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Arkansas Law Enforcement Ramping Up Efforts in April to Combat Distracted Driving

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Arkansas Law Enforcement Ramping Up Efforts in April to Combat Distracted Driving

Distracted driving continues to be one of the leading causes of motor vehicle crashes on our nation’s roadways. The Arkansas State Police Highway Safety Office (HSO) is working with state and local law enforcement agencies to encourage drivers to put down their phones while driving as part of the statewide “U Drive. U Text. U Pay.” high-visibility enforcement effort April 3rd-10th.

The effort will involve Arkansas State Troopers, local sheriff’s deputies, and local police officers. The operation will target drivers who are texting and driving as well as violating other distracted driving laws.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration [NHTSA], between 2011 and 2020, more than 32,400 people died in crashes involving a distracted driver. In 2020, there were 3,142 deaths linked to driver distraction, or 8% of all motor vehicle crash fatalities. This is an increase of 23 fatalities compared to 2019.

Research shows that Millennials and Generation Z are the most distracted drivers, often using their cell phones to talk, text, and scroll through social media while behind the wheel. According to NHTSA research from 2017, young drivers 16 to 24 years old have been observed using handheld electronic devices while driving at higher rates than older drivers since 2007. In 2020, 7% of drivers 15 to 20 years old involved in fatal crashes were reported as distracted.

“Distracted driving is a leading cause of motor vehicle crashes on our nation’s roads, and most of this distraction is attributed to texting while driving,” said Colonel Mike Hagar, Director of the Arkansas State Police and the Governor’s Highway Safety Representative. “People know texting and driving is dangerous and often illegal, but they do it anyway, and it puts others at risk. Beginning April 3rd, drivers will see increased law enforcement efforts, as officers will be stopping and ticketing anyone who is caught texting while driving. If you text and drive, you will pay.” In addition to being unsafe, violating Arkansas’ distracted-driving laws can also be costly.

Arkansas law prohibits the use of a hand-held cell phone for texting, typing, emailing or accessing the internet while driving, regardless of the driver’s age. It is also a “primary offense” law, which means a state trooper, police officer or sheriff’s deputy can initiate a traffic stop without observing any other violation. Fines can range from up to $250 for a first offense and up to $500 for any subsequent offense.

Many drivers are guilty of a “double standard” when it comes to distracted driving. In its 2018 Traffic Safety Culture Index, the American Automobile Association (AAA) Foundation reported that while nearly 96% of drivers believed it was very or extremely dangerous to read a text or email while driving, four out of ten drivers admitted to doing so within the previous 30 days.

“These drivers give themselves a personal exemption to ignore the law while unfairly putting others at risk,” said Colonel Hagar. “State troopers and other law enforcement officers will increase enforcement of distracted driving laws as part of the ‘U Drive. U Text. U Pay.’ enforcement operation.”

The Arkansas Highway Safety Office and NHTSA urge drivers to put their phones away when behind the wheel. Drivers are encouraged to follow these suggestions to ensure a safe driving experience:

If you are expecting a text message or need to send one, pull over and park your car in a safe location. Only after you are off the roadway and stopped is it safe to text.
Ask your passenger to be a “designated texter.” Allow the passenger access to your phone for responding to calls or messages.
Do not engage in social media scrolling or messaging while driving.
Cell phone use is habit-forming. Struggling to not text and drive? Activate your phone’s “Do Not Disturb” feature, or put your phone in the trunk, glove box, or back seat of your vehicle until you arrive at your destination.

Texting while driving is dangerous and illegal. Help break the dangerous habit of distracted driving. Remember: U Drive. U Text. U Pay.

For more information, visit https://www.nhtsa.gov/campaign/distracted-driving or call the Arkansas Highway Safety Office at (501) 618-8136. Also learn more about Arkansas’ ongoing Toward Zero Deaths campaign to eliminate preventable traffic fatalities, visit www.TZDArkansas.org.

Three New Supper Ideas

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Supper time can easily get to being the same thing over and over again; or at least that’s a common problem at our house. I enjoy cooking, but sometimes coming up with what to make is frustrating. I have three new recipes to try this week to hopefully spice up your dinner menu! There are little measurements here, adjust to how many you need to feed and preferences on flavors and seasonings.

