Bayou La Batre Alabama News

Boom Rattles Windows

Many people heard a loud boom Tuesday night along the Gulf Coast. What was it? more »

Nov/18/09 12:15 AM

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By Emily Forrester

Comment by XcCity: i also heard two booms & my house shook wednesday night. channel 10 said (on tuesday) that the authorities didn’t know what it was but, said… 6 Responses »

Swine Flu Shots Announced For AL Schools

Swine flu shots to be available at schools at the end of November. more »

Nov/9/09 2:48 PM

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By Associated Press

Gov. Riley Declares State of Emergency

Governor Bob Riley on Monday declared an official state of emergency in Alabama due to the imminent threat posed by Tropical Storm Ida.. more »

Nov/9/09 11:23 AM

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By Governor Riley's Office

Still Waiting For Your Tax Refund?

The Internal Revenue Service is trying to deliver $1.85 million to Alabamians that it can't locate. more »

Nov/8/09 1:20 PM

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By Associated Press

BP Station In Bayou La Batre Robbed

CAUGHT ON CAMERA Man pays for a pack of smokes and then shows the clerk he's packing heat. more »

Nov/4/09 7:00 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Woman Brings Knife To A Gun Fight

Mobile police say Terry Guidy tried to rob a laundromat with a knife, but the owner pulled out her gun and Guidry took off. She ended up robbing a dollar store later the same day. more »

Oct/30/09 10:52 AM

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By Jamie Burch

Comment by southernbelle6913: So true, bikertod. Too bad… 2 Responses »

Dr. Benjamin “It’s Bittersweet”

Doctor Regina Benjamin is the new U.S. Surgeon General and she reacted to the news on her hometown tv station. more »

Oct/29/09 8:56 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by Lou Sid Palaver: Congratulations! No need for sadness. She will be back in about three years. 1 Responses »

Senate Confirms Dr. Regina Benjamin As U.S. Surgeon General

BREAKING NEWS Dr. Regina Benjamin was confirmed by the Senate as the next U.S. Surgeon General just before 7:00 p.m. more »

Oct/29/09 4:00 PM

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By Jamie Burch

Comment by southfan1981: Congratulations Dr. Benjamin. What an accomplishment? view »

Do it for Mikie!

The Bayou La Batre community is coming together to help a wheelchair-bound boy. more »

Oct/29/09 7:18 AM

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By Devon Walsh

Comment by southfan1981: RM, Good recommendations for resources. I worked in the field so long that terms like, “BOUND” and “SUFFERS FROM,” tend to grate… 3 Responses »

Pregnant Victim’s Mom: “He Needs To Pay”

News 5 has learned that the teen charged in the weekend crash that sent a woman into labor was on probation for a 2008 beating death. more »

Oct/28/09 8:10 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by cissiebee: Got to love you man, shame sheltie felt it was his duty to go work. Where did everyone else with strong opinions here disappear to? 92 Responses »

Teen Faces Assault Charges In Vehicle Accident

Five arrest warrants have been obtained by authorities for a 17-year-old driver involved in a three-vehicle accident that sent a pregnant woman into labor. more »

Oct/26/09 7:06 PM

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By Christian Stapleton

Comment by cissiebee: You ok? 38 Responses »

Senate Committee Approves Dr. Regina Benjamin

Surgeon General nominee Dr. Regina Benjamin from Bayou La Batre has been approved by the Senate Health Committee. She must now be confirmed by the full Senate. more »

Oct/7/09 11:51 AM

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By Jamie Burch

Comment by ickthus: time has already told her story. this is not a good move. 6 Responses »

School Lengthening Too Pricey for AL Schools

Education officials facing budgets with million dollar shortfalls say they simply can't afford the President's suggestion of lengthening school days. more »

Oct/4/09 2:46 PM

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By Associated Press

Comment by mob1: Obama knows the states can not afford this, he is not stupid. By pushing this on the schools will in turn cause the schools to come back to the Federal… 4 Responses »

Louisiana Escapee Pleads Guilty To Murder

A man who escaped from the St. Tammany Parish jail in June has pleaded guilty to the 2005 killing of a 19-year-old Bayou La Batre woman. more »

Sep/29/09 1:43 PM

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By Associated Press

Swine Flu Survivor Goes Home

After a month-long battle with swine flu, a 9-year old Coden girl gets to leave the hospital. more »

Sep/18/09 4:29 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by minimay87: It is so sad that people can be as closed minded as to treat her as if she is a plague. I am glad that she hung in there and pulled through. It takes strength… 3 Responses »

Local Swine Flu Survivor

A 9-year old girl from Coden is in isolation at USA Children's and Women's Hospital after being diagnosed with swine flu. more »

Sep/15/09 4:56 PM

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By Tiffany Craig

Comment by KxVicious: I had it and I don’t get what the fuss is all about…sore throat, runny nose, fever…all the usual stuff. I’d say the only difference… 9 Responses »

Alabama’s Children Insurance Program Expanding

Because of funds raised in the federal tobacco tax, publicly funded health insurance for Alabama children will expand to many middle-class families. more »

Sep/13/09 12:57 PM

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By Associated Press

Seafood Dealers Use Grant Money For Waste

Seafood dealers plan to use a $3.2 million dollar federal grant to build a seafood byproduct processing plant in Bayou La Batre - saving them tens of thousands of dollars more »

Sep/12/09 2:41 PM

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