Brady Petree

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After spending nine years at the head of the University of South Alabama’s Whiddon College of Medicine, Dr. John Marymount will leave his post toward the end of the upcoming fall semester, according to the school. On Monday, June 23, USA announced via press release Marymount is departing from the college in order to assume a “senior administrative role” as the executive vice president for academic affairs and provost at the Medical University of South Carolina.

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A documentary detailing the massive sewage system failure of the Carnival Triumph cruise ship in what inevitably became known as the “poop cruise” in 2013 and its ensuing journey to Mobile is slated to debut on Tuesday on Netflix. Titled “Trainwreck: Poop Cruise,” the documentary will cover the five-day ordeal, during which the 3,100 passengers and 1,000 crew members were forced to use plastic bags, red biohazard bags and buckets for human waste, which subsequently accumulated in public areas.

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A pair of Naval ships at the center of the Pentagon’s “anti-DEI” campaign are currently docked in the Port of Mobile. However, the extent of the work both vessels will undergo while in Mobile — including a possible name change — is unclear. As of Monday, June 23, the Alabama Port Authority’s daily harbormaster reports show that the USNS Harvey Milk and the USNS Medgar Evers are currently undergoing work while situated along Mobile River.

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Rick Scuteri-Imagn Images (28-45) Gwinnett Stripers 7, (35-38) Charlotte Knights 3Jurickson Profar, DH: 4-5, 2 HR, 2 RBI, 2 RNacho Alvarez Jr., 3B: 2-3, HR, RBI, 3 RSandy Leon, C: 1-4, HR, RBI, RJackson Stephens, SP: 4 IP, BB, 9 KBox ScoreGwinnett put up an all-around great performance on Friday night en route to getting the 7-3 win over Charlotte. The Stripers got off to a hot start, scoring in each of the first four innings.

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An alleged member of the white supremacist Aryan Brotherhood gang in California who was previously jailed for his involvement in a massive RICO case featuring murders ordered on behalf of the gang and multiple drug charges was arrested Friday in Mobile County, according to jail records. Deputies with the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office arrested 52-year-old Travis Wayne Burhop June 20 for safekeeping for law enforcement agencies in San Bernardino County in California.