Sheet Pan Chicken Fajitas

I love anything on a sheet pan. It’s fast to make and the cleanup is easy.

cut of chicken of your choice, I used 4 boneless skinless thighs
1 onion
2 bell peppers
Fajita seasoning packet or seasonings of choice (garlic powder, chili powder, salt, pepper, and paprika was what I used)

Spread ingredients across tray, drizzle with oil. Cook at 425* for 30 minutes, or until chicken is cooked.

This was unattractive no matter how I tried to take the photo, but it was sure delicious!

Wafflacos

My husband named these and I think it’s so funny of a name I had to share! This is the least homemade one, but it still involves frying something so call it homemade-ish. It is also something different, a twist on chicken and waffles and gets dinner (or lunch, breakfast, brunch?) on the table in a flash.

frozen waffles
Popcorn chicken, chicken tenders, chicken nuggets, there’s no rules here- get some sort of breaded boneless chicken
Syrup
Oil for frying

Before beginning set out your waffles, allow to defrost for 10-15 minutes to make them easy to fold and not break. Using tongs pinch the not-so-frozen-anymore waffles and dip into hot oil. There’s no need to deep fry, just a think layer of oil in a frying pan works. Cook both sides to a golden brown. Heat chicken and fill the waffle taco to the brim with chicken. Drizzle with pancake syrup or honey and enjoy!

Loaded Cheeseburger Baked Potato

Oh man, this one is good. I love a baked potato for dinner, serve with a side salad and you have a scrumptious meal.

Potatoes
Ground beef
Cheese
Bacon
Sour cream
Butter
Green onions
BBQ sauce
Salt & pepper

Bake your potatoes your preferred way. I always cook mine in the microwave. Brown your ground beef and fry your bacon, bacon crumbles will work just as well! Once the potatoes are done scoop out the insides, place in bowl. Add butter, sour cream, salt and pepper to the potato. Replace mixture into potato skins. Top with ground beef, bacon, cheese, and green onions. Place in oven on broil for 3-4 minutes until cheese is melty.

Supper time can be such a struggle, but knowing what to cook is half the problem- at least for me. I hope one of these recipes inspires you to add something new to your menu.

Hogs’ Infielder Makes Stellar Pitching Debut in Arkansas Route Over Omaha

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Hogs’ Infielder Makes Stellar Pitching Debut in Arkansas Route Over Omaha

FAYETTEVILLE – No. 6 Arkansas (21-4) scored in each of the first four innings, including a seven-run third inning, and blasted its way past Omaha (7-11), 16-3, in a run-rule win on Tuesday night at Baum-Walker Stadium.

Tuesday’s win was the Hogs’ 15th consecutive at Baum-Walker Stadium, Arkansas’ longest home winning streak under head coach Dave Van Horn. Arkansas, now 18-1 at home this season, is one win shy of matching their longest home winning streak since 1997 (16).

The Razorback offense scored 16 runs on 14 hits and nine walks, powered by multi-hit nights from Tavian Josenberger (2-for-3, 3 RBI, 2 BB), Kendall Diggs (3-for-3, 2 RBI, 1 BB) and Jace Bohrofen (2-for-3, 3 RBI). Josenberger’s third-inning homer, his fourth of the season, extended Arkansas’ streak of consecutive games with at least one home run to 21.

Arkansas scored five runs in the second inning and opened a 6-2 lead, aided by four consecutive walks and a hit-by-pitch. The Hogs did even more damage in the third, scoring seven on six hits, three walks and an error to push the lead to 13-3.

Jared Wegner (1-for-3, 2 RBI), Peyton Stovall (1-for-4, 2 RBI) and John Bolton (1-for-2, 2 RBI) each had multiple RBI in the Razorbacks’ win on Tuesday night. Wegner, who has played in all 25 games this season, is now slashing .382/.513/.831 with a team-leading 11 home runs and a team-high 40 runs batted in on the year.

It was more than enough for the Razorback pitching staff, which did not allow a hit after the third inning. True freshman Ben Bybee (2.0, 1 SO) started and allowed three runs on three hits and three walks before giving way to fellow true freshman Gage Wood, who struck out three in his two scoreless innings of work.

