Walt Disney World Resort Update

06/27/11 Al Weiss retiring | Pyrotechnics to light the sky on the Fourth of July | Food & Wine reservations open August 16 | Candlelight Processional narrators announced | Disney Gospel Choir Fest returns for a second year | and more.

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Sand, surf, smoke?

06/26/11 Elizabeth Schaible and Dennis Herzog both of Chesterfield Township smoke while sitting in the sand at the Marine City Beach. Marine City resident Gary Gabler has asked the city to prohibit smoking on the beach.

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The week in review

06/23/11 Latest in the Western 29 Bypass resurrection: City Council votes 4-0 June 20 to oppose the controversial roadway. After a more than 10-year hiatus, the bypass revived June 8 at the end of a late-night Albemarle Board of Supervisors meeting. Biggest foreclosure: "Preservation development" Bundoran Farm in North Garden goes on the block June 29, the Daily Progress reports. Biggest paychecks: A ...

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Raymond Navis stays cool in AJGA win (with photo gallery)

06/23/11 GULF SHORES, Alabama -- With the temperature hovering around 100 on the first day of summer, Raymond Navis showed he could beat the heat.

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Former Spruce Creek ace Kelsi Dunne to pitch Thursday in Daytona Beach

06/22/11 Kelsi Dunne, who went on to star at Alabama, now pitches for the NPF Diamonds of the National Pro Fastpitch league. For someone whose bedroom was destroyed by Hurricane Frances in 2004 and who survived the horrific tornadoes in Alabama in April, Kelsi Dunne is fortunate.

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Bert Fish likely to leave partnership with hospital finances intact

06/17/11 Bert Fish Medical Center will return to public ownership with about $27 million in net assets, the same amount it had before becoming privately controlled, the Southeast Volusia Hospital District board heard Thursday night.

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Couple find Spartanburg home that's feeling the '50s

06/17/11 "This house is almost exactly now the way it was built in 1952. That's what I've dreamed of. It hasn't been messed with in any substantial way, and its best features remain," said Al Jolly, a Spartanburg architect.

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AL Deep Sea Rodeo just weeks away

06/16/11 In just a few weeks, thousands from across the country will make their way to Dauphin Island for the AL Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo. The historic event is the oldest of its kind and presumably the largest fishing tournament in the world.  

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Smoke, heat having impact on residents, workers

06/16/11 Wildfires burning in Central and North Florida and southern Georgia sent smoke spiraling through the area Wednesday, canceling flights at Daytona Beach International Airport, triggering an increase in emergency room visits at a hospital in Flagler County and sending many indoors.

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Casey Anthony Trial: Tony Pipitone's Chat

06/15/11 Watch the Casey Anthony murder trial and join the conversation with Local 6 investigative reporter Tony Pipitone, who is inside the courtroom.

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BUCKCHERRY, PAPA ROACH To Co-Headline Rock Allegiance Tour

06/14/11 Seven American rock bands are joining forces for the Rock Allegiance Tour, featuring co-headliners BUCKCHERRY and PAPA ROACH, with PUDDLE OF MUDD, P.O.D., RED, CROSSFADE and DRIVE A.

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Alabama Press Association contest winners unveiled

06/12/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press ORANGE BEACH, Ala. The Birmingham News, Opelika-Auburn News, The Shelby County Reporter and The Greenville Advocate won general excellence first-place awards in the 2011 Alabama Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The association presented the awards Saturday at its summer convention. Winners in the general excellence, public service, freedom of ...

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List of APA winners

06/12/11 The Associated Press The Associated Press ORANGE BEACH, Ala. General Excellence Division A: 1st place, The Birmingham News; 2nd, The Tuscaloosa News; 3rd, The Press-Register (Mobile). Division B: 1st, Opelika-Auburn News; 2nd, The News Courier (Athens); 3rd, The Fort Payne Times-Journal. Division C: 1st, Shelby County Reporter (Columbiana); 2nd, The Monroe Journal (Monroeville); 3rd, The Arab ...

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The Odd Couple and museum-exhibition openings in this weekend's calendar

06/03/11 Friday, June 3 Foreclosure-Prevention Workshop 9 a.m.-6 p.m. at Deltona City Hall, City Commission Chambers, 2345 Providence Blvd. Open to homeowners whose loans are owned by Fannie Mae. Fannie Mae staff and HUD-approved housing-counseling agencies will attend. Free. To find out if Fannie Mae owns ...

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BREAKING NEWS: Merger of South Baldwin Chamber and Gulf Coast Area Chamber not approved

05/25/11 FOLEY, Ala. and ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce did not merge Wednesday, as the Gulf Coast Chamber only received around a 65 percent approval for the proposed consolidation.

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Chamber merger vote approaching southern Baldwin County

05/22/11 FOLEY, Ala. and GULF SHORES, Ala. - Area businesses will decide the fate next week of two local chambers of commerce as members vote on the proposed merger of the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce.

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Walmart Market Opens in Orange Beach on Wednesday

05/13/11 The Walmart Market opens in Orange Beach May 18, with a 55,976-square-foot store designed to offer quick access to low-cost groceries, prescriptions and household products.

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Sports calendar items 5/4/11

05/04/11 The Baldwin Humane Society is planning "Dog Gone Scramble II"......a benefit golf tournament, on Friday June 3 beginning with 11 a.m. check-in at Craft Farms Golf Resort. Sponsorships are available and entry fees are $100 per player and include greens fees, cart, range balls, lunch and prizes. For more information, please contact Nevin Yankie at 929-1540 or 402-2472.

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Central Baldwin lends a helping hand to North Alabama tornado victims

05/03/11 ROBERTSDALE, Ala. -- In the aftermath of the destructive tornados that ripped through Tuscaloosa, Birmingham and other Northern Alabama cities last Wednesday and brought the death toll to over 300, the highest since 1932, Central Baldwin communities are stepping up to lend a helping hand to those hardest hit areas.

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Education speaks to Gulf Shores & Orange Beach Rotarians

04/14/11 Touching on subjects from key education indicators, to state grading, to tenure and teaching salaries, Alabama State Board of Education representative Randy McKinney was the keynote speaker last week at the Rotary Club of Gulf Shores & Orange Beach.

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