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The Surface Transportation Board dismissed objections from CSX and Norfolk Southern Railway, allowing Amtrak to continue with its attempt to gain access to freight lines for passenger trains for service between New Orleans and Mobile, AL.com reported. The decision facilitates Amtrak to move ahead with procedural work for the passenger service, which it plans to…
USA Health is the only academic health system in Alabama to combine robotics and rapid diagnostic tools to diagnose lung cancer quickly and accurately in a single procedure, the school announced. The Auris Health Monarch enables physicians to see inside the lung and biopsy hard-to-reach nodules using a flexible endoscope. When combined with Rapid On-Site…
The Mobile County Commission recently approved sub-recipient agreements up to $245,000 for annual funding through community-development block grants, Call News reported. They include $50,000 for Legal Services of Alabama to provide civil legal assistance through homeless prevention, $50,000 for the Semmes Woman’s Club to pay staff at the Semmes Senior Center, $35,000 for Ozanam Charitable…
Rising senior Patrick Daves at Bayside Academy in Daphne won the 110-m hurdles (17-18 division) at the USA Track & Field Masters Outdoor Championships Youth Outdoor Nationals in Rome, Georgia, and has been named an All-American hurdler following his fifth-place finish at The Outdoor Nationals presented by Nike in Eugene, Oregon, in early July. Daves…
The Gayfers department store building in Downtown Mobile has been vacant and deteriorating for more than 35 years, but it may be poised for rebirth, FOX 10 recently reported. The nonprofit Gulf Coast Housing Partnership paid approximately $1.4 million for the property in 2015 with plans of renovating it and creating affordable housing units. The…
Mobile native Yung Bleu is releasing his next album, Moon Boy, today, AL.com reported. While the prolific artist already had a notable music career with a series of rap mixtapes and R&B albums, he was launched deep into the Billboard charts and gained widespread popularity with a remix of his single “You’re Mines Still” featuring…
Auburn University recently entered a partnership with AgriTech Corp. for an Auburn-branded version of the company’s SoilKit (Agritech’s Soilkit Now In Stores), AL.com reported. Created by Christina Woerner McInnis of Foley, who was a winner of Lowe’s’ “top three entrepreneurs” in the “Making It…with Lowe’s” virtual pitch program in March, the product is sold to…
The Eastern Shore Chamber of Commerce is accepting applications for participation in the 33rd Annual Jubilee Festival of Arts on October 16-17 in Daphne’s Lott Park. Submissions for artists, food vendors and entertainment are welcome. The deadline for artists is July 30, and other deadlines are August 25. The popular event will feature art, music…
The Mobile County Public School System (MCPSS) recently announced that two schools in the system and the three counselors who serve them were honored with the highest recognition of achievement for school counselors. Pillans Middle School, represented by counselors Malinda Gray and Darlene Lewis and principal Jacinda Hollins, and Scarborough Model Middle School, represented by…
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