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07/18/11 Burn ban advisories along the Gulf Coast have been lifted after a weekend of rainy weather. The Emerald Coast received approximately 10 inches of rain over the weekend, which mitigated the dry conditions the area had been facing. Meteorologist Brian...
07/17/11 PANAMA CITY - The Central Gulf Coast Blood Services region is facing a critical shortage of blood with May and June having the lowest donation levels in more than a dozen years.The decrease in donations is due in part to people traveling for summer while students are out of school.That, coupled...
07/15/11 A memo written last week by BP to federal officials prompted harsh words Monday from Florida officials and business leaders, who are crying foul over the company's stance of not paying most future Gulf Coast claims resulting from last year's oil spill.
07/14/11 TransCanada's proposed Keystone XL pipeline would carry tar sands from Canada to the Gulf Coast. There is a push to approve the proposed pipeline by Nov. 1, but the environmental risks should be thoroughly studied and mitigation measures must be put in place. The Yellowstone River, dubbed "America's last best river" by National Geographic, is, or was, a pristine 700-mile waterway through Montana ...
07/14/11 At a town hall meeting in Pennsylvania in early April, President Obama was asked about a proposed $7 billion, 2,000-mile pipeline to ship crude from Alberta's oil sands to Gulf Coast refineries. The pipeline is awaiting a decision on a permit at the State Department.
07/14/11 After rattling off the names - Betsy, Camille, Georges and Katrina - Ursula Jones asked postal service officials if they knew the number of hurricanes that have affected Mississippi's Gulf Coast.
07/13/11 share: digg facebook twitter Cheap and abundant natural gas has revitalized the Gulf Coast's petrochemical industry, after demand for its plastic products took a beating in the recession. The natural gas cocktail buried in that Appalachian rock is rich in ethane, the raw material used to create the ethylene that produces many types of plastics. While the Eagle Ford shale in South Texas offers ...
07/13/11 Dr. Terry Hazen, a leading authority on oil biodegradation will deliver a free seminar at 7 p.m. on Wednesday, July 27, in the Caylor Auditorium at The University of Southern Mississippi Gulf Coast Research Laboratory (GCRL). - A Press Release from the University of Southern Mississippi
07/13/11 The Brewton Local Area Swim Team Tigersharks recently hosted the Gulf Coast Area Aquatic League Junior Championships at the Brewton Area YMCA. The meet was comprised of teams from all around the Gulf Coast.
07/13/11 NEW ALBANY - Gulf Coast businessman Dave Dennis brought his Republican gubernatorial campaign to Northeast Mississippi on Tuesday and continued to emphasize his private sector experience.
07/12/11 BELLE CHASSE, La. (AP) - Belle Chasse and Gray are the sites for the first meetings federal officials are holding to discuss a reported increase in sea turtle strandings along the Gulf Coast.
07/12/11 This past weekend the Pace SportsPlex was alive with youth baseball as the Gulf Coast 11-14 Elite World Series was underway. The Elite World Series was one of 19 events to receive a regional grant from the Florida Sports Foundation, which totaled...
07/11/11 PENSACOLA, Florida - Making the Gulf Coast whole. That was the promise BP made over a year ago when their oil began gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. U.S. Senator Marco Rubio was in Pensacola Monday to find out if BP was keeping their promise and what he heard may not surprise you. It was rain that kept folks off the beach today. This time last year it was oil. "We still have lingering effects ...
07/11/11 Three Florida Gulf Coast University baseball players have been named to the 2011 Northwoods League All-Star game.
07/11/11 GULF SHORES, Alabama -- The Gulf Coast Volleyball Beach Championship Series event at Gulf Shores on Saturday was the sixth stop for the beach volleyball series.
07/11/11 A high-stakes decision on the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, which would connect Alberta with the United States Gulf Coast, will receive high-level attention at the fifth annual Oil Sands and Heavy Oil Technologies Conference & Exhibition July 20 in Calgary.
07/09/11 Kevin Meador was hired by the Franklin American Mortgage Company in Biloxi as a loan originator. Meador was previously with Chase Home Loans. He is a member of the Gulf Coast Association of Realtors and serves on its affiliate sponsorship board.
07/08/11 NEW ORLEANS -- BP is arguing that victims of last year's Gulf of Mexico oil spill should not be paid any more claims for future losses because the areas affected by the spill have recovered and the economy is improving. The British oil company makes its case in a 29-page document filed with the Gulf Coast Claims Facility, which administers the $20 billion fund for victims.
07/08/11 Studies at four Gulf Coast universities will focus on continuing fears that last year's oil spill is making people sick, especially if they eat lots of fish. Two of the studies based in Louisiana will look at women, while one of them also will study children.
07/07/11 Baseball America was nice enough to publish a list of the youngest players in each league , including the majors on down through the Gulf Coast League and the Venezuelan Summer League. For all the flak Houston has caught in the past for moving prospects along slowly, they're sure represented well on this list. For instance, Jordan Lyles is the youngest player in the major leagues right now. He ...
07/07/11 Andrew Haines, co-owner of the Florida Tarpons, talks about the new team during a news conference at Bar Louie at the Gulf Coast Town Center on Wednesday. The Tarpons are an expansion team in the Ultimate Football League. | 
