🌱 Storage Building Fire + Mobile County Football Stadium Delays

Hello all. It's me, Nicole Fallon-Peek, your host of the Mobile Daily. Let's get this week started off right, with a quick guide to the most important things going on around town...

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First, today's weather:

A morning t-storm; some sun. High: 89 Low: 78.

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Here are the top three stories today in Mobile:

1. The Mobile Fire-Rescue Department responded to a storage building fire on Sunday afternoon. The incident occurred on Dauphin Island Parkway. The department responded to a call about smoke billowing from the storage building. Responding crews used a metal saw to gain access to the storage units that were on fire. They also used an overhead drone to determine the source of the blaze. Thankfully, no one was injured during the incident. (WKRG News 5)
2. A downtown Mobile church's food distribution had increased demand on Saturday. The New Birth Community Church distributed food from Feeding the Gulf Coast at the Ben May Library branch through a drive-thru operation. The event had a long line of cars. More than 300 families received food assistance during the distribution. The church holds a food distribution event every third Saturday at the library's back parking lot. (Fox 10 News)
3. Mobile County officials are working to finalize the 2022 high school football schedule. The main question is when five Mobile County public school stadiums will be completed. The Mobile County Commissioner reports that none of the stadiums will be ready for the season's first games. (AL.com)

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Today in Mobile:

• Ocean Of Possibilities: The Exhibit At The Ben May Main Library (All Day)
• Research Databases At Mobile Public Library (9:00 AM)

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From my notebook:

• The Smithsonian has recently recognized Mobile County's Africatown as one of the best small towns to visit. Click to read the full article. (Mobile County, Alabama via Facebook)
• The new number for the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 988. If you or anyone you know is in crisis, call 988. (Twitter)
• The next Mobile Chamber Business After Hours networking event is on Thursday, Jul. 21 at 4:00 p.m. Click to register. (Twitter)

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You're all caught up for today! I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow morning with your next update.

— Nicole Fallon-Peek

About me: Nicole Fallon-Peek is a journalist and copywriter with a degree in Media, Culture and Communication from New York University. She has served as a freelance reporter, managing editor, copy editor, and editorial director for a variety of B2B news outlets. She currently co-owns and operates content creation agency Lightning Media Partners.