Joshua Givens
Best of the West
ABOVE Tanner Williams Road is filled with prolific agricultural sights – shady pecan groves, gargantuan hay bales, miscellaneous cattle pastures and roughhewn tractors. Seward Farms opens its gates to the...
Turning Over a New Reef
Did you know Alabama has the largest artificial reef system in the U.S.? It’s true. In fact, we have more than 20, 000 of them. Everything from military tanks...
Science in a Scoop
Whoosh! Did you hear that? That’s the sound of the ice cream industry going up in smoke. Well, more like a steamy vapor. That’s what happens when...
Spotlight: Delaney Ruehmkorf
“Gentlemen, start your engines!” Can you smell the hot asphalt and fresh axle grease? Listen. Do you hear the shouts of cheering fans and the steady hum...
Spotlight: Bruce Larsen
“Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.” Pablo Picasso may not have been predicting the notable work of...
Spotlight: John Edd Thompson
“What’s the weather gonna do?” Not only is this the question that 70-year-old Mobile native John Edd Thompson has been answering for more than 40 years, it’s...
Spotlight: Seth Peden & Fairhope Boy Scouts of America Troop 47
Given today’s fast-paced youth culture, the need for instilling values such as leadership, trustworthiness and self-reliance has never been greater. The Boy Scouts of America are...
Spotlight: A Comic Cowboy
Since 1884, the Comic Cowboys of Wragg Swamp have brought political satire and cultural humor to Mobile’s Mardi Gras experience. The group known for taking jabs at...
Spotlight on David Morris
David Morris, 32, is no stranger to the gridiron. As a former second-string QB for Ole Miss (1998 - 2002), Morris traveled with starter and...
Spotlight: Thad Holmes
Today, popular television shows like the History Channel’s “Swamp People” glamorize the idea of hunting alligators. And who could forget the late Steve Irwin and his gator-wrangling...