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Countdown to 2024 Hangout Music Festival check: only 19 days until we are living our best music festival life on the white powder sand in Gulf Shores. There are seven new additions and changes to the …
Gulf Shores Police swiftly apprehended a suspect following an armed robbery attempt at an Arby's restaurant, where patrons resisted the assailant's demands, leading to his eventual capture. On …

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Guava Health explores the lesser-known brain-boosting advantages of two vital electrolytes: potassium and magnesium, and how they actively contribute to cognitive health.

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The Daily Yonder looks at "The Rural Voter: The Politics of Place and the Disuniting of America," in which Colby College political scientists Nicholas F. Jacobs and Daniel M. Shea set out to describe what differentiates the politics of metropolitan and nonmetropolitan places.

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Thompson Engineering expands presence with new Spanish Fort office
Ceramic butterflies made by students at Daphne High School that features an index card with the names of children who died during the Holocaust.
Daphne High School honors Holocaust victims with ceramic butterfly project
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The Gulf Shores Dolphins celebrated their second consecutive Class 5A Area 1 championship on Saturday, April 27, with a 10-0 win over Elberta at home. The Dolphins will once again enter the South Regional Championship as the top qualifier when the tournament opens on May 7 in Gulf Shores.
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DJ James returns to the defensive huddle after breaking up a pass during the first quarter of the 75th-annual Senior Bowl at Hancock Whitney Stadium in Mobile on Feb. 3. With the 192nd pick in the 2024 NFL Draft, James was selected by the Seattle Seahawks in the sixth round on Saturday, April 27.
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The USC Women of Troy celebrate their third consecutive national championship in the Alabama Gulf on May 7, 2023. Their title will be on the line next weekend when the NCAA Beach Volleyball National Championship takes over Gulf Place Beach for the eighth time.
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