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Dedication Ceremony For Lafayette Heights Park Improvements Held
The City of Mobile recently held a dedication ceremony for Lafayette Heights Park to commemorate several improvements made to it in recent years. The dedication included the unveiling of a new iron archway identifying the park as a central part of the historic Lafayette Heights neighborhood. Late City Councilman Levon C. Manzie championed a previous CIP project that invested nearly $200,000 to add a walking trail, benches, trash receptacles and other amenities to the area. The project also included an overhaul of the park’s landscaping designed by the late landscape architect Terry C. Plauche. Over the last year, members of the community, led by Mary Stevenson, have worked with City Councilman William Carroll and Mayor Sandy Stimpson’s office to add signage and an iron archway that properly recognize the park as the gateway to the Lafayette Heights Historic District.
$225,000 Grant For Feeding The Gulf Coast
Feeding the Gulf Coast has received a $225,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation and Feeding America as part of a multiyear partnership to strengthen food banks and agency partners in rural and underserved communities affected by food insecurity. Feeding the Gulf Coast was one of 20 Feeding America partner food banks nationwide to receive the Retail Agency Capacity Building Grant. This funding will help enhance the food bank’s retail rescue program in which fresh, frozen and shelf-stable foods are donated by local grocers like Walmart for pickup by the food bank and its agency partners. With the grant, the nonprofit will enhance its food pickup capabilities through the acquisition of new equipment, such as refrigerated vans, freezers and forklifts. This upgrade will enable the food bank to serve rural partners better by providing infrastructure to store and distribute a wider variety of healthy perishable foods, including dairy and produce. Feeding the Gulf Coast tackles hunger through various programs and distributes more than 32 million meals annually via its network of more than 800 community partners.
$7.5 Million Granted For BFM Development
The Mobile Airport Authority (MAA) has announced that it has been awarded $7,510,599 through the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Airport Infrastructure Grant program. These funds will directly support the ongoing development of the new terminal at Mobile International Airport in Mobile. “This grant reinforces our commitment to building a state-of-the-art terminal at Mobile International Airport,” said Chris Curry, MAA president. ”The new terminal is key to accommodating future growth and driving economic development in the region. We’re excited about our partnership with [the Federal Aviation Administration] as we continue to work towards the completion of our transformative project.” The investment is part of MAA’s broader strategy to enhance infrastructure, prepare for future demand and support economic growth in Mobile and the surrounding areas.
Mobile Festival To Feature Buffett’s Music
Visit Mobile has announced that the City of Mobile will serve as the destination for Parrot Heads and visitors for the inaugural Son of a Sailor Fest, a tribute and sailor’s salute to Jimmy Buffett and Gulf Coast music, on September 21 in Cathedral Square. The free celebration will be a family friendly street festival and feature a second-line parade, Parrot Head costume contests and musical acts inspired by Buffett and the area’s coastal culture. The headlining act is A1A, the official Buffett tribute show. There will also be Will Kimbrough, an honorary Coral Reefer, writer and performer featured on every Buffett studio album recorded in the last 20 years. Son of a Sailor Fest began in 2023 as an impromptu celebration of life second-line parade and tribute concert called the Jimmy Buffett Hometown Second Line immediately following Buffett’s death. Updates on VIP packages, additional musical acts and more are forthcoming.
Mobile Infirmary Earns Multiple Recognitions
For the 13th year in a row, Mobile Infirmary has earned the American Heart Association’s GoldPlus Get with the Guidelines – Stroke quality achievement award for ensuring stroke patients receive the most appropriate treatment according to nationally recognized, research-based guidelines. Mobile Infirmary has also earned the American Heart Association’s Get with the Guidelines – Resuscitation Gold Quality Achievement Award for a commitment to treating in-hospital cardiac arrest. Get with the Guidelines is the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s hospital-based quality improvement program. It provides hospitals with the latest research-based guidelines.
USA Team Wins Grant For TNBC Test
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD) granted $423,500 to researchers at the USA Health Mitchell Cancer Institute (MCI) and University of South Alabama (USA) who are developing a blood test for early detection and recurrence prediction of triple-negative breast cancer (TNBC), an aggressive subtype of the disease that disproportionately affects Black women. TNBC, which is difficult to diagnose in the early stages, grows and spreads rapidly and often recurs after treatment. “The development of noninvasive or minimally invasive early detection strategies and new lines of treatment is urgently needed,” said Dr. Santanu Dasgupta, who is principal investigator of the project. Dasgupta, a cancer researcher at MCI and an assistant professor of pathology at the USA College of Medicine, will use the grant to study mitochondrial DNA (mtDNA) mutations in the blood of patients diagnosed with TNBC. Based on the findings of a previous study conducted at MCI, USA submitted a nonprovisional patent application for the development of a novel mtDNA detection platform using blood samples. The funding from NIMHD will allow Dasgupta and his team to collect blood samples from many cancer patients to test the panel of mitochondrial markers. The ultimate goal of the research is to develop an mtDNA-based simple blood test to detect cancer in the localized stage and closely monitor the patients to trace any potential spread. The test could be used alone or in combination with mammography-based screening for routine or periodic evaluation of women at risk for TNBC.
Deer River Island, Al. Demonstrates Beneficial Use of Dredged Material
MOBILE, Ala. – One of the challenges of the Mobile Harbor Project, which calls for deepening and widening the harbor, is what to do with the dredged material produced. In response to that challenge, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Mobile District developed four Beneficial Use Areas: the Dauphin Island Causeway, Relic Shell Mined, Sand Island, and Deer River.
Man who allegedly detonated explosive device outside Alabama Attorney General’s Office pleads guilty
MONTGOMERY, Ala. (WIAT) — A man accused of placing an explosive device outside the Alabama Attorney General’s office earlier this year has pleaded guilty in the case. Kyle Calvert, 26, of Irondale, pleaded guilty in federal court to the malicious use of an explosive device. He faces between five to 20 years in prison without the possibility […]
See all the scores from Thursday's Alabama HS football games
The 2024 high school football season in Alabama started Thursday night with some key games across the state. If you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation. By using this site, you consent to our User Agreement and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our Privacy Policy.
Owner of closed Polk law firm asks Supreme Court to halt disciplinary cases against him
The owner of a law firm that catered to elderly clients wants the Florida Supreme Court to halt disciplinary action against him over his admitted misuse of company funds. Family Elder Law, based in Lake Wales, shuttered its offices there and in Lakeland and Sebring last month with no warning to clients. The...
SLU Faces South Alabama at Home
HAMMOND, La. – The Southeastern Louisiana University women's soccer team will return to the field Sunday afternoon to face South Alabama at 1 p.m. for its last non conference match at Strawberry Stadium. The match between Southeastern (0-0-1) and South Alabama (1-1) will be televised on ESPN+. Live stats...
Mobile AT&T workers plead for fair play in strike
MOBILE, Ala. (WPMI) — We are a week into a strike of more than 17,000 AT&T workers across the southeast,. The union representing the workers is accusing the company of unfair labor practices during contract negotiations this summer. Workers here in Mobile have joined in the strike, demanding that...
Alabama High School Football Scores: Ohatchee, New Hope break scoring record in 76-71 thriller
It didn’t take long for the 2024 Alabama high school football season to bring the drama. History was made on Friday night, as Ohatchee defeated New Hope, 76-71. The 147 total points marks the most points scored between two teams in a regulation game without going into overtime in Alabama High School Athletic Association history, […] The post Alabama High School Football Scores: Ohatchee, New Hope break scoring record in 76-71 thriller appeared first on On3.
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