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Southern Tech Company Pulls Ads From Paris Olympics
One of the largest internet providers for the Gulf Shores region is C Spire Fiber out of Ridgeland, Mississippi. The company made international news this weekend when they announced they would be pulling all of their advertising from the 2024 Paris Olympics. The incident which triggered the advertising stoppage resulted...
Annual Shrimp Festival Golf Tournament Set For August
The 31st Annual National Shrimp Festival Golf Challenge for Education will take place at Craft Farms Golf Club in Gulf Shores on Friday, August 30. This event is organized by the Coastal Alabama Business Chamber to support their education initiatives. Since 1993, the golf challenge has marked the beginning of...
Foley To Open Pickleball and Volleyball Courts This Year
Foley is moving forward with plans to open at least nine public pickleball courts and 10 sand volleyball courts by the end of 2024. The courts will be located north of the Coastal Alabama Farmers and Fishermens Market. Work is now underway on the road leading to the site. David...
UWF Earns 10 “Best Of” awards at NACMA
PENSACOLA, Fla. - West Florida earned 10 awards at the 2024 National Association of Collegiate Directors of Athletics (NACDA) convention in Las Vegas, Nevada last month. The marketing team of Dakota Lee, Hannah Saulnier, Riby Stephens and Trace White earned their 10 National Association of Collegiate Marketing Administrators (NACMA) "Best Of" awards with two gold, four silver and four bronze.
Pensacola's Missy Gannon wins European Disc Golf Festival tournament in Estonia
Missy Gannon's disc golf career has been going pretty well since moving to Pensacola last summer. In March of this year, Gannon, known as "Big Money Missy" for her putting prowess under pressure, won her first Professional Disc Golf Association major tournament when she captured the United States Women's Disc Golf in March of this year. ...
Ninth-Inning Explosion Lifts Shuckers to 6-1 Win over Blue Wahoos
Shuckers’ staff limits Pensacola to one run, earn series split. PENSACOLA, FL – Behind a four-run ninth inning and 11 strikeouts from the pitching staff, the Biloxi Shuckers (47-47, 17-10) earned a 6-1 win over the Pensacola Blue Wahoos (52-43, 14-13) at Blue Wahoos Stadium on Sunday afternoon. With the win, the Shuckers split the week’s series and the second-half series between the two teams. If the two teams are tied for the Southern League South Division title in the second half, the tiebreaker of the better record over the final 20 games would be used. The Shuckers also outscored the Blue Wahoos 14-5 over the final 2 games of the series.
Blue Wahoos Drop Homestand Finale, Split Series With Shuckers
Pensacola, Fla. - The Blue Wahoos wrapped up their second longest stretch of home games, which featured some big crowds, breakthrough events and cooperative weather during the nine-game period. On the field, however, the Blue Wahoos wished for a few more wins. After taking three of the first four games...
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