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Cheryl Washington

Cheryl Washington

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Olympic medalists to lead softball workshop

Posted on Sports from the Press-Register on September 20, 2009, 3:30PM

Local softball players will get a chance to learn from three of the best players in the country as former University of Alabama standout Kelly Kretschman, along with Caitlin Lowe and Cat Osterman, present a two-day clinic next month.  Full story »
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Artist Frank Ledbetter creates trail of metal

Posted on Press-Register Living on September 20, 2009, 12:00PM

Headed to Dauphin Island? Just follow the artwork. From Belle Fontaine to Dauphin Island, local artist Frank Ledbetter has created a trail of his artistic metal creations. Four of his commissioned pieces were created in his Fowl River Road studio and gallery in Theodore.  Full story »
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Road work expected to cause delays

Posted on Retired: Real-Time News from Mobile on September 20, 2009, 9:28AM

MOBILE, Ala. -- Mobile County drivers will have to find a detour around the intersection of Nevius Road and Bush Lane until late October as construction crews widen the area for the Hillcrest connector.  Full story »
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Former librarian stitches hats, blankets for needy

Posted on Press-Register Living on September 20, 2009, 7:54AM

Jeepje Zandstra, "JJ" to her friends, is a woman with many interests. She enjoys filling her time with activities like water aerobics, walking, reading, raising blueberries, traveling, gathering with friends for covered-dish dinners and old movies and going out to lunch.  Full story »
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Despite rain, good turnout for Hurricane Race

Posted on Sports from the Press-Register on September 20, 2009, 6:50AM

It was raining on Dauphin Island on Sept. 12, but that didn't dampen the enthusiasm of the runners who lined up on Bienville Boulevard for the annual Hurricane Race and Kids' Run.  Full story »
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Chastang, Semmes, Scarborough win as Mobile County middle school football starts

Posted on Sports from the Press-Register on September 18, 2009, 3:27PM

Three division champions opened the season with victories as the Mobile County middle school football season began Sept. 10.  Full story »
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Corrected: BayFest race is Saturday, Sept. 26, over 5K course in Mobile

Posted on Sports from the Press-Register on September 18, 2009, 1:39PM

For 15 years, BayFest organizers have hoped fans would come running, figuratively speaking. With the third-annual BayFest 5K Run/Walk coming up Saturday, Sept. 26, they hope to make that a literal thing.  Full story »
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Bayou grandmother overcomes challenges to earn GED at 63

Posted on Press-Register Living on September 13, 2009, 3:33PM

BAYOU LA BATRE, Ala. -- One thing Cathy Newman of Bayou La Batre would like her children, grand children and great-grandchildren to know -- no one is ever too old or infirm to attain an education if he or she wants it badly enough.  Full story »
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In one Mobile community, three veterans tell their World War II stories

Posted on Retired: Real-Time News from Mobile on September 13, 2009, 2:00PM

John Kassab's operations officer, Jimmy Stewart -- yes, that Jimmy Stewart -- "came up to me and said, 'Son, I know you're scared.' And I said, 'That's right.' And he said, 'There's a good airplane down here just like yours, and it's already loaded with bombs.' So off we went, and that was D-Day," Kassab said.  Full story »
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Mobile prep school expands its athletic fields, but some neighbors object

Posted on Retired: Real-Time News from Mobile on September 13, 2009, 10:00AM

MOBILE, Ala. -- Regency Oaks resident Buffi Peter said she was initially thrilled when the former Julius T. Wright School for Girls building on University Boulevard was purchased, renovated and transformed into the upper school campus of St. Luke's Episcopal School. That thrill, Peter said, disappeared when she learned -- during a community meeting held by St. Luke's administrators... Full story »
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American Cancer Society fundraiser 'Vintage Affair' set for Wednesday

Posted on Press-Register Living on August 23, 2009, 6:23PM

The American Cancer Society will hold its "Vintage Affair" fundraiser Wednesday at Space 301 at 6 p.m. The event will be followed by a "Late Night" party from 9 p.m. to midnight. Tickets are $75 per person in advance or at the door. The late-night fee is $25 per person or $40 per couple. The event will include live and... Full story »
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Local chefs offer customers the personal touch to Gulf Coast customers

Posted on Retired: Real-Time News from Mobile on August 23, 2009, 2:38PM

Combine two chefs, prestigious culinary training, a passion for food and stir. The recipe yields "Spoons and Whisks: Personal Chef Service."  Full story »
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Mobile caricaturist A.C. Smith has longtime career

Posted on Press-Register Living on August 23, 2009, 12:02PM

Mobile artist and caricaturist A.C. Smith does not starve for his art. In fact, at 49, he's made a pretty fair living at it most of his life. Anthony Carl Smith, called A.C. by everyone, knew from a very early age that art was his calling. "I started drawing when I was 2 years old," he said. "My daddy... Full story »
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Reader seeks Hoven-May descendants

Posted on Press-Register Living on August 23, 2009, 11:59AM

I would like to locate descendants of Benjamin F. Hoven and Mary Jane May Hoven of Clarke County, Ala. I know that their sons, Charlie Conde Hoven Sr. and Walter Hoven, lived in Mobile County. I would also like to locate descendants of Junius F. May and Sophia Ann Stanley May of Clarke County. Junius is a brother of Mary... Full story »
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Technology paves the way to beautification for Mobile's Jackson Heights neighborhood

Posted on Retired: Real-Time News from Mobile on August 23, 2009, 11:13AM

Fifty years ago, Jackson Heights Garden Club members chatted over lunch at a neighborhood home about events and needs in the area. Today, they chat online.  Full story »
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Chickasaw Marine on duty in Afghanistan

Posted on Press-Register Living on August 23, 2009, 8:46AM

Lance Corporal Timothy "Chase" Moody, a U.S. Marine from Chickasaw, deployed to Now Zad, Afghanistan on May 10. His mother, Stephanie Willis, would like to put a human face on the soldier who she says "was determined to be a Marine (though) I honestly did everything in my power to change his mind because of the situation overseas."  Full story »
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Woodmen of the World presents flags at Breitling Elementary School

Posted on Press-Register Living on August 23, 2009, 6:14AM

Kathryn Skipper of Woodmen of the World Lodge No. 1 in Mobile visited Breitling Elementary School recently to present several American flags to the Grand Bay school. She delivered flags for the classrooms and for the gym, the library and the office area. She also took a 4-by-6-foot outdoor U.S. flag and an Alabama flag for an outdoor pole.... Full story »
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Gulf Coast Exploreum's My Body Works exhibit offers yoga to senior citizens

Posted on Retired: Real-Time News from Mobile on August 22, 2009, 2:27PM

The Gulf Coast Exploreum is not just for kids. Mobile's science center is offering senior citizens an opportunity to improve their health through the My BodyWorks exhibit and seminars.  Full story »
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Callahan Boys & Girls Club building dedicated in Theodore

Posted on Retired: Real-Time News from Mobile on August 22, 2009, 11:28AM

The Boys & Girls Clubs of South Alabama celebrated the completion of the Sonny Callahan Club building in Theodore last month, dedicating the center after its second and final phase of construction.  Full story »
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Ronald McDonald House expansion will add rooms, amenities

Posted on Retired: Real-Time News from Mobile on August 21, 2009, 12:10PM

About this time next year, the Ronald McDonald House in Mobile will have a complete makeover, growing from 12 to 38 rooms.  Full story »
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