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Gulf Shores

One juvenile arrested for making bomb threats to Gulf Shores schools

April 26, 2012

GULF SHORES, Alabama — One juvenile was arrested today after making a series of bomb threats to Gulf Shores schools that were determined to be a hoax.

Gulf Shores to improve traffic flow in time for summer

April 25, 2012

“We’re aggressively trying to make the traffic situation better on 59,” said Gulf Shores Mayor Robert Craft.

Teen who was pulled from rough surf last Wednesday has died

April 24, 2012

A 16-year-old boy today became the second youth to die as a result of rough surf in Gulf shores last Wednesday, authorities said.

South Alabama vets give pet oxygen masks to fire, police crews

April 23, 2012

“It’s such a pain to give oxygen to a dog or cat with an essentially flat, human mask,” said Danielle Bercier, a vet from Silverhill, Ala., .

Former Alabama football players get stem cell injections from Gulf Shores doctor

April 22, 2012

GULF SHORES, Alabama — Radiologist Jason R. Williams is offering experimental stem cell therapies to patients using their own fat cells. Former University of Alabama football players Rolando McClain and Marquis Maze, who were among his first patients, say they’ve had good results.

RV park nixed in Gulf Shores, but developers buy land

April 22, 2012

The Wakefield Plantation RV Resort & Marina, proposed for the former Bon Secour Village marina site, had drawn opposition from neighboring landowners and businesses, including Lucy Buffett, owner of Lulu’s at Homeport Marina.

20 bank-owned homes sell for $830,000 in Mobile

April 22, 2012

Infirmary Health has leased about 5,300 square feet in Sawgrass Landing on Ala. 59 in Gulf Shores. All the real estate news can be found in Kathy Jumper’s column on Sunday.

Gulf Coast dunes to be restored in aftermath of BP oil spill

April 20, 2012

“We want to restore the dunes after all the activity on the beach from the cleanup,” said Jereme Phillips, manager of the Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge on Fort Morgan.

Teen dies in Ala surf, another hospitalized

April 19, 2012

Authorities say one teenager is dead and another is hospitalized after being caught in the surf in Gulf Shores.

Bulter County youth remains in critical condition after being caught in rough surf at Gulf Shores

April 19, 2012

GULF SHORES, Alabama — A 16-year-old from Butler County remains in critical condition at the University of South Alabama Medical Center after he was pulled from rough waters Wednesday afternoon, Grant Brown, a spokesman for the city of Gulf Shores said today.