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Hey hey Mobile! Your one-stop source for local news is here. Continue reading for all the updates. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Heading downtown for Comic Con at the Mobile Convention Center?
  • How Mobile Christian's playmakers powered a fifth straight win.
  • Which presidents made Mobile a stop—and why it mattered.

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

Today's riddle: What has a cap but no head? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Humid with heavy t-storms, with a high of 81 and low of 74 degrees.
  • Sunday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, temps: high: 79, low: 74.
  • Monday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 82 and low of 71 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• South Alabama Comic Con returns to Mobile Convention Center this weekend (fox10tv.com) — South Alabama Comic Con is taking over the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center this weekend, giving locals an easy downtown escape into fandom. With celebrity guests, cosplay contests, kid-friendly activities, and a full-size replica of the Supernatural Impala, the convention runs today until 6 p.m. and continues Sunday from late morning into the afternoon.
   

• Mobile Christian stays hot, powered by QB Israel Benard (al.com) — Mobile Christian's offense stayed hot as quarterback Israel Benard threw three touchdown passes and the Leopards pulled away from Providence Christian for a 27–13 homecoming win. The defense tightened after halftime, keeping the Eagles scoreless and preserving Mobile Christian's fifth straight victory, setting up another home game next week against St. Luke's.
   

• Mobile's presidential visits throughout history (wkrg.com) — Mobile has hosted presidents from Teddy Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson to Donald Trump, with visits tied to everything from canal debates to hurricane recovery. This historical look back highlights big moments like Wilson's landmark foreign-policy speech downtown and Nixon's State Docks appearance, while tracing how later presidents toured local landmarks, surveyed storm damage, and campaigned in and around the city.
   

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Roxie has been recovered!
    Thank you everyone for spreading the message. She is now safely back at home. (Nextdoor Cypress Shores)
  • Update: Pet Reunited
    Roxie, a dog who went missing in Mobile, AL, has been safely reunited with their family after 23 hours, 14 minutes. Message from Owner: "Missed by… (Nextdoor Crestview)
  • Via posted a job opening for Utility Worker in Mobile. Apply here.
  • Austal USA posted a job opening for Welder - Hiring Now in Mobile. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Mobile here.

🗞 Nearby News

Prichard

  • Citing Prichard's evidence room, Mobile man charged with rape urges judge to throw out DNA evidence (fox10tv.com)
  • Friday Night Rivals: Theodore @ Blount 10/1/26 (mynbc15.com)
  • Mobile's mayor takes a ride on first of what he hopes are many trolley buses (fox10tv.com)

Semmes

  • Mother tells neighbors to call 911 after son was shot in Semmes, transcripts say (fox10tv.com)

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: "What has a cap but no head?" — A bottle (Thank you Glo M. for sending it in!)
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