Razorback infielder Ben McLaughlin, however, was the story of the night on the mound. The Golden Colo., native made his pitching debut in relief of Wood and was fantastic, striking out a pair of Omaha batters in his 1-2-3 scoreless inning.

Freshmen Christian Foutch (1.0 IP) and Parker Coil (1.0 IP, 1 SO) locked down the final two innings to secure the Razorbacks’ 16-3 run-rule win.

Arkansas will gear up for its third weekend of SEC play, welcoming in Western Division foe Alabama for a three games at Baum-Walker Stadium. First pitch between the Hogs and Crimson Tide is 6:30 p.m. Friday, March 31, on SEC Network+.

For complete coverage of Arkansas baseball, follow the Hogs on Twitter (@RazorbackBSB), Instagram (@RazorbackBSB) and Facebook (Arkansas Razorback Baseball).

Note to Our Readers: The previous story was sourced directly and in its entirety from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Oliver Grigg.

Charleston Keeps Pace With Booneville for 3A-4 Conference Lead with Road Win at Paris

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Charleston Keeps Pace With Booneville for 3A-4 Conference Lead with Road Win at Paris

It was a good high school baseball game between two teams in the 3A-4 conference that were separated by just one game going into Tuesday’s contest at Paris. Both teams battled with the lead going back and forth. But as things sometimes go, events happen that put the importance of the game, or, the lack of importance, into its proper perspective.

With the Tigers batting in the top half of the fifth inning and with one out, a seemingly routine ground ball to second base resulted in a collision between a Charleston base runner and Paris second baseman, Konnor Edwards. It was a violent collision that was a clean play by both players who were simply concentrating on what they had to do in that particular situation. As Edwards approached the ground ball, the runner collided with him in the base path, and both players fell to the ground. The play ended with the Charleston runner safe at second, and with Edwards injured on the play.

As a sports writer, my policy is to not share information regarding player injuries or their playing status. That is for both the protection of the player(s) health privacy, and, to not play a role in perpetuating inaccurate information.

The play resulted in a 27 minute delay as an ambulance was brought onto the field. All in all, it was almost 30 minutes by the time players warmed-up and play resumed.

After the delay, Paris eventually fell down in the score by as many as five runs to the Tigers, before Paris answered with two runs in the sixth. But that was it, and the game ended with Charleston getting a big road conference victory by defeating Paris, 8-5. .

With the win, Charleston coach Tyler Reese’s team moves to 4-1 in conference play, and Paris drops to 3-2. The Eagles will travel to Hackett on Wednesday to play another conference game with the Hornets. The game at Hackett was originally scheduled for Friday, but with anticipated rain in the forecast for Friday, both schools agreed to move the game up to Wednesday. The Eagles will play at 4:30 p.m. on Wednesday.

After Tuesday’s win over Paris, Charleston coach Tyler Reese said, “Kids played well. Carter (Little) did a good job of getting ahead of batters and competing in the strike zone. Proud of how he competed against two of the better hitters in the conference. We did a good job of being aggressive at the plate and putting the ball into play; had some timely hits. We still need to be more consistent defensively. Proud of Colton (Pair) for coming in and finishing out the game in the bottom of the seventh.”

Charleston will travel to Cedarville on Wednesday to play the Pirates. First pitch in Cedarville is scheduled for 4:30 p.m.

Eagles freshman pitcher, Kort Tencleve, started the game for Paris and pitched well through six innings. Tencleve was relieved by Mason Bradley in the seventh. Another freshman pitcher started for Charleston; Carter Little started and go the win for the Tigers. He was relieved by junior Colton Pair in the seventh.

RNN Sports will be in Hackett on Wednesday to bring you coverage of the Paris baseball Eagles’ game with Hackett. Stay with RNN Sports for the most complete coverage of River Valley baseball!

Franklin’s No-Hit Shutout Leads Booneville Over Paris

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Franklin’s No-Hit Shutout Leads Booneville Over Paris

It has been well-documented that 2023 is a rebuilding year for the Paris softball program. Returning just two starters from last year’s team, the Lady Eagles are playing many young and inexperienced players this year. And on Monday, Paris went on the road to play a very talented and experience Lady Bearcats team.

