Swimming advisory lifted at Fairhope park on Mobile Bay
BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Public Health has lifted the swimming advisory it issued Oct. 5 for the waters of Mobile Bay at Mary Ann Nelson Park…
Silverhill Moves Forward on Road Upgrades as Growth Accelerates
Silverhill officials are lining up state and federal funding to resurface, widen and pave town roads as new homes, businesses and a new elementary school drive rapid growth in the…
Baldwin County suicide awareness walk among Gulf Coast efforts to prevent self-harm
September is Suicide Prevention and Awareness Month, and communities across the Gulf Coast marked it with events aimed at replacing silence with conversation. In Baldwin County, that effort took the…
Saraland Spartans Open Season Ranked No. 1 in Alabama Preseason Football Poll
Defending Class 6A champion Saraland heads a strong group of Mobile-area teams in the 2023 Alabama Sports Writers Association preseason football poll, with Theodore, Spanish Fort, Mary Montgomery, UMS-Wright and…
Excessive Heat Warnings Grip South Alabama as Dangerous Heat Dome Lingers
A stubborn heat dome is keeping South Alabama under excessive heat warnings, with heat index values approaching 115 degrees, though forecasters expect relief and a return to a normal summer…
Alabama Opens Red Snapper Season to Private Anglers for July 4th Weekend
Alabama's Marine Resources Division will open state and federal waters to red snapper harvest for private and charter anglers on July 4th, with a two-fish daily limit and a 16-inch…
Storm Chances Build Across Mobile and Baldwin Counties This Week as Tropical Storm Bret Forms
Scattered showers and thunderstorms remain in the forecast for Mobile and Baldwin counties this week, while Tropical Storm Bret has formed in the Atlantic and forecasters watch a second wave…
ADEM issues air quality alert for Mobile, Baldwin Counties
MOBILE, Ala. — The Alabama Department of Environmental Management has issued an air quality alert for Mobile and Baldwin Counties for Friday, June 9, warning residents that ground-level ozone concentrations…
Daphne Search & Rescue Christens New Vessel ‘Impact’ With Help From Local Women’s Giving Group
Daphne Search & Rescue christened its newest vessel, a $160,000 sonar-equipped boat named 'Impact' in honor of the women's giving group Impact 100, which helped fund the purchase.
Crews Test Mobile, Baldwin Waterways Weekly for Bacteria
MOBILE, Ala. — Every Wednesday starting in April, a team with Mobile Baykeeper suits up and heads to one of 14 waterways across Mobile and Baldwin Counties to test the…