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The Worst Colleges In Alabama Wont Surprise Many
Why would you ever choose to attend a failing school?. Under the new Alabama Accountability Act, the state's Department of Education must release a list of failing schools. Failing Alabama colleges are measured by graduation rate. This is represented by the percentage of students who graduate within 150% of the usual expected time it takes to complete the degree.
Expect lane closures in midtown Mobile beginning Sunday night for sewer line work
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - A number of streets in midtown Mobile will have lane restrictions over the couple of weeks at the Mobile Area Water and Sewer System performs sanitary sewer line rehabilitation and cleaning, according to the city of Mobile. The lane closures will take place during the evening...
Fostering Together Gulf Coast hosts annual back-to-school bash
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Fairgrounds in west Mobile was full of joy and excitement as an annual back-to-school bash kicked off. Organized by nonprofit Fostering Together Gulf Coast, it started as a drive-thru during the COVID pandemic. “Each year it’s grown,” explained Foster Resource Center Manager, Rebecca Tanner. “Last...
Culture Fest Coming To Africatown Heritage House Tomorrow
Clotilda: The Exhibition at the Africatown Heritage House at 2465 Winbush St. in Mobile will host a free Culture Fest 2024 on July 27 at 4-8 p.m. Entertainment will include African drumming; choir performances; African folktales; a play; a historical apothecary class; vendors; food trucks; activities for children, such as face painting, African crafts and interactive games; a live community artwork project; free snow cones; and free school supplies for students. “We are so excited to host Culture Fest for the first time,” said Jessica Fairley, Africatown Heritage House manager. “This is an opportunity for the greater Mobile area to visit the Clotilda exhibit, all while getting a glimpse of the rich heritage of Black culture.” For more information, contact Fairley at phone: (251) 206-5268.
Mobile County Public Schools adds Wi-Fi to school buses
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Mobile County school board has approved a $225,888 grant to add Wi-Fi to its school buses for the 2024-2025 school year. “It was an opportunity that we took advantage of, and I think it’s going to be very helpful,” school board member Dr. Reginald Crenshaw said. Crenshaw says the […]
Mobile native places 6th in Women’s 400m Freestyle Olympic swimming event
(WALA) - Mobile native Paige Madden placed 6th in the finals of the Women’s 400m Freestyle swimming event at the Olympic Games in Paris Saturday. Madden, one of two Americans in the field of eight in Saturday’s event, swam the distance in 4:02.26, coming in 4.77 seconds behind Australia’s Ariarne Titmus.
Prichard Prep, Principal Win Awards
Prichard Preparatory School recently received the Alabama Independent School Association Blue Ribbon Award. This award is granted to schools that exemplify excellence in scholastic achievement, professional learning, student involvement and community interaction. Additionally, Principal Portia Green won the 2024 “Best Principal” Nappie Award from Lagniappe.
Previewing the Jaguars' 2024 Season - Defense and Special Teams
Along with the seismic change in South Alabama football that was the loss of head coach Kane Wommack to Alabama to be their defensive coordinator, USA also lost its own defensive coordinator, Corey Batoon, to Missouri. Despite significant changes among the offensive staff, new head coach Major Applewhite could guarantee continuity there as he had handled that side of the team for Wommack, but on defense he needed someone that he trusted to run the same successful scheme that Wommack had designed and installed. In that way he was fortunate to Will Windham on speed dial. Windham had been linebacker coach for the Jaguars for Wommack's all three years, but had just left the staff after a shakeup for a similar job at Arkansas State. Young, energetic and well-liked by the players, Windham will now be in charge of the whole show on defense. Young talent abounds, but the loss of six of the seven top tacklers and the players responsible for 21 of the team 27 sacks and 68 of 84 tackles for losses will make this challenging.
City of Mobile hosting free Money Moves financial bootcamp Aug. 3
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — The City of Mobile is once again bringing local financial experts together to help connect Mobilians to available resources and strengthen their personal finances. Our Office of Supplier Diversity and Community Affairs Department are excited to host another “Money Moves Bootcamp” for interested community members...
Public tennis courts pave way for high school play, with graduation to a sport for a lifetime
Public tennis facilities and high school tennis are two of the biggest drivers of participation for the sport in the United States. Often, these two pillars of the game go hand in hand as school teams compete and practice at their local park or public tennis center. In celebration of...
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