In just three innings of a run-rule shortened game, Booneville defeated Paris, 15-0. The Lady Bearcats were led by their potential All-State junior pitcher, Lexi Franklin. Franklin did not allow a hit or a run scored in the three inning game. She did, however, allow a few walks that gave Paris the opportunity to score with runners aboard. Paris unofficially left five runners on base and were unable to get the timely hits to take advantage of Franklin’s walks. The Lady Eagles stranded runners with the bases loaded, as well as two other runners in different innings.

The Lady Bearcats had seven hits in the shortened game, and ran seemingly at will against the Paris defense. All in all, it was a tough day for the young Lady Eagles.

Paris will travel to Charleston on Tuesday for another conference game starting at 4:30 p.m. The Lady Bearcats will host Danville on Tuesday at 4:30 p.m.

Arrest Reports 3/19

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Arresting agency – Sebastian County Sheriff’s Office:
Joshua Lee Abbott of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 20 at 10:04 p.m. and remains on hold as an Arkansas Department of Corrections commitment return to testify.

Ruben Allen Dampier Junior of Lavaca was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 20 at 10:07 p.m. and legally sufficient bond on March 22 at 4:57 p.m. Dampier was charged with Released from ADC has previous charges they have not bonded on, and Petition to Revoke – Felony.

Joshua Kane Deases of Hartford was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 24 at 6:56 p.m. and released on cash bond March 24 at 8:42 p.m. Deases was charged with two counts of Contempt of Court–(child support), FTAS, FTRespond Subpoena, FTComply WCO.

Everette Todd Degen of Hartford was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 19 at 10:47 a.m. and remains at the SCADC without bond. Degen was charged with ADC Commitment Hold, Assault On Family Or Household Member-3rd Degree, Assault On Family Or Household Member-2nd Degree, and Parole Violation.

Nicholas Heath Franklin of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 20 at 10:02 p.m. and released on legally sufficient bond March 21 at 10:26 a.m. Franklin was charged with two counts of Released from ADC has previous charges they have not bonded on.

Amanda Loraine Gregory of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 21 at 10:45 p.m. and released on cash bond March 22 at 3:39 a.m. Gregory was charged with Petition to Revoke – Felony.

Arresting agency – Fort Smith Police Department:
Charles Allen Grandstaff of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 24 at 3:24 p.m. and remains at the SCADC. Grandstaff was charged with Driving While Intoxicated 1st Offense.

Kayla Deann Rush of Booneville was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 24 at 2:31 p.m. and remains at the SCADC. Rush was charged with Theft by Receiving >$25k.

Arresting agency – Arkansas State Police, Troop H:
Erica Dawn Phillips of Greenwood was booked into the Sebastian County Detention Center on March 25 at 8:27 p.m. and remains at the SCADC. Phillips was charged with Failure to Appear – Class A Misdemeanor.

Arresting agency – Logan County Sheriff’s Office:
Richard Holloway, 32, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 21 at 4:18 p.m. Holloway was charged with hold for U.S. Marshals.

Jon Owen Nieves, 32 of Paris, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 22 at 7:08 p.m. Nieves was charged with failure to pay.

Michael Kincannon, 33 of Paris, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 23 at 2:28 p.m. Kincannon was charged with absconding.

Brandon Lewis, 38 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 23 at 4:24 p.m. Lewis was charged with failure to appear.

Christine Barnes, 56 of Booneville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 23 at 6:06 p.m. Barnes was charged with hold for another agency.

Bradley Thomas, 25 of Springdale, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 24 at 11:28 a.m. Thomas was charged with possession of a schedule I or II controlled substance with purpose to deliver, possession of drug paraphernalia, and possession of a controlled substance.

Anthony Reno, 39, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 24 at 7:06 p.m. Reno was charged with warrant served.

Juan Marquez, 39, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 24 at 7:26 p.m. Marquez was charged with possession of a controlled substance.

Frances Tripp, 56 of Knoxville, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 24 at 8:12 p.m. Tripp was charged with insufficient funds.

