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Celebrating Jimmy Buffett Day on the Gulf Coast
Local Bars and Restaurants Mark Jimmy Buffett Day This Weekend. Orange Beach, Ala. – (OBA) – There are so many stories about the kindness and good times Jimmy Buffett brought to the community. Though the beach concert after the oil spill would have to be near the top. If you speak with locals who were in the area during the early years, they have plenty of tales concerning songs and nightlife. Today we celebrate all of the wonderful contributions he made to millions of lives through his music and charity.
UMS-Wright Hires New Track And Field Head Coach
Garrett Schumacher has been named the new head coach of the UMS-Wright Bulldog cross country and indoor and outdoor track and field teams. Schumacher was a member of the South Alabama Track team, on which he was a four-time Sun Belt All-Conference performer. He held the South Alabama record in the heptathlon until 2021 and was the record holder in the decathlon until 2023. He is a graduate of Spanish Fort High School. Schumacher is taking over for Pat Galle, who recently retired after 52 years. Schumacher has been the assistant coach in all of these programs for many years.
Harvey And Vautier Join Cardiology Associates
Cardiology Associates has recently announced the addition of two new cardiologists, Dr. William K. Harvey, Jr. and Dr. R. Ashton Vautier, to its team in Mobile. Harvey, a mobile native, recently completed his cardiovascular diseases fellowship at Ochsner Medical Center in New Orleans, where he served as chief cardiology fellow. Before his specialized training in cardiology, Harvey completed his residency in internal medicine at the Medical University of South Carolina and earned his medical degree from the University of South Alabama (USA). Vautier completed his fellowship in cardiovascular diseases at the University of Florida. He completed his internal medicine residency at the University of South Florida, where he was chief resident. He earned his medical degree from USA. Prior to pursuing a career in medicine, Vautier was a civilian electronics engineer for the U.S. Air Force.
Southern Miss vs Kentucky score today: Live updates, highlights from Week 1 game
The Southern Miss football season has arrived. The Golden Eagles and coach Will Hall open the 2024 season today at Kentucky (6:45 p.m., SEC Network). It is the start of a critical season for Hall, who enters his fourth year at Southern Miss. He brought the Golden Eagles to a 7-6 record in 2022, but Southern Miss regressed to 3-9 last season. ...
Saturday morning gunfire in Laurel hits cars, apartment
LAUREL, Miss. (WDAM) - The Laurel Police Department is investigating a Saturday morning shooting that damaged three cars and an apartment. LPD Deputy Chief Earl Reed said officers responded to a report of gunfire on Brown Circle about 1 a.m. Saturday. No one was hurt, Reed said, but three cars...
Second Amendment sales tax holiday weekend
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - This is the tenth year of the Second Amendment Sales Tax Holiday weekend. August 30 to September 1 are the days and there is only one day left. Everything from guns, ammunition, and hunting supplies are included in this sales tax weekend. Local stores are excited...
Watch: Florida high school football team pulls off wild upset in overtime
On a wild night of high school football—a headliner of a Friday that included four Super 25 upsets—few games had a more dramatic finish than the Florida clash between Blanche Ely (Pompano Beach) and Chaminade-Madonna (Hollywood). The Lions took the field as the No. 11-ranked team in the...
Saturday Headlines: Southern Miss Gameday Edition
It is officially gameday for the Kentucky Wildcats as they kick off their 2024 season by hosting Southern Miss at Kroger Field this evening. Excitement is high around the program, and the fanbase as Mark Stoops and his staff have seemingly put together one of the better rosters on paper since his arrival in Lexington. However, there are some question marks entering tonight’s game.
$3 million Gulf Breeze waterfront home offers high-end amenities | Hot Property
Editor's note: Home of the Week is a paid sponsorship and prints in our Friday Real Estate Section. Nestled along the Intracoastal Waterway, this exceptional four-bedroom, four-bathroom residence showcases design excellence and elegance at every turn. Realtor Karen Krasnosky of Levin Rinke Realty describes it as “a true masterpiece.” Spanning over 3,300 square feet, this home boasts an open layout, a gourmet kitchen, an elevator, a heated infinity pool, 135 feet of prime waterfront, and a private...
Ingalls-built LPD 29 enroute to commissioning
San Antonio-class amphibious transport dock ship Richard M. McCool, Jr. (LPD 29) departed from Pascagoula’s Ingalls Shipbuilding on Thursday, enroute to its commissioning site in Pensacola, Florida. The company said LPD 29 is scheduled to be commissioned on September 7th at Naval Air Station Pensacola. “When any of our...
Aldersgate holds art exhibit in resident's apartment
MERIDIAN, Miss. (WTOK) - Ms. Doris Hampton’s first memory of creating art is winning a drawing contest at five years old for her portrait of Abraham Lincoln. She has loved art ever since, but briefly stopped painting before she moved to Meridian two years ago. Her Aldersgate friends noticed...
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