Community Corner
🌱 Protest Over Lenient Charges + Closing The Opportunity Gap
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Happy Wednesday, Mobile! Let's get you all caught up to start today off on an informed note.
First, today's weather:
Mostly sunny and pleasant. High: 71 Low: 52.
Here are the top stories in Mobile today:
- Family members of a slain high school student protested outside of Mobile circuit court Tuesday morning, stating the plea agreement for defendant Billy Southammavong is too lenient. Southammavong was charged with the 2017 stabbing of Gaige Taylor, who died during the fight at a dirt pit off Theodore Dawes Road. Three other juvenile victims were involved but suffered non-life-threatening injuries. (utv44.com)
- On November 2, the Dumas Wesley Community Center announced the launching of a new initiative to help underserved youth. The "Closing the Opportunity Gap" initiative will provide underserved children with access to after-school programming, summer recreation programs, and emotional, social and career readiness support. The initiative is funded by the Community Foundation of South Alabama (CFSA). (WKRG News 5)
- Fire investigators are blaming an arsonist for Monday night's fire at a Mobile McDonald's. (WKRG News 5)
- The Mobile County Health Department's COVID-19 Response Team will be moving its vaccination and testing services to the Festival Centre shopping center today. (FOX10 News)
- The Mobile Police Department has arrested the suspect involved in a killing at Pleasant Valley Road shopping center. (FOX10 News)
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Today in Mobile:
- Small Business Luncheon - SouthWest Mobile County Chamber of Commerce (11:30 AM)
- Wacky Wednesdays - Mobile Public Library (3:00 PM)
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— Sammi Caramela
About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."