Adam Cappo, 36 of Paris, was booked into the Logan County Detention Center on March 25 at 1:03 p.m. Cappo was charged with assault on family or household member in the third degree, violation of a no contact order, endangering the welfare of a minor in the third degree, and parole hold.

**The charges against those arrested are allegations and the cases are still pending in the courts.**

Arkansas Defeats #10 Florida 14-1 on Sunday to Win Weekend Series

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Arkansas Defeats #10 Florida 14-1 on Sunday to Win Weekend Series

The Arkansas Lady Razorbacks softball team (24-9, 5-4) hosted Florida (23-7, 3-3) this weekend at Bogle Park in Fayetteville. And when the weekend came to an end, it was Arkansas with the five inning route of Florida, 14-1, to win the weekend series, 2-1, over the Lady Gators.

Arkansas started the game with three runs in the bottom of the first inning to take a 3-0 lead early. The Lady Razorbacks would follow with four runs in the second and five runs in the third inning to take a commanding 12-0 lead after three innings. Florida would not score until the fourth inning when the Lady Gators scored one in the top of the inning. But Arkansas would answer with two more runs in the bottom of the fourth, and the game would end with Florida coming up empty in the top of the fifth.

On the day, Arkansas pitchers gave up just two hits to Florida. The Lady Razorbacks tallied twelve hits on the day with no errors on defense. Florida committed one error on the day.

The series moved Arkansas ahead of Florida in the SEC standings. Tennessee is atop the conference standings with an 8-1 record, followed by Georgia at 7-1, Kentucky 4-2, Auburn 3-2, Mississippi State at 3-2, and the Lady Razorbacks at 5-4. Florida’s loss to Arkansas dropped their conference record to 3-3.

Arkansas will travel to Starkville, Mississippi on Friday to open a three game weekend series with Mississippi State. The first game on Friday is scheduled for 4 p.m. and will be televised on SEC Network+.

Arkansas Drops Road Series to Top-Ranked LSU

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Arkansas Drops Road Series to Top-Ranked LSU

BATON ROUGE, LA – No. 5 Arkansas (20-4, 4-2 SEC) had no answers for the potent offense of No. 1 LSU (21-3, 4-2 SEC) on Saturday at Alex Box Stadium, losing both games of the day-night doubleheader to snap its 15-game winning streak and drop a series to the Tigers for the first time since 2018.

LSU defeated Arkansas, 12-2, in seven innings in game one of the doubleheader before clinching the series with a 14-5 win in the nightcap. The Razorbacks had won three consecutive series against the Tigers and were seeking back-to-back series wins in Baton Rouge for the first time in program history.

Arkansas returns home next week to host Omaha at 6 p.m. Tuesday, March 28, in a midweek clash at Baum-Walker Stadium. The Razorbacks are 17-1 at at home this season with a current 14-game winning streak.

Game 1: LSU 12, Arkansas 2 (7)

The Razorbacks carried Friday’s momentum into the very first inning of Saturday, jumping out to an early 2-0 thanks to Jared Wegner’s two-run homer. Wegner’s 10th home run of the year gave Arkansas starter Will McEntire a two-run lead to work with, but it would not hold up.

LSU scored four in the bottom half of the second before adding one in the third, two in the fifth, two in the sixth and three more in the seventh. The Tigers tagged McEntire for seven runs on nine hits and a walk in 4 1/3 innings of work.

The bullpen did not fare much better in relief of McEntire. LSU scored five runs on six hits and a pair of walks against Razorback relievers Austin Ledbetter and Gage Wood, invoking the run rule with a 12-2 lead in the seventh.

Arkansas had only three hits, including Wegner’s first-inning home run, in the loss. Kendall Diggs and Hudson Polk also recorded hits in game one of the doubleheader.

Game 2: LSU 15, Arkansas 5

Once again, Arkansas jumped out to a first-inning lead with a pair of runs in the opening frame. Jared Wegner’s solo home run and Caleb Cali’s bases-loaded walk put the Razorbacks up, 2-0. Wegner, who has a team-leading 11 home runs and 38 RBI, raised his season slash line to .384/.514/.826 in Saturday’s doubleheader.

