[ Greta, Molly and Jane search for otoliths on a sand dune on a beach in Dauphin Island. Before exploring, they discussed how to be very careful so they wouldn’t damage the dunes, which protect the island from storm damage and provide habitat to wildlife.Mary Helene Hall | [email protected] Read original article here Denial of … Read more
[ Dear Annie: My daughter is the only grandchild, and my mother gives her a gift every time we see her. I’ve told her several times that we don’t want to overwhelm our child (3 years old) with material things, that she has too many toys she doesn’t play with. It’s very important to my … Read more
[ Below is the podcast player followed by the newsletter. Sign up to get it in your inbox each day here. A somber anniversary Thirty years ago today, in 1994, a powerful F4 tornado struck Goshen United Methodist Church near Piedmont, Alabama. The church building collapsed and 20 people were killed. Goshen was rebuilt at … Read more
[ Two beaches in the Florida Panhandle have been named to Tripadvisor’s annual “Traveler’s Choice Awards Best of the Best,” given annually to less than 1% of the 8 million listings on the popular travel site. The awards are presented each year to those locations, businesses and other entities which have receiged a high volume … Read more
[ A rip current statement was issued by the National Weather Service on Monday at 3:58 a.m. valid from Tuesday 6 a.m. until Thursday 6 p.m. for Mobile and Baldwin counties. The weather service comments, “Dangerous rip currents expected.” “Rip currents can sweep even the best swimmers away from shore into deeper water,” states the … Read more
[ Two professional fishermen who last March caught the first-ever great white shark off an Alabama beach have caught another, this time an estimated 12-foot, 1200-pound fish fishing on Navarre Beach in the Florida Panhandle. Blaine Kenny and Dylan Wier of Coastal Worldwide set up shop, so to speak, on Navarre Beach last Sunday. They … Read more
