Tuesday, September 23, 2008
Friday, September 19, 2008
Experts disagree on origans of Mystery Ship
Ike uncovers historic ship on Baldwin County beach
Friday, September 19, 2008
By GUY BUSBY, Staff Reporter
FORT MORGAN — A mystery ship uncovered over the decades following storms appears to be a Civil War schooner run aground in 1862 while trying to sneak past the U.S. Navy to enter Mobile Bay, according to one local expert.
The ship reappeared earlier this month after waves created by Hurricane Ike eroded the beach about six miles from Fort Morgan. After examining photographs of the wreck, Shea McLean, marine archaeologist with the Museum of Mobile, said the ship is most likely the Monticello, a two-masted schooner run aground and partially burned on June 26, 1862.
"Based on what we know of ships lost in that area and what I've seen, the Monticello is by far the most likely candidate," McLean said Wednesday. "You can never be 100 percent certain unless you find the bell with 'Monticello' on it, but this definitely fits."
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Fraud charge follows studentloans
Foley man accused of using bogus Social Security number to acquire thousands in federal student aid
Friday, September 19, 2008
By BRENDAN KIRBY
Staff Reporter
A Foley man who was fired this summer from his job at an online university based in Orange Beach has been charged with using a fraudulent Social Security number to take out tens of thousands of dollars in federal student loans.
In one case, according to a criminal complaint filed in Mobile, Christopher Adalikwu failed to attend the school that he listed on his loan application.
Law enforcement agents arrested Adalikwu, 47, on Wednesday at the Foley post office. He made an appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court in Mobile, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Sonja Bivins set a detention hearing for Monday.
Prosecutors have said they believe that he is a risk to flee if he is released from jail.
Adalikwu's lawyer Robert Ratliff said that he knew little about the case.
He said Adalikwu moved to the United States from his native Nigeria when he was about 18.
"Unfortunately, he comes from a different society where the rules are different," he said.
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Friday, September 19, 2008
By BRENDAN KIRBY
Staff Reporter
A Foley man who was fired this summer from his job at an online university based in Orange Beach has been charged with using a fraudulent Social Security number to take out tens of thousands of dollars in federal student loans.
In one case, according to a criminal complaint filed in Mobile, Christopher Adalikwu failed to attend the school that he listed on his loan application.
Law enforcement agents arrested Adalikwu, 47, on Wednesday at the Foley post office. He made an appearance Thursday in U.S. District Court in Mobile, and U.S. Magistrate Judge Sonja Bivins set a detention hearing for Monday.
Prosecutors have said they believe that he is a risk to flee if he is released from jail.
Adalikwu's lawyer Robert Ratliff said that he knew little about the case.
He said Adalikwu moved to the United States from his native Nigeria when he was about 18.
"Unfortunately, he comes from a different society where the rules are different," he said.
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Sunday, September 14, 2008
Ike's surge recedes; Alabama beach damage present
GULF SHORES — After Hurricane Ike's storm surge pounded beaches and washed over low-lying parts of coastal Alabama for two days, glimpses of the damage left behind began to emerge Saturday.
For the fourth straight day, swimming was forbidden off Baldwin County's beaches because of rough surf and rip currents, but sunbathers, skimboarders and those curious to see the wounds inflicted by Ike started to trickle to the area's sandy vistas.
Nervy surfers returned to their haunt west of Perdido Pass to ride waves that were not half of what they were a day before but remained treacherous. At Little Lagoon Pass in Gulf Shores, families set up on a beach of sand that Ike had forced into the inlet.
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For the fourth straight day, swimming was forbidden off Baldwin County's beaches because of rough surf and rip currents, but sunbathers, skimboarders and those curious to see the wounds inflicted by Ike started to trickle to the area's sandy vistas.
Nervy surfers returned to their haunt west of Perdido Pass to ride waves that were not half of what they were a day before but remained treacherous. At Little Lagoon Pass in Gulf Shores, families set up on a beach of sand that Ike had forced into the inlet.
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Thursday, September 11, 2008
Patterson found guilty in Baldwin murder
Thursday, September 11, 2008
By VIRGINIA BRIDGES
Staff Reporter
BAY MINETTE — James Harris Patterson's face remained stoic Wednesday as the judge announced that the jury found Patterson guilty of murdering his former high school classmate.
After hearing nearly three days of testimony and deliberating for about an hour, the eight-woman, four-man jury convicted Patterson, 26, of killing Rene Ann Perez in her Orange Beach home two years ago.
Patterson testified Wednesday that he talked to Perez, 25, a former classmate at Robertsdale High School, for about five minutes at a local restaurant a month before her death.
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By VIRGINIA BRIDGES
Staff Reporter
BAY MINETTE — James Harris Patterson's face remained stoic Wednesday as the judge announced that the jury found Patterson guilty of murdering his former high school classmate.
