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🌱 Patch AM: How Dumas Wesley is quietly transforming after-school time for Mobile kids
Coming up on the Mobile Patch calendar: Mac Mcanally
Hello Mobile! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- How Dumas Wesley is quietly transforming after-school time for Mobile kids
- Why prosecutors suddenly pulled a major Mobile murder case from trial
- Could your teen mistake this illegal "energy shot" for something safe?
Also on today's calendar: An Evening with Adam Cesare at The Haunted Book Shop and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: Why do fish live in salt water? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Thursday: Humid; a stray p.m. t-storm, with a high of 95 and low of 75 degrees. 🌶 Hot!
- Friday: A t-storm around in the p.m., temps: high: 93, low: 75.
- Saturday: Humid with a stray t-storm, with a high of 94 and low of 73 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
1. A lifeline for Mobile families: Dumas Wesley's youth programs (wkrg.com) — Families in Mobile can turn to the Dumas Wesley Community Center for affordable summer recreation and after-school support that's boosting kids' reading scores and confidence. From field trips to Dauphin Island Sea Lab to hands-on cooking and homework help, the programs give children a safe place to learn, play, and grow while supporting busy caregivers. 
2. Suppression of license plate reader evidence would have been 'fatal' to Mobile murder case, DA says (fox10tv.com) — Mobile County prosecutors have temporarily withdrawn a high-profile murder case over concerns that key license plate reader evidence might be suppressed, which they say could cripple their case. The move preserves their ability to refile while they address evidence issues and review new information, even as the defense argues it violates the defendant's speedy-trial rights.
3. Illegal drug Kratom becoming more common among Mobile, Baldwin teens (wkrg.com) — Parents in Mobile and Baldwin counties are being warned that Kratom, an illegal and highly addictive drug in Alabama, is showing up in local gas stations and vape shops and increasingly used by teens. Experts say misleading "energy shot" marketing, social media promotion, and difficulty detecting it on drug screens make it especially risky for 12- to 17-year-olds in our area.
4. Transit Briefs: Amtrak, LACMTA (railwayage.com) — Passenger rail between New Orleans and Mobile has just marked its first year back, with ridership far exceeding expectations and strong support from the City of Mobile. Local leaders say the Amtrak Mardi Gras Service is boosting tourism, reconnecting Gulf Coast communities, and giving Mobile residents another convenient way to travel across the region.
5. Monitoring Gulf Coast Rivers through the Alabama Water Program (wkrg.com) — Residents across Mobile and Baldwin counties are being trained through Alabama Water Watch and the Mobile Bay National Estuary Program to test rivers like Dog River and Fowl River themselves. Their data helps spot pollution problems, guide state and local responses, and keep local waterways safe for everyday activities like swimming with grandchildren.
📸 Around Mobile
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🗓 Upcoming Events in Mobile
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★ Featured events ★
- Mac Mcanally →
Saenger Theatre Mobile, 6 S Joachim St, Mobile
7:30 pm
Friday September 11
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Other local events
- An Evening with Adam Cesare at The Haunted Book Shop →
The Haunted Book Shop, 9 S Joachim St, Mobile
5:30 pm - Christian Comedy Revival Live →
601 Zeigler Cir E, Mobile
7:00 pm - Christian Comedy Revival Talk Show →
601 Zeigler Cir E, Mobile
9:00 am
Tuesday August 25
Tuesday September 1
📣 Mobile Shout Outs!
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🗓 Events Nearby
- Chess Club for Everyone at Semmes →
Semmes Regional Library - Mobile Public Library, 9150 Moffett Rd, Semmes
3:00 pm - CMS Volleyball vs. Clark-Shaw/Denton
Bernice J Causey Middle School 3800 Pleasant Valley Rd, Mobile, AL 36609, USA
4:00 pm - 2025 Science Lecture Series →
Daphne Public Library, 2607 US-98, Daphne
4:00 pm - Volleyball Tri-Match at LMS vs Washington and Hankins
Lott Middle School 17740 Celeste Rd, Citronelle, AL 36522, USA
4:00 pm - Kellen Erskine →
Crescent Theater, 208 Dauphin St, Mobile
7:00 pm - Mobile County Board of School Commissioners Meeting
Dunbar Creative Performing Arts Irvington, AL 36544
10:00 am - CMS Volleyball vs. Burns
Bernice J Causey Middle School 2205 McFarland Rd, Mobile, AL 36695, USA
4:00 pm - Environmental Advisory Committee →
City of Daphne Jubilee Conference Room - 1705 Main Street Daphne AL 36526
4:00 pm
Thursday August 20
Friday August 21
Monday August 24
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- *** HE'S HOME!!!
He managed to find his way back into my back yard… now to fix the fence boards he escaped through*** Hi my name is Hannah we just moved to Maudelayne… (Nextdoor Terrace Hills) - This 2 cute dogs are hanging around since yestarday, we feed them and give water but look like there're lost.
If anybody recognizes please let knows the owner that there are in the Bayview aérea on Bay Crescent dr between South and Shores Acres. (Nextdoor Bayview)
- Chick-fil-A posted a job opening for Back of House Team Member in Mobile. Apply here.
- Jaguar Cleaners posted a job opening for Dry Cleaning Presser 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: Pepper makes them sneeze (Thank you Karla H. for sending it in!)
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