Mobile County truancy program can 'change the trajectory of a student's life'

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Aug. 11, 2026 MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Mobile County schools are seeing a steady decline in truancy and chronic absenteeism rates year over year, according to Mobile County District Attorney Keith Blackwood. According to a Mobile County District Attorney's Office news release, truancy for the 2025-26 [...]