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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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A golden cornbread served whole in a small cast-iron skillet on a restaurant table

Food & Dining

Little Bird Cornbread in Fairhope Named Among October’s Best Dishes on National List

Nov 4, 2026 Fairhope

Ambulance parked outside a school building

Public Safety

THC Overdose Sends Student to Hospital From Loxley-Area School, Authorities Say

Nov 4, 2026 Loxley

The Alabama State House building in Montgomery on a sunny day

Politics

Republican John Knapp Wins House District 65 Over Independent Elaine Beech

Nov 4, 2026 Baldwin County

Separate piles of tree limbs and damaged building materials beside a rural highway

Weather

Final Isaias Debris Pickup Starts Nov. 16 in Monroe, Wilcox Counties; Piles Due by Nov. 15

Nov 4, 2026 Monroeville

Festival food vendor tents and string lights at an outdoor downtown park on a sunny fall day

Community Events

Tacos & Tequila Festival Reset for Nov. 7-8 at Foley’s Heritage Park After Storm Delay

Nov 4, 2026 Foley

Perimeter fence and razor wire at a state correctional facility

Crime and Courts

Two Contract Workers at Fountain Correctional Facility Face Contraband Charges, ADOC Says

Nov 4, 2026 Atmore

New single-family home under construction with wood framing beside a coastal Alabama road

Government

Gulf Shores Impact Fees Would Get First Update Since 2007 as Council Heads Toward Nov. 16 Vote

Nov 4, 2026 Gulf Shores

Renovated former military armory building converted to a community recreation center in a small Alabama city

Local Government

Foley Activity Center Dedication Set for Nov. 5 at $1.97 Million Former National Guard Armory

Nov 4, 2026 Foley

High school girls playing flag football under stadium lights, with a player pulling a flag from a runner

Sports

Mobile Christian Flag Football Blanks Northside Methodist 34-0 for First Playoff Win

Nov 4, 2026 Mobile

A wooden ballot box beside an American flag on a table at a community polling site

Politics

Republican Danielle Duggar Defeats Democrat Terri Osborne in House District 96

Nov 4, 2026 Daphne

Large piles of downed trees and storm debris along a rural Alabama roadside after a hurricane

Weather

Escambia County FEMA Decision Rests With Trump as Isaias Debris Bill Looms

Nov 4, 2026 Brewton

An 'I Voted' sticker on a table beside a stack of blank paper ballots

Politics

Escambia County Voters Favor Republicans Across Statewide Races on Election Night

Nov 4, 2026 Atmore

A sheriff's office patrol vehicle parked outside a county government building at dusk

Crime & Public Safety

Paul Burch Wins Second Term as Mobile County Sheriff, Defeating Pamela Laffitte

Nov 4, 2026 Prichard