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Despite small improvements in education and safety, Alabama's child poverty rate has remained largely unchanged for the past 20 years, according to the 2024 Alabama Kids Count Data Book released …
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By WHISPER EDWARDS
Editorial Assistant
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4/9/25
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Two Gulf Shores City School (GSCS) teachers are among the 16 finalists for the 2025-2026 Alabama Teacher of the Year, according to an announcement from the Alabama Department of Education.
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BY RUTH MAYO
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Nearly 90 years after Baldwin County's first hospital opened its doors, the Holmes Medical Museum is planning a celebration to honor the hundreds of babies born in Foley's original medical facility.
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4/9/25
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The YMCA of South Alabama is expanding its summer day camp offerings with new registration sites, giving more children across Mobile and Baldwin counties the chance to enjoy an active and enriching …
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After logging more than 500 hours in the surgery waiting area over the past three years, Amy Miceli has been named Thomas Hospital's Volunteer of the Quarter for the second quarter of 2025.
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The CHIPS Center at Children's of Alabama is marking 30 years of service, offering hope and healing to children and families affected by suspected abuse across the state.
Founded in 1995, the …
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One of the best things about being old is that I was alive to do things Way Back When that I can't do today.
We read a news story in 1987 about John Sledge researching the age of the Weeks cabin …
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By Harriet Brill Outlaw
Gulf Coast Media contributor | 4/9/25 |
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The Kiwanis Club of Bay Minette recently joined forces with Beta Chi Sigma to gather donations for Crowne Nursing Home (Oakwood) in Bay Minette. As part of a community service effort, the Baldwin …
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MONTGOMERY — The Alabama House of Representatives has passed the 2026 General Fund Budget and its supplemental appropriation.
House Speaker Nathaniel Ledbetter (R-Rainsville) issued the …
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By Charles Murry
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4/9/25
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Merrill F. Unger writes, "Divine inspiration makes the Bible uniquely the Word of God and not merely a book containing the Word of God, and as such is different from any other book sacred or …
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By Dr. Franklin L. Kirksey
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4/9/25
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Chad Davis, who began his career as a seasonal worker at Joe Wheeler State Park in Rogersville, is now the deputy director of Alabama State Parks.
With more than two decades of experience, he …
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The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama will host its annual Gulf Coast Children's Book Festival on Thursday, May 8, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at The Grounds in Mobile.
The free event is open to …
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A traffic stop in early February for suspected drug trafficking in Gulf Shores has led to child pornography charges against a local man, authorities said. Stephen Terry Sewell Jr., 29, of Gulf Shores …
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Despite not being able to use decoys for the first 10 days of the season, Alabama turkey hunters continue to take far more birds during the first week of the season than any other week.
"Opening …
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By David Rainer
Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources | 4/9/25 |
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City of Orange Beach residents and officials discussed several projects and topics at the 2025 Town Hall, which immediately followed the council meeting on April 2.
Topics of interest included …
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BY RUTH MAYO
Reporter ruth@gulfcoastmedia.com | 4/8/25 |
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ORANGE BEACH — Conversation between the mayor and beach business owners sparked after the first reading of a proposed ordinance that would enforce the type of commercial activity allowed on …
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A Fairhope man was arrested April 7 after a multi-agency investigation uncovered child sexual abuse material on his electronic devices, authorities said.
Daniel Vincent Moore, 40, is charged …
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'Grease' hits the bluff as Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre's annual tradition returns April 30-May 3
The Eastern Shore Repertory Theatre will once again transform Henry George Park into a stage under the stars, bringing the toe-tapping nostalgia of Grease to the bluff April 30 through May 3.
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State officials will speak on coastal water quality, oyster consumption safety and beach monitoring efforts during the upcoming Little Lagoon Preservation Society meeting, set for Thursday, April 17 …
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Step back in time and walk through more than 100 years of local history this April as Foley hosts free downtown walking tours each Saturday of the month.
The tours are part of a statewide …
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4/8/25
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