 WPMI)
3. Mobile's downtown airport officially has a new name! The airport was previously referred to as the Brookley Aeroplex. However, due to its recent growth, The Mobile Airport Authority Board unanimously decided that it warranted a new name to reflect that. The new name will be Mobile International Airport. (WKRG News 5)

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Today in Mobile:

• Chess Club At Mobile Public Library (3:00 PM)
• STEAM Club At Ben May Main Library (3:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department announced on Tuesday that Firefighter Daniel M. Carberry is the February 2022 Firefighter of the Month. The MFRD press release stated that "The Firefighter of the Month award not only represents what Firefighter Carberry has accomplished in his career as a firefighter, but it also represents who he is as a person of quality character and integrity." (WKRG News 5)
• A Mobile baseball star is being honored with a school in his name. Mobile's Tommie Agee was on the New York Mets Championship team back in 1969. He later died in 2001. Now, a school in Queens, NY, will be named Tommy L. Agee Middle School, PS 419. The school is only about 5 minutes from Agee's old Queens residence. (WKRG News 5)
• A new program in Mobile may help residents get the funds they need for roof replacements. The Critical Repair fund uses a $700,000 federal grant to offer help to those who need it for repairs. Applications can be handed in in person on the fifth floor of Government Plaza. (Erie News Now)

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— Sean Peek

About me: Sean Peek is a writer and entrepreneur with a degree in English Literature from Weber State University. Over the years, he has worked as a copywriter, editor, SEO specialist, and marketing director for various digital media companies. He currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.