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Fairhope’s Fantasy Island Toys Named Silver Alabama Retailer of the Year During 50th Anniversary and Record Sales Year Witness Describes ‘Horrible’ Crash Between Mobile Police SUV and Car at Cottage Hill and Hillcrest Roads Baldwin County Weekend Crashes: Critical Injury in Daphne Rollover, Two Hurt in Lillian, Fairhope Police Vehicle Hit on Highway 181 Marion Junction Man Killed When Vehicle Crosses Center Line on U.S. 43 in Jackson; SUV Driver and Two Children Survive No Vets Left Behind, Founded by Mobile Restaurateur Frankie Little, Is a Finalist for $25,000 National Prize Saraland SWAT, Vice Unit Arrest Man Police Identify as Leader of Mobile County Prostitution Ring Saraland Reports 900-Gallon Sewer Overflow Into Norton Creek; Health Officer Urges Residents to Avoid Contact Rep. Napoleon Bracy Appeals Dismissal of Racial Discrimination Lawsuit Against Austal to the Eleventh Circuit

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Business

Business news and updates from Mobile, Baldwin County, and the greater South Alabama region.

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Utility workers in safety gear training at a water and wastewater facility

Business

North Baldwin Utilities Graduates First Apprenticeship Class as Seven New Apprentices Begin

Oct 16, 2026 Bay Minette

Open waterfront land along the Mobile River beside a convention center in downtown Mobile

Local Government

River Walk Plaza Amendment Would Give Developer One Water Another Year to Decide

Oct 15, 2026 Mobile

Mobile City Council members seated at the dais during a council meeting

Politics

Mobile TIF Districts Stall for Two Weeks as County Commissioner Says City Skipped the Partnership

Oct 15, 2026 Theodore

Federal tax forms, a calculator and receipts spread on a kitchen table

Alabama State Government

IRS Isaias Tax Relief: Alabama Taxpayers in 40 Counties Get Until Feb. 4 to File and Pay

Oct 15, 2026 Hurricane

Assorted vape devices and e-liquid bottles displayed on a store shelf

Local Government

Gulf Shores Vape Tax Starts: City Keeps 100% of Collections, Adds $150 Seller Fee

Oct 15, 2026 Gulf Shores

Exterior of a closed single-story rural hospital with an empty parking lot

Business

Thomasville Hospital Sale Could Be Announced Within Two Weeks, Mayor Day Says

Oct 15, 2026 Thomasville

A table near the Gulf Shores dunes displays frozen juice pouches in a cooler, pottery, candles and beaded jewelry, the kind of inventory Shrimp Festival vendors are selling after Isaias.

Business

Shrimp Festival Vendor List: Where to Shop Artists and Businesses Left Hanging by Isaias Cancellation

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

Raised wooden beach house engulfed in flames before dawn as two responders watch from a wet parking lot, depicting the Coyote Beach Sports fire in Gulf Shores

Public Safety

Coyote Beach Sports Fