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In today's newsletter:

  • How a Pelham scam wiped out savings—and how to protect yourself
  • How many license plate readers are watching drivers in Pelham?
  • See how Pelham's unemployment rate stacks up against other Alabama cities

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Today's riddle: Do you know what the two sides of a circle are? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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Weather forecast:

  • Thursday: Mostly cloudy with a shower, with a high of 83 and low of 62 degrees.
  • Friday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 85, low: 60.
  • Saturday: High thin cloudiness, with a high of 87 and low of 61 degrees. 🌶 Hot!

📰 News we're reading

1. Pelham family rallies around mother after scam wipes out sav... (shelbycountyreporter.com) — A Pelham family is rebuilding after a phone scam drained a mother's savings, including money set aside for her husband's burial, and the Pelham Police Department is investigating. Relatives have launched a GoFundMe and are using their experience to warn neighbors about gift-card and bank-account scams, urging residents to hang up, verify independently and talk with vulnerable loved ones now.
   

2. Who's Reading Your Tag? Records show 430 police sensors approved across central Alabama (abc3340.com) — Pelham drivers should know that Pelham Police have 27 state-approved roadside sensors, many of them license plate readers, as part of a broader network across central Alabama. State records detail where these permanent devices sit but leave unanswered questions about how data is stored, who accesses it and what safeguards protect residents' privacy.
   

3. Alabama weekly wages hit record high as unemployment holds at 3.4% (256today.com) — Pelham is tied with several Alabama cities for the second-lowest unemployment rate in the state, reflecting a relatively strong local job market. Statewide, average weekly wages have hit a record high while overall unemployment remains low but slightly above last year, with gains in leisure, hospitality, and professional services jobs.
   

4. Park Wiseway Supply Group Names New CEO as Regional Platform Expands (distributionstrategy.com) — Pelham readers may be interested that Park Wiseway Supply Group, which operates a location in town, has appointed John Simmons as its new CEO to guide further regional expansion. The company, backed by private equity firm CID Capital, continues to grow through acquisitions and new branches across Alabama and three other states.
   

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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