Order of Polka Dots 2009
Who says girls can't throw? The Polka Dots rolled Feb. 12 with the theme "Sixty Years of Broadway."
View Article59th Annual Baldwin County Fair
ROBERTSDALE, Ala. -- Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2009, was opening day for the 59th Annual Baldwin County Fair. The fair continues through Saturday, Oct. 3, on the grounds of the Baldwin County Coliseum in...
View ArticleE.R. Dickson Elementary observes Walk to School Day
MOBILE, Ala. -- E. R. Dickson parents and students joined other children and adults around the world to celebrate the benefits of walking during the International Walk to School Day on Wednesday, Oct....
View ArticleDown Syndrome Society of Mobile County Buddy Walk
MOBILE, Ala. -- The Down Syndrome Society of Mobile County combined the annual Buddy Walk with its Spring Awareness Fair on Oct. 10, 2009. The combined event promoted awareness and inclusion for local...
View ArticlePreschoolers visit pumpkin patch
MOBILE, Ala. -- Preschoolers visit Dauphin Way United Methodist Church's pumpkin patch in midtown Mobile on Oct. 15, 2009. The patch is open Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m., Saturday from...
View ArticleAlabama Pecan Festival
Video captures the sights and sounds of the 2009 edition of the Alabama Pecan Festival. The event, which started Friday, continues Sunday, Nov. 8, 2009, at the Tillman's Corner Community Center behind...
View ArticleJaMarcus Russell Foundation Turkey Give-A-Way
MOBILE, Ala. -- The JaMarcus Russell Foundation, with assistance from the Mobile Police Department Explorers, gave away turkeys on Saturday, Nov. 22, 2009, during the foundation's second annual...
View ArticleGuitars Not Guns music lessons
MOBILE, Ala. -- Wilson Newell, a senior at UMS-Wright Preparatory School, started the only Guitars Not Guns chapter in the state earlier this year, taking kids and teaching them how to play guitar as...
View ArticleSanta joins firefighters to spread holiday cheer
MOBILE, Ala. -- Santa Claus made an early stop in Mobile on Christmas Eve as he temporarily traded in his sleigh and reindeer for a fire truck to join forces with Mobile firefighters. They delivered...
View ArticleWii video game tournament at Mobile library
MOBILE, Ala. -- A Wii gaming tournament at the Ben May Main Library in downtown Mobile attracted enthusiastic competitors from among area youth on Saturday, Jan. 23, 2010.
View ArticleFun in the snow in Citronelle and Chunchula
CITRONELLE, Ala. -- Area residents and visitors who drove north until they found snow along U.S. 45 in Citronelle and Chunchula and other Mobile County communities threw snowballs and built snowmen...
View ArticleExperiencing snowfall at Hubbard's Landing
HUBBARD'S LANDING, Ala. -- Folks south of Interstates 65 and 10 headed north in impressive numbers on Friday so they and their kids could play in the snow. One of the most popular community stopping...
View ArticleMore fun in the snow in Citronelle
CITRONELLE, Ala. -- Snowballs, snowmen, snow angels and a makeshift sled were among the high points of a day with snow in Citronelle in Mobile County on Feb. 12, 2010.
View ArticleWaiting for a son's new heart on Mother's Day
Susie Collins Ivey will be spending Mother's Day with her son Austin, 18, who is awaiting a heart transplant. Ivey's daughter Anna received a new heart as a toddler.
View ArticleFinalizing Joshua's adoption
In Probate Court on November 5, Mark and Mary Ann Hocutt finalized the adoption of newborn Joshua
View ArticleMagic Christmas in Lights at Bellingrath Gardens
Bellingrath Gardens Magic Christmas in Lights is open daily through New Year's Eve, except for Dec. 25. Hours are 5 to 9 p.m. Admission is $12 for adults, $6.50 for children ages 5-12, and free for...
View ArticleBay Minette triplets born on Christmas Day
Amy Bryars Hill lay in her hospital bed at USA Children’s and Women’s Hospital on Tuesday and joked how broke she and her husband, Joe Hill, will be for Christmases to come. On Saturday, the Hills...
View ArticleMobile County's Torchbearer schools 2011
MOBILE, Ala. -- Once again, Mobile County has raked in the state's top awards for high-poverty, high-performing schools. Six of the 11 schools named Torchbearers by the Alabama Department of Education...
View ArticleStroller Strides encourages moms to exercise
The Mobile Stroller Strides encourages new moms to get out and walk with their babies. Kerri Cooke, who bought into the Stroller Strides franchise and started the group in Mobile early in March, talks...
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