After hearing nearly three days of testimony and deliberating for about an hour, the eight-woman, four-man jury convicted Patterson, 26, of killing Rene Ann Perez in her Orange Beach home two years ago.
Patterson testified Wednesday that he talked to Perez, 25, a former classmate at Robertsdale High School, for about five minutes at a local restaurant a month before her death.
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Rite-Aid armed robbery
Last Edited: Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008, 6:11 PM CDT
Created: Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008, 6:11 PM CDT
Report by Mike Rockwood, WALA
Photojournalist: Franz Barraza
FOLEY, Ala. -- Foley police are on the lookout for a man they say is looking for Oxycontin. "An addict goes to desperate measures to get what he wants and he's obviously done this," said Lt. David White with the Foley Police Department.
What this suspect did -- was attempt an armed robbery at the Foley Rite Aid Store on South McKenzie. Police say he walked to the back of the store and passed the pharmacist a note demanding two bottles of Oxycontin.
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Created: Wednesday, 10 Sep 2008, 6:11 PM CDT
Report by Mike Rockwood, WALA
Photojournalist: Franz Barraza
FOLEY, Ala. -- Foley police are on the lookout for a man they say is looking for Oxycontin. "An addict goes to desperate measures to get what he wants and he's obviously done this," said Lt. David White with the Foley Police Department.
What this suspect did -- was attempt an armed robbery at the Foley Rite Aid Store on South McKenzie. Police say he walked to the back of the store and passed the pharmacist a note demanding two bottles of Oxycontin.
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Gulf Shores council hires new city administrator
Steve Garman's previous jobs include city manager posts in Pensacola and Decatur, Ill.
Wednesday, September 10, 2008
GULF SHORES — By a unanimous vote Monday, 66-year-old Steve Garman, a former city manager in Pensacola and Decatur, Ill., was hired as the city's next administrator.
Garman said Tuesday that he will arrive in Gulf Shores today to begin looking for a place to live while he sells his home in central Illinois. He will report to City Hall on Oct. 1 and spend a month learning the ropes of his new job, taking over the day-to-day management of Gulf Shores when the next administration assumes office in early November, said Councilman and Mayor-elect Robert Craft.
"I'm very pleased the council asked me to join them," Garman said. "I'm excited to get started."
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Wednesday, September 10, 2008
GULF SHORES — By a unanimous vote Monday, 66-year-old Steve Garman, a former city manager in Pensacola and Decatur, Ill., was hired as the city's next administrator.
Garman said Tuesday that he will arrive in Gulf Shores today to begin looking for a place to live while he sells his home in central Illinois. He will report to City Hall on Oct. 1 and spend a month learning the ropes of his new job, taking over the day-to-day management of Gulf Shores when the next administration assumes office in early November, said Councilman and Mayor-elect Robert Craft.
"I'm very pleased the council asked me to join them," Garman said. "I'm excited to get started."
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Tuesday, September 9, 2008
Car Fire on Bayway
From WKRG-TV5...
A scary scene on the Interstate 10 Bayway Monday afternoon. A car caught on fire. Smoke could be seen for a couple of miles. The News 5 traffic cameras caught the flames covering the car. Mobile Firefighters were able to put out the fire without anyone getting hurt.
A scary scene on the Interstate 10 Bayway Monday afternoon. A car caught on fire. Smoke could be seen for a couple of miles. The News 5 traffic cameras caught the flames covering the car. Mobile Firefighters were able to put out the fire without anyone getting hurt.
Monday, September 8, 2008
Gulf State Park officials seek to dredge lakes, sink reefs
GULF SHORES — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is seeking public input on proposals from state officials to dredge parts of Shelby and Middle lakes as well as to turn Gulf State Park's old fishing pier into artificial reefs.
The dredge project, according to a Corps of Engineers public notice, is aimed not only at clearing out sand that blew into the lakes during hurricanes Ivan and Katrina, but also at rebuilding Gulf-front dunes.
To achieve these twin goals, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has applied to dredge 44,528 cubic yards of sand — nearly 2,800 dump trucks worth — from a 13.8-acre area in the southern part of Lake Shelby. The sand would then be pumped through an existing culvert beneath Alabama 182 to a 10.2-acre site just west of the park's fishing pier.
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The dredge project, according to a Corps of Engineers public notice, is aimed not only at clearing out sand that blew into the lakes during hurricanes Ivan and Katrina, but also at rebuilding Gulf-front dunes.
To achieve these twin goals, the Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources has applied to dredge 44,528 cubic yards of sand — nearly 2,800 dump trucks worth — from a 13.8-acre area in the southern part of Lake Shelby. The sand would then be pumped through an existing culvert beneath Alabama 182 to a 10.2-acre site just west of the park's fishing pier.
