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Illustration for the news story: Thomasville Pursues a $100 Million Wood Products Plant While the Data Center Question Stalls

Government

Thomasville Pursues a $100 Million Wood Products Plant While the Data Center Question Stalls

Sep 19, 2026 Thomasville

Illustration for the news story: A Foley Gun Shop Is Selling 30 Suppressors a Week — and Still Filling Out the Federal Paperwork Nobody Can Tell Them to Stop Using

Government

A Foley Gun Shop Is Selling 30 Suppressors a Week — and Still Filling Out the Federal Paperwork Nobody Can Tell Them to Stop Using

Sep 19, 2026 Foley

Illustration for the news story: 27,000 Square Feet in the Old Whole Foods: Mobile’s New Advance Auto Parts Is a Gulf Coast Supply Hub, Not Just a Store

Business

27,000 Square Feet in the Old Whole Foods: Mobile’s New Advance Auto Parts Is a Gulf Coast Supply Hub, Not Just a Store

Sep 19, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Six Weeks After the Fire, Street’s Seafood Is Still Feeding Bay Minette — From a Food Truck in Its Own Parking Lot

Business

Six Weeks After the Fire, Street’s Seafood Is Still Feeding Bay Minette — From a Food Truck in Its Own Parking Lot

Sep 19, 2026 Bay Minette

Illustration for the news story: Premium Plate Commits More Than $20 Million to a Purpose-Built Steel Plant in Axis, Ending Years of Leased Space

Government

Premium Plate Commits More Than $20 Million to a Purpose-Built Steel Plant in Axis, Ending Years of Leased Space

Sep 19, 2026 Axis

Illustration for the news story: CRE Mobile’s Dark History Surrounding January 6th Riots

Politics

CRE Mobile’s Dark History Surrounding January 6th Riots

Sep 18, 2026 Mobile

Business

Loda Bier Garten: A Downtown Mobile Institution Plagued by Allegations of Racism, Harassment, and Neglect

Sep 18, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: After 45 Years, a Coden Shipyard Is Building for the Navy on Its Own Paper

Business

After 45 Years, a Coden Shipyard Is Building for the Navy on Its Own Paper

Sep 18, 2026 Alabama Port

Illustration for the news story: ‘I Was Skeptical at the Beginning’: Mobile’s Airport Chief Now Thinks Electric Air Taxis Are Five Years Out

Business

‘I Was Skeptical at the Beginning’: Mobile’s Airport Chief Now Thinks Electric Air Taxis Are Five Years Out

Sep 18, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: ‘Three Dollars to Go 14 Miles’: What Alabama’s $3.94 Gas Looks Like From Inside a Delivery Car

Business

‘Three Dollars to Go 14 Miles’: What Alabama’s $3.94 Gas Looks Like From Inside a Delivery Car

Sep 18, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: A Year-Old Fairhope Restaurant Just Made a National Top 50. Its Gumbo Roux Is the Giveaway.

Business

A Year-Old Fairhope Restaurant Just Made a National Top 50. Its Gumbo Roux Is the Giveaway.

Sep 18, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Three Mobile Campuses, Three Different Stories: Enrollment Climbs at Spring Hill and UM as South Holds Above 14,000

Business

Three Mobile Campuses, Three Different Stories: Enrollment Climbs at Spring Hill and UM as South Holds Above 14,000

Sep 16, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Diesel Hits an All-Time High in Mobile and Baldwin Counties as Unleaded Climbs Toward 2022 Records

Business

Diesel Hits an All-Time High in Mobile and Baldwin Counties as Unleaded Climbs Toward 2022 Records

Sep 16, 2026 Mobile