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Children's of Alabama announced a $3 million donation from the Quarterbacking Children's Health Foundation to relocate and expand its pediatric intensive care unit (PICU). The expansion project will …
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5/23/24
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Mental Health America (MHA) recently partnered with the Data Equity Coalition to release a data brief focused on youth mental health. This brief is part of a series advocating for standardized data …
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By WHISPER EDWARDS
Editorial Assistant whisper@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/23/24 |
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Developments continue to sprout seemingly everywhere as Baldwin County is marked as Alabama's leader for total population growth and net migration, but the area still shines its agricultural roots. …
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By KAYLA GREEN
Executive Editor kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/23/24 |
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A good weather forecast for the long Memorial Day weekend will have hordes of locals and visitors alike casting off to spend a day on the water, or wishing they had a boat on which to float. Recent …
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By KAYLA GREEN
Executive Editor kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/23/24 |
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SPANISH FORT — Ed's Seafood Shed may have just celebrated one year in its new location, but the eatery has been satiating hungry bellies with gumbo and fried seafood for 24 years. The original …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/23/24 |
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FOLEY — Signed, sealed, delivered, it's official. It is now free to get to and off Pleasure Island from any bridge.
Gov. Kay Ivey met local elected officials Wednesday, May 23, at the …
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BY KAYLA GREEN
kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/22/24 |
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Do you know the history behind Memorial Day? According to the National Cemetery Administration, Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, was formalized in 1868 by a "Memorial Day Order" issued …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/21/24 |
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The 2024 summer season is here, and it is time to explore what's new in the Baldwin County food world. The food scene in Baldwin County changes more than most teen boys change their socks, and it is …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/21/24 |
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Testing potential firefighter candidates just got a little easier in Daphne. The Daphne Fire Department celebrated the opening of its new Candidate Physical Agility Test (CPAT) facility, May 20. The …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/21/24 |
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The parking lot of the Eastern Shore Village Center has a new addition. The Fairhope Starbucks building is slowly taking shape.
Construction began in late March and has been a hot topic on …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/21/24 |
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The Alabama Department of Transportation today, May 20, announced a temporary traffic control plan for the Baldwin Beach Express Bridge, effective at noon May 23 to ensure a smooth transition for …
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BY KAYLA GREEN
kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/20/24 |
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Alabamians kicked off Hangout Music Festival 2024 with two local acts that ran the gamut from folk-pop to soul-soaked rock n' roll.
The first music to emit from the Hangout Main Stage Friday was …
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BY KAYLA GREEN
kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/20/24 |
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GULF SHORES — At Hangout Music Festival, in Gulf Shores, crews spanning ages and backgrounds donned green vests to show they are for the environment.
Hangout Ambassadors deployed all over …
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BY KAYLA GREEN
kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/20/24 |
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It takes a lot of people, manual labor and close monitoring to set up, run and break down a three-day event that brings in over 30,000 people to a half-mile stretch of beach.
Gulf Coast Media …
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BY KAYLA GREEN
kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/20/24 |
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Bert Kreischer is everywhere these days. He is in our ears with his many podcasts, on our television with comedy specials and the infamous Tom Brady Roast on Netflix, and soon he will grace the stage …
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By MELANIE LECROY
Lifestyle Editor melanie@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/20/24 |
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Following a mass shooting that took place in Stockton on Saturday, May 11, eighteen victims have been identified, three of which are dead, according to the Baldwin County Sheriff's Office.
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BY TREVOR RITCHIE
Reporter trevor@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/17/24 |
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A bill endorsed by the Medical Association of the State of Alabama aimed at enhancing schools' readiness for cardiac emergencies is advancing to Gov. Kay Ivey's desk for final approval.
The …
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5/17/24
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The Original Oyster House recently awarded its 19th-annual Chelsea Garvin Spirit Scholarships to Isabelle Rutland of Bayside Academy and Ava Crone of Spanish Fort High School.
Rutland, planning …
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5/17/24
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AUBURN UNIVERSITY — The Alabama 4-H BIGGEST Catch contest is back for another year with some new competition categories.
Emily Nichols, an Alabama Cooperative Extension System 4-H natural …
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BY JUSTIN MILLER
Alabama Cooperative Extension Sysyem | 5/17/24 |
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To foster cooperation and mutual learning among hospitals with exceptional outcomes for premature infants, the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) at USA Health Children's & Women's Hospital has …
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5/17/24
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