Summer Heat Related Illness

Summer officially begins in June every year and with summer comes long hot, and humid days. According to the morbidity and mortality weekly report website, between 1999 and 2003 a total of 3,442 deaths were recorded because of the extreme heat. Click on the link below to...

A tribute to Paul Antonio Lyndell Husband

Paul Antonio Lyndell Husband also known to his coworkers as Paul was born 1967 and died on September 27, 2000. Paul had been working as a firefighter with the city of Mobile for 4 years until September 27, 2000 when Paul was working an overtime shift at Tapia Fire Station...

Children's Miracle Network Hospitals

The Children's Miracle Network Hospitals is a nonprofit organization that helps to raise funds and cognizance for over more than 170 hospitals that represent the Children's Miracle Network. The hospitals that have the Children's Miracle Network seal of approval treat...

Dog or Cat Pet Adoption

If you ever wanted a pet or already have one pet but would like to explore the options of having another pet around the house, you may want to think about adopting a pet at a local pet store or your local pound. When you do decide to look for a pet to call your own you need...

Fall Harvest

Fall Harvest is considered to be harvest time for many types of vegetables such as onions, squash, carrots, tomatoes, and many other wonderful fall produce. Of course you need to plant a garden in order to reap a harvest when it is harvest time. The best time to plant a...

Flu Season 2012

Every year when the fall begins and the weather starts to change from hot to cold and the winter months are blowing a cold north wind, is when people usually start to have flu type symptoms. Flu type symptoms may also be felt during the spring and summer months also. To avoid...

Mobile lands Airbus Contract

It’s now official that Airbus will be building the A320 line of airplane at the Brookley Aeroplex in Mobile Alabama.   The announcement of Airbus being located in Mobile came on Monday July 2, 2012 at the Arthur Outlaw Convention Center located at 1 South Water Street...

Mosquitos/Heartworms/Your Pet

Spring 2012 is in full swing with the flowers blooming and with temperatures starting to rise warming up the atmosphere. Along with spring and the hot temperatures of the sun the mosquito insect population begins to flourish. One of the worst insects in the southern region...

Annual Blue Mass Service 2012

The Archdiocese of Mobile Annual Blue Mass will be held Friday September 7, 2012 at 12:10 p.m. for all city fire department employees, police department employees, 1st responders, emergency medical personnel and family members to attend. As everyone knows next month is the...

Swine Flu

Swine Flu or H1N1 is a respiratory disease that is Type A influenza.  Swine Flu attacks the lungs and entire body by causing fatigue, runny nose, headaches, sore throat, chills, vomiting, fever, diarrhea, cough, extreme tiredness, and body aches. Swine Flu normally is...

Obesity in America

Obesity in America seems to be on the rise all across the nation and with the convenience of a Mc Donald’s, Burger King, or some other  fast  food restaurant on about every corner it makes it harder to go home and prepare a healthy meal for yourself or your...

Bay Fest 2012

Time is drawing near for the 2012 Bay Festival to be a part of the action in historic downtown Mobile Alabama. The Bay Fest music Festival is one of the largest events that the city of Mobile hosts on a yearly basis. The Bay Fest music Festival requires the city to close...

Tropical Storm Isaac Threatens Gulf Coast

A partly cloudy sky with the highs in the 90s and lows reaching 74 is the forecast for Mobile Alabama on Sunday August 26, 2012. Nice End to Weekend...Watching Isaac...

Isaac hits Gulf coast

Tropical Storm Isaac has entered the Gulf of Mexico and the outer bands of Tropical Storm Isaac has begun to make land fall on the Panama City Florida, Gulf Shores Alabama, and Dauphin Island Alabama with winds up to 65mph and higher it is forecasted that Tropical Storm Isaac...

FOR THE LAST TIME, STOP CALLING ME AFRICAN-AMERICAN

I was minding my own business in the candy aisle at the Sam's Club in Mobile when I had a brief encounter with a little old white lady who probably by now wishes she had just kept her mouth shut...read...

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