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Thursday, September 4, 2008
New Gulf State Park Pier survives test from Hurricane Gustav
Thursday, September 04, 2008
By JEFF DUTE
Outdoors Editor
While Hurricane Gustav bruised the Gulf State Park Pier under construction just east of Gulf Shores, the structure's "sacrificial" design worked as expected and the pier should still be ready to open early next year, a representative of the company contracted to build it for the state said Wednesday.
The scheduled opening early in 2009 is barring any subsequent storms that have a greater impact on the pier, said LCI Inc. project superintendent Greg Thacker.
"The sacrificial design did work. It did what it was supposed to do," he said.
The concept Thacker is talking about allows parts of the pier to be sacrificed to wave action and purposely swept away in order to protect the integrity of the concrete pilings supporting the pier.
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By JEFF DUTE
Outdoors Editor
While Hurricane Gustav bruised the Gulf State Park Pier under construction just east of Gulf Shores, the structure's "sacrificial" design worked as expected and the pier should still be ready to open early next year, a representative of the company contracted to build it for the state said Wednesday.
The scheduled opening early in 2009 is barring any subsequent storms that have a greater impact on the pier, said LCI Inc. project superintendent Greg Thacker.
"The sacrificial design did work. It did what it was supposed to do," he said.
The concept Thacker is talking about allows parts of the pier to be sacrificed to wave action and purposely swept away in order to protect the integrity of the concrete pilings supporting the pier.
Click here for the complete article from the Mobile Press-Register.
Wednesday, September 3, 2008
Bama Bayou to sell bonds in hopes of finishing its Gulf World Marine Park
ORANGE BEACH -- Bama Bayou's developers will be able to sell $5 million worth of bonds to help finance completion of their Gulf World Marine Park through an improvement district that was created by the City Council on Tuesday.
The council voted unanimously to establish the district on a portion of Bama Bayou's 144 acres. Improvement district status will also allow the developers to skirt some sales taxes on materials they need to build things like roads, street lights and sewers, which the bonds will finance.
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The council voted unanimously to establish the district on a portion of Bama Bayou's 144 acres. Improvement district status will also allow the developers to skirt some sales taxes on materials they need to build things like roads, street lights and sewers, which the bonds will finance.
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Drunken boating eyed in weekend deaths
The driver of a boat involved in a fatal crash Sunday that killed his mother and sister was intoxicated and ran the boat aground, authorities believe.
Phil Driver, 30, drove the 31-foot Cape Horn boat aground about 2:30 a.m. on Rabbit Island, Alabama Marine Patrol Officer Mark Parden said. The 26-acre island sits just off the eastern tip of Ono Island, Ala.
Nancy Driver, 66, who lived off Innerarity Point Road in southwest Escambia County, and her daughter, Kathryn Liscoe, 44, of Pensacola were pronounced dead at the scene.
Phil Driver was taken to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola with a broken arm. He had not been charged as of Monday, but Parden said the case likely would go before a grand jury in Baldwin County, Ala.
"The first officer on the scene had contact with Mr. Driver before he was transported," Parden said. "Based on the officer's experience, Mr. Driver was under the influence of alcohol."
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Phil Driver, 30, drove the 31-foot Cape Horn boat aground about 2:30 a.m. on Rabbit Island, Alabama Marine Patrol Officer Mark Parden said. The 26-acre island sits just off the eastern tip of Ono Island, Ala.
Nancy Driver, 66, who lived off Innerarity Point Road in southwest Escambia County, and her daughter, Kathryn Liscoe, 44, of Pensacola were pronounced dead at the scene.
Phil Driver was taken to Baptist Hospital in Pensacola with a broken arm. He had not been charged as of Monday, but Parden said the case likely would go before a grand jury in Baldwin County, Ala.
"The first officer on the scene had contact with Mr. Driver before he was transported," Parden said. "Based on the officer's experience, Mr. Driver was under the influence of alcohol."
Click here to read the full article from the Pensacola News Journal.
Alcohol factor in weekend boat crash on Ala. coast
ORANGE BEACH, Ala. (AP) -- Police say alcohol was a factor in the boat crash near Ono Island that killed two of the seven people on the vessel.
Marine Police Officer Mark Parden says Phillip Driver of Pensacola, Fla., was steering the 31-foot Cape Horn when it slammed into tiny Rabbit Island at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday at high speed.
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Marine Police Officer Mark Parden says Phillip Driver of Pensacola, Fla., was steering the 31-foot Cape Horn when it slammed into tiny Rabbit Island at about 2:30 a.m. Sunday at high speed.
Click here to visit Fox17 Nashville for the rest of the article.
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