🌱 Local Unemployment Rate Update + Shooting Victim Identified

Rise and shine, Catonsville! Here's everything you need to know to get this Saturday started off right. Here's everything happening in Catonsville today.

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First, today's weather:

Partly sunny and colder. High: 24 Low: 13.

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Here are the top stories in Catonsville today:

1. The latest available local unemployment figures are in and they show an improved rate since October in the Catonsville area. The rate continues to be lower than it was after the pandemic first struck. In Baltimore County, the unemployment rate was 4.4 percent in November, which is down from 4.9 percent in October. (Catonsville Patch)
2. Baltimore County police have identified the woman shot and killed at a shopping center on Catonsville's Route 40 on Thursday afternoon. The victim has been identified as Diamond Trueheart, a 26-year-old who was found fatally shot in the parking lot of Catonsville Plaza Shopping Center. According to detectives, they're looking into whether the incident was targeted. (Fox Baltimore)
3. Starting Monday, Baltimore County is hosting a series of COVID-19 test kit distribution events over the next week to expand access to testing as home kits become scarce. At least two Catonsville locations will be held, including the Community College of Baltimore County and the Catonsville Branch of the Baltimore County Public Library. (CBS Baltimore)

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Today in Catonsville:

• Colonial Clothing At Benjamin Banneker Historical Park And Museum (1:00 PM)

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From my notebook:

• The Baltimore County Arts Guild is welcoming applications from artists wishing to exhibit and sell their work at the 2022 Arts & Drafts Festival. All artists – established to emerging, and working with a range of mediums – are encouraged to submit an application. (Instagram)
• The Catonsville Chamber of Commerce is encouraging citizens to shop local all year long. (Facebook)

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You're all caught up for today. I'll catch up with you bright and early tomorrow with a new 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.