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Vote ALEA for the 2024 America’s Best-Looking Cruiser Contest
Special to the Advance Today marks the first day of voting for the 11th Annual America’s Best- Looking Cruiser Contest and the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency (ALEA) needs your vote! Each year, ALEA joins fellow highway patrol and state police agencies across the nation vying for the top spot in the American Association of State […] The post Vote ALEA for the 2024 America’s Best-Looking Cruiser Contest appeared first on The Atmore Advance.
One of largest ever federal grants for an Alabama project announced for $3.5 billion bridge project
One of the largest federal grants ever received for an Alabama project will boost efforts to construct a $3.5 billion bridge across Mobile Bay. The $550 million grant, announced by Alabama Governor Kay Ivey, is the largest ever for a project in the state and marks a critical milestone in the longstanding effort to build a new Interstate 10 bridge and Bayway, now known as the Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project.
Restaurant Review: The Carriage Wine & Market
Enjoying a crisp glass of wine with a beach sunset view sounds like a luxury reserved for special occasions. Jason Allen (left) and Caleb Banks (right), owners of The Carriage Wine & Market in Dauphin Island, are working to make it an everyday occurrence. They opened The Carriage last summer with the mentality that good things in life should be enjoyed each moment, wine included.
Austal USA breaks ground on new final assembly facility
Austal USA celebrated groundbreaking for the company’s newest final assembly facility last week. As we reported previously, the infrastructure expansion, to the south of the shipbuilder’s current Mobile, Ala., waterfront facility will include a new assembly building, waterfront improvements, and a new shiplift system. The expansion will enable the erection of large steel modules for Navy and Coast Guard ships. The expansion includes a shiplift that will provide a safe and reliable system to launch ships as they are completed in the assembly buildings and will also enable bringing ships back on the land-side facility for repair and maintenance.
Mobile Police, U.S. Marshals asking for public’s help in finding kidnapping suspect
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile Police Department and the U.S. Marshals are asking for the public’s help in finding a man wanted for kidnapping. 22-year-old Gary Dotson is wanted for first-degree kidnapping in connection to a July 10 incident, according to an MPD spokesperson. “It’s important to note the victim is safe as all […]
Mobile Police investigating shooting into vehicle
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — Officers with the Mobile Police Department are investigating after a vehicle was shot into Monday afternoon. An MPD news release said officers were called to the 900 block of Seneca Street around 2:30 p.m. July 15 for a report of shots fired. LOCATION: When officers got to the scene, they found […]
Graffiti honoring attempted assassin painted at Langan Park
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — Graffiti honoring attempted assassin Thomas Matthew Crooks has been spray painted on a portion of the skate park located at Langan Park in Mobile. “R.I.P. Thomas Matthew Crooks” is painted on a skate ramp in black paint, along with other writings, including #BLM and the communist symbol of the hammer and sickle.
Paradise Found RV Resort: Tiny Home Options
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Attention RV Enthusiasts and Real Estate Investors! Now offering a TINY HOME Option!. Get ready to experience luxury like never before at Paradise Found RV Resort! Nestled along the serene Mobile Bay at the mouth of the Fowl River, this upscale destination is set to redefine your idea of the perfect getaway.
Union Leader Signals Growing Likelihood of October Port Strike
The looming threat of a strike at all Atlantic and Gulf Coast ports is becoming more imminent, according to Harold J. Daggett, President of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA). With the current contract set to expire in just 80 days on September 30, 2024, the pressure is mounting on employers represented by the United States Maritime Alliance (USMX) to negotiate a new contract and avoid a coastwide strike on October 1.
Pair of Jags Drafted in Seventh Round
MOBILE, Ala. - South Alabama saw two players taken in the seventh round of the 2024 MLB Draft on Monday afternoon. The Boston Red Sox used the 207th overall pick to select Will Turner. Turner finished the season with 43 hits, 49 runs, and nine home runs, also finishing top-20 in the nation in walks, with 56. Turner started all 56 games for the Jags and batted .218 with a .409 on-base percentage. Defensively, Turner was a gem, logging a .994 fielding percentage through 154 chances. Joseph Sullivan was taken not long after as the Houston Astros wrote his name...
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