For the second game in a row, however, an early Arkansas lead would not hold up. LSU tied the game at two apiece with two runs of their own against Razorback starter Cody Adcock in the bottom half of the first.

A two-run double by Cali in the top of the third gave the Hogs a 4-2 lead, but the Tigers continued to mash. LSU tied it back up with two in the bottom half before breaking it open with six runs in the fourth and four more in the sixth.

All told, the Tigers tagged the Razorback pitching staff for 14 runs (10 earned) on 11 hits, six walks and two errors. On the mound, LSU limited Arkansas to just one run over the final six innings en route to its series-clinching 14-5 win.

For complete coverage of Arkansas baseball, follow the Hogs on Twitter (@RazorbackBSB), Instagram (@RazorbackBSB) and Facebook (Arkansas Razorback Baseball).

Note to Our Readers: The previous story was sourced directly and in its entirety from the University of Arkansas Office of Communications, Oliver Grigg.

Victories over Stephen F. Austin and Texas Tech Propel Arkansas to the “Great Eight” of the Women’s NIT Tournament

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Victories over Stephen F. Austin and Texas Tech Propel Arkansas to the “Great Eight” of the Women’s NIT Tournament

The Arkansas women’s basketball team is just one victory away from advancing to the national semifinals of the Women’s NIT Tournament. Standing in their way is a trip to Lawrence, Kansas tomorrow to play the Kansas Lady Jayhawks. The game in Lawrence will be the first game away from the friendly confines of Walton Arena for the Lady Razorbacks in the WNIT Tournament.

Arkansas played two games last week at Walton Arena following their first round victory over Louisiana Tech the week before. On Monday, the Lady Razorbacks defeated Stephen F. Austin in the second round to advance to the third round that was played on Friday of the same week. Arkansas defeated Stephen F. Austin by the score of 60-37. .

Arkansas followed-up their first round victory in the WNIT with a big 60-37 victory over SFA on Monday (RNN Sports Photo / Ronni Tate Young)

After two big victories in the first two rounds of the tournament, Arkansas hosted a very good Texas Tech Lady Red Raiders team to Walton. And at the end of the night, the Lady Razorbacks defeated Tech by the score of 71-66. The win sent Arkansas to the final eight of the tournament and with it a trip to Kansas to play for the right to advance to the national semifinals.

Arkansas will play Kansas on Sunday, March 26 at 2 p.m. The game will be televised on ESPN+. Check your live streaming providers for viewing options. Arkansas’s appearance in tomorrow’s fourth round of the WNIT will be its fourth since 2011.

Summer Vacation Idea: You’ll Flip Over the Gulf Shores Dolphin Cruise!

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Summer Vacation Idea: You’ll Flip Over the Gulf Shores Dolphin Cruise!

It’s that time of year again…summer is approaching, and families everywhere are planning family vacations. And as a sports writer, I am always interested in photographing great athletes. And among the best of athletes may be the dolphin!

Gulf Shores, Alabama is a short 11 hour drive from Paris, Arkansas. Of the many things to do and experience in the Gulf Shores / Orange Beach area, the dolphin cruises are a “must see” in this writer’s opinion. There are several operators and different fee schedules that you can research on the internet. You purchase tickets online, and the operators are very cordial and accommodating.

Recently, my family and I took one of the cruises that departed at 5 p.m. and returned at 7 p.m. The “sunset cruise” took us out about 30 minutes from the shore on Perdido Bay at Orange Beach. Our boat, along with another boat from the same company, worked in concert with each other to spot the dolphins. Once a pod was spotted, the two boats would run parallel to each other at increased speeds, and the dolphins would swim and jump between the boats, riding the wake of the two vessels.

For dolphin lovers, or anyone wanting to see the dolphins up close while they do what they love to do, it is the trip for you! It is also a great photo opportunity for anyone wanting up close, action shots of the dolphins.

The cruise line that we used was “Surf’s Up Dolphin Cruises” located on Orange Beach. There are other operators that also have excursions as well, and I recommend that you research all of theml. Price vary; our excursion was $18 per person. A good value for the experience, and for two hours of fun on the bay!

The dolphin cruises are just one of many attractions on the Gulf Coast, and we hope you have as much fun on your trip as we did on ours!

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