🌱Mobile Archdiocese Mask Mandate + 2 Children Shot On Clarke St.

Mobile AL

30 December, 2021

3:37 PM

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Good morning, Mobile! Like many of you, the Patch team is taking some time off to celebrate the New Year, so there will not be a newsletter in your inbox tomorrow. We appreciate your understanding of this slight pause in our schedule, and I will be back on Monday with the next edition of the Mobile Daily! Now, here's everything happening around town today. First, today's weather: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy. High: 75 Low: 70. Here are the top 3 stories today in Mobile: Students and staff at all Catholic schools in the Archdiocese of Mobile must wear masks through Jan. 21, the archdiocese announced Thursday. Due to the rapidly increasing number of COVID-19 cases in Alabama, the requirement will impact all school personnel and students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Precautions will be re-evaluated by Jan. 21, and principals will contact families with more information. (FOX10 News)The grandmother of two injured children is speaking out as they became the latest victims of gun violence in Mobile. Police rushed to Clarke Street on Tuesday night after someone opened fire on a home, hitting 9-year-old and 6-year-old boys while they slept in their beds. The boy's grandmother said the children will survive, but suffered horrific wounds from what appears to be a high-powered firearm. (utv44.com)A new plan from the State Port Authority is raising eyebrows among Mobile County residents. The current plan is to use dredging sediment to create a 1200 acre island in Mobile Bay south of the Causeway; however, some are questioning how the project may affect the quality of the area's water. Residents can share their comments with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers through Jan. 3. (NBC 15 WPMI) Today's Mobile Daily is brought to you in part by our friends at Verizon. They're building the fastest 5G network in the country. To learn how 5G is going to change life for you and your community — and to get access to this amazing technology — click here. And thank you Verizon for sponsoring this community resource in Mobile! Today in Mobile: Happy Noon Year at the Exploreum - Exploreum Science Center (10:30 AM) From my notebook: Dr. Rendi Murphree from the Mobile County Health Department was featured by WKRG in a Facebook Live video to share information about COVID-19. (Facebook)Mobile County raised over $31,000 in pledges to United Way of Southwest Alabama through its 2021 campaign. (Facebook) Mobile County's email system will be down for planned maintenance through 5:00 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 3. (Facebook) More from our sponsors — thanks for supporting local news! Featured businesses: The Better Skin Co. — (Visit website) Add your business here Events: Ring In the New Year With 15 Percent Off Beautiful Blooms From FTD! (December 31) Add your event Loving the Mobile Daily? Here are all the ways you can get more involved: Send a friend or neighbor this link so they can subscribe Get your local business listed in front of readers That's it for today. I hope you all have a happy New Year, and I'll see you back in your inbox Monday morning with a new update! — Sammi Caramela About me: Assistant Managing Editor at Lightning Media Partners and author of "Some Place Like Home."