The Highland Park Garden Club 1940-1967 Part 1
By Sherry Lynn Gros for The HIghland Park Review Back in the day, 75 years ago, most adults had been taught at home or in school how to behave in groups in a civil manner so that everyone felt part…
The Lowly Firefly
FOR THE HIGHLAND PARK REVIEW BY SHERRY LYN GROS Hello, dear reader. Fireflies serve as a beautiful reminder that even in our darkest moments, the faintest light can symbolize hope. Each flicker carries a tale of bravery and perseverance. The…
Open Letter to Journalist Andrea Ramey regarding Helms/Damoff interview aired 05 06 2025 NBC15
By Sherry Lynn Gros for The Highland Park Review In Answer regarding this interview: https://mynbc15.com/news/local/the-bitter-dispute-over-a-dried-up-lake-that-divided-a-mobile-neighborhood Dear Andrea, It was a pleasure meeting with you yesterday and I appreciate you highlighting our management challenges here in Highland Park, West Mobile. Now this…
Signs of the Times and Signs of the Past – Thoughts on the “taking” of Big Creek Lake in Mobile AL
by Sherry Lynn Gros for The Highland Park Review April 14, 2025 From 2019 to 2021, I filed a lawsuit against a consortium of individuals who dewatered Lake Optimist, which was impounded in 1937 for purposes of soil erosion mitigation,…
RIDE TO MONTGOMERY 2025 – Who Owns the Taxpayers’ Boat Launch? Who Sold Big Creek Lake Boat Launch to MAWSS (a public utility)? What You Need to Know – Show us the Bill of Sale.
By Linus Ghorse for The Highland Park Review 04/02/2025 LET FREEDOM RING Selling a public boat launch typically involves a public auction or a competitive bidding process, with the highest bidder securing the property, and requires compliance with local, state,…
When Individuals of a Board of Directors Commandeers Public Waters and Roadways. What you need to Know. The Case of The Closure of Big Creek Lake in Mobile Alabama.
By Linus Ghorse for The Highland Park Review 03/28/2025 What are the legal reasons for the existence of a public boat launch on navigable streams in the United States? Public boat launches on navigable streams in the United States exist…
Big Creek Lake Closure In Conflict with Your Alabama State Constitutional Rights OP-ED
By Sherry Lynn Gros for The Highland Park Review / March, 07, 2025 In response to Nextdoor discussion last night and this morning. “We are just trying to understand why there is a land grab along the creek systems amongst…
Water Talk with X’s Grok (AI) on BIG CREEK LAKE, Mobile AL
By Sherry Lynn Gros for The Highland Park Review March 3, 2025 This is an AI generated response to the following question below. Grok Conversation Question: My public utility company closed our public waters at Big Creek Lake in Mobile…