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Mobile’s Anna McElroy and Grand Bay’s Joe Henley Make The Voice Top 13 as Live Shows Near Brad Warrick, Elected Washington County Sheriff, Promises ‘Working Sheriff’ as He Succeeds Richard Stringer Tuberville’s Victory Speech Nods to Gulf Beaches, Mobile Shipbuilding and Port, and Statewide Broadband Hundreds Fill Grove Hill Square for Chamber of Commerce Spook Around the Square Halloween Event Theodore Woman, 19, Charged With Felony Murder in Ensley Death of Jaxon Bearden Regional Child Advocacy Center Seeks Nominees for Eddie Slayton Award by Jan. 8 Crenshaw, McDade Win Reelection to Mobile County School Board by Wide Margins in Unofficial Results SBA Opens Disaster Loans for Hurricane Isaias in Northwest Florida; Baldwin, Escambia Businesses Can Seek Economic Injury Aid

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Iced and hot coffee drinks on a counter beside a small-town grocery market storefront under live oaks in Baldwin County, Alabama

Business

Dutch Bros Coffee Opens in Spanish Fort as Greer’s Plans Magnolia Springs Market, More Eateries on the Way

Oct 17, 2026 Fairhope

Dancers in colorful traditional dresses performing at an outdoor Latin festival in a city park

Arts and Culture

Mobile Latin Fest Reset for Sunday at Mardi Gras Park After Isaias Delay

Oct 17, 2026 Mobile

Bowls of dark roux seafood gumbo with rice on a table at an outdoor fall festival

Events

Best of the Bay Gumbo Championship Serves Up 15th Year in Fairhope Nov. 7

Oct 17, 2026 Fairhope

High school all-star football players in red jerseys practicing at a stadium

Sports

Saraland’s Jamison Roberts, Player of the Week, Leads 9 Gulf Coast Players on Alabama All-Star Team

Oct 17, 2026 Fairhope

Sheriff's office patrol vehicle parked outside a county building, illustrating Alabama sheriff races

Public Safety

SPLC Action Fund Endorses Pamela Laffitte for Mobile County Sheriff, Brett Jones in Madison County

Oct 17, 2026 Mobile

Illustration of a pedestrian bridge under construction over the Intracoastal Waterway with plaza site work, retaining walls and concrete paving in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Government

Gulf Shores Pedestrian Bridge Opening Delayed to March as Council Weighs $1.28 Million Plaza Work

Oct 17, 2026 Gulf Shores

Runners on a paved trail winding through pine forest and marsh on the Alabama coast

Sports

Coastal Half Marathon Registration Opens for Nov. 28 Race on Backcountry Trail

Oct 17, 2026 Orange Beach

Pink awareness ribbons tied to a park fence beside a brass bell on a stand, representing the Let's Think Pink breast cancer walk in Prichard

Public Health

Let’s Think Pink Breast Cancer Walk Brings Free Checkups and a Survivor’s Bell to Prichard

Oct 17, 2026 Prichard

Fresh oysters on the half shell on a bed of ice beside a glass of draft beer

Events

Oyster Ball Returns to Braided River Brewing Nov. 7 to Support Wildlife Conservation

Oct 17, 2026 Mobile

Barbecue smokers puffing wood smoke at an outdoor cook-off under oak trees

Events

Smoke at the Park Brings Barbecue Cook-Off, Custom Smoker Prize to Grand Bay

Oct 17, 2026 Grand Bay

Illustration of police vehicles and caution tape at the entrance to a waterfront pier on Mobile Bay at sunrise, representing the Fairhope pier bomb threat response

Crime and Courts

Fairhope Pier Bomb Threat Was a Swatting Hoax, Police Say After Early-Morning Evacuation

Oct 17, 2026 Fairhope

High school volleyball players at the net during a postseason tournament match in a gymnasium

Sports

AHSAA Volleyball Regionals: Daphne, Fairhope, McGill-Toolen and St. Paul’s Reach Title Matches

Oct 17, 2026 Chickasaw

A calm goldendoodle lying on a classroom rug beside a dog brush, illustrating the Pawtism Project's school dog visits in Saraland

Education

Pawtism Project Dogs Help Saraland Elementary Students Build Confidence and Friendships

Oct 17, 2026 Saraland