Last week, the Mobile Lede covered the heat – it’s not over yet — a crisis in the shrimping industry and a labor dispute at the port – among many other local stories. Here are just five examples of what you missed if you didn’t read the Lede last week:

· In our Sunday Q&A Mobile County Public Health Officer Dr. Kevin Michaels gave the lowdown on why the spiking temperatures are can be more than just an inconvenience.

· Lede reporter Margaret Kates talked to Bayou La Batre shrimpers who fear for their livelihood in the face of competition from big foreign firms

· Kates also continued her reporting on a Loxley wedding venue which is suing Baldwin County over its business license – with a big TV deal hanging in the balance.

· Last week marked the debut of the Lede College Football Picks contest. If you’re a fan, check it out.

· And as a labor dispute arose at the Port of Mobile, Kates looked into the cause of the disagreements between dock workers and APM Terminals.

There’s a lot more in every issue of the daily Lede. And each edition has a page designed to tell you how to navigate The Lede. It even has a cool YouTube video.

The Lede is a work in progress, and we’re making it better every day. We want to hear from you. Suggestions? Constructive criticism? Stories you’d like to see? Questions about your community? Something for us to look into that will make your life better? Send me a note at [email protected].