Mary Helene Hall

For as long as he can remember, David Stephens has always loved puppets — more specifically, Muppets. “They wouldn’t even run cable out to where we were in Magnolia Springs, but we had the three networks,” Stephens said. “They would run the reruns of…

Thousands flocked to the Fairhope Pier on Saturday to celebrate a coveted annual local festival. Earth Day Mobile Bay, co-sponsored by the Sierra Club Mobile Bay Group and the City of Fairhope, provides an experience where attendees can learn about…

One sunny March afternoon on Dauphin Island, as young people lounged under colorful beach umbrellas or swam in the Gulf, three school-aged girls and some professional scientists were sifting through the sands of time. Their quest? To find fossils…

Mercer University's annual Bearstock took place April 17 on Cruz Plaza. The outdoor event, which was free and open to all Mercer students, featured headliner Jesse McCartney.

Mercer’s all-new Outdoor Recreation Complex got a warm welcome from students during the annual Recreational Sports & Wellness “Rec the Night” event last Thursday.Rec the Night typically takes place in the University Center, but the opening of the ORC…

Downtown Fairhope revealed a project that capitalizes on the coastal city’s artistic charm Friday morning. “Arts Alley,” a development designed to encourage visitors to park in the free public parking deck in Downtown Fairhope, has been in the works…

To those within a mile of Mercer's campus who heard a concerning amount of male screams Friday afternoon: fear not. Boy's bid day has arrived. If Panhellenic women's bid day is glitter and glam, with costumes and opportunities for pristine Instagram…

QuadWorks announced the eight members of the 2022 Homecoming Court at a pep rally on Cruz following the annual Lip Sync Competition Friday night. Each year, eight women and eight men are nominated as candidates for the court. After the student body…

Vaping, gambling, mental health and education were among some of the hot topics at an event hosted this week by a non-profit advocacy group in Mobile where constituents were able to speak directly to their district’s legislators. About half of the…

Giving those sentenced under Alabama’s habitual offender act, which activists say bloats the state’s already overcrowded prisons, a second chance at parole is one of the top priorities for one advocacy group when the state’s legislature begins Feb.…

QuadWorks continued its tradition of festivities leading up to Homecoming weekend that culminated in the annual lip sync competition Friday night in a Willingham Auditorium packed to the brim. Who won the Lip Sync Competition? This year in the large…