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Friday, August 1st, 2025
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Good morning, Mobile. Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 1st of August.
COMMUNITY NEWS
- ➤ Toulminville firefighters and volunteers built a ramp for Robert—a diabetic, autistic, and amputee man—to help him get into his home after his mother, Mrs. Stokes, struggled with the steep front steps. The project cost about $5,000, was funded with an anonymous donation and company-paid labor, and made Mrs. Stokes very happy. WKRG News 5
CRIME NEWS
- ➤ Okoye Jabrayll Day, 23, a Mobile man with prior felony convictions, was sentenced to 60 months in prison on a gun charge stemming from a deadly home invasion on April 16th, 2024—officers reported that his actions during the break-in, including leaving the scene in a wheelchair and discarding a loaded Glock, led to a suspect being fatally shot and he will also serve a three-year term of supervised release with mental health evaluation. WKRG News 5
ENVIRONMENT NEWS
- ➤ Orange Beach coastal managers and conservation groups protect beach-nesting birds by placing posts and signs (and ropes) around nests at restoration project sites along Lower Perdido Islands. The teams monitor species such as snowy plovers, black skimmers, American oystercatchers, Wilson’s plovers and least terns during the nesting season from March through August to improve their survival rates. Gulf Coast Media
GOVERNMENT NEWS
- ➤ The Mobile Area Mardi Gras Association is hosting a Meet the Candidates and Voter Registration rally tomorrow from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. at 305 MAMGA Drive — the event offers voters a chance to meet candidates and register ahead of upcoming elections. WKRG News 5
- ➤ Alabama lawmakers plan to re‑file a bill next session that would let courts give the death penalty to adults and life without parole to offenders under 18 convicted of raping or sodomizing a child under 12—after the bill passed the House in 2025 but stalled in the Senate. Gov Ivey and state officials said they expect the law to move quickly and promised to support and defend it if approved. 1819 News
SPORTS NEWS
- ➤ Ozzie Smith was honored Thursday at Mobile’s new Hall of Fame Walk with a bronze statue that recognizes his 13 Gold Gloves and deep ties to the city’s baseball history—he was celebrated alongside the late Hank Aaron, with Civil Rights leader Andrew Young in attendance. WKRG News 5
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ART TALK: Behind the Scenes with Kurtis Thomas
5-7 p.m. — Mobile Museum of Art — $5 for Not-Yet Members — Explore the hidden aspects of art curation with MMofA's Logistics Manager.
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Alabama Amateur Open
2 AM – 5 AM — PickleRage — Registration fee required — Dive into competitive pickleball hosted by the APA for an action-packed weekend.
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Chess Club at West Regional Library
3-5 p.m. — West Regional Library — Free entry — All ages welcome to improve chess skills in a friendly club environment.
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SS United States Tour with Historian John Sledge
3-4 p.m. — Mobile Convention Center — Tickets from $15 — Discover the storied history of the SS United States from esteemed maritime historian John Sledge.
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Orchestra Noir
8:00-9:30 p.m. — Saenger Theatre Mobile — Ticket required — Experience Orchestra Noir's electrifying reimagining of early 2000s music through orchestral power.
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