The Mobile County Health Department, in accordance with the Alabama Department of Public Health, audits immunization records in all public schools in order to ensure a healthy and safe school environment.  The directive, Guidelines for Implementation of the Mandatory Immunization Law, requires that all children need the following immunizations to attend school:Students must have the following•·         4 doses of Diphtheria/Tetanus/Pertussis...

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Get up! Get up!  Formation at 0530, PT clothes.  Get up! Get moving!  You have 30 minutes before you are late.That is how I started my first full day at Summer Camp, although that is not the name the Instructors use.  The Instructors call it the JROTC Cadet Leadership Challenge or JCLC.  It seems there is an acronym for everything in the army.  PT is physical training.  I'll soon find out what PT really means.Sleepy, but dressed in shorts, t-shirt and my...

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Murphy High School student Elexis Stallworth wants to give back to her community. She will be doing just that at Books a Million in Bel Air Mall June 20th from  1-4.Three years ago, Elexis had been nominated by one of her teachers to attend the Junior National Youth Leadership conference in Washington D.C. and represent Murphy High and Mobile . That nomination earned her a Proclamation by Mayor Sam Jones and the Mobile City Council recognizing May 29, 2007 as Elexis Stallworth Day. Elexis...

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Helping to Feed Students in Need during the Summer MonthsMontgomery, Ala. - School's out and summer fun has begun for students in the state. But for some student and parents in Alabama, the worry over lack of food overshadows the freedom of summer. The need for a free or reduced breakfast and lunch that is normally served by schools during the school day still remains when the last school bell rings.The Summer Food Service Program and Seamless Summer program are designed to fill that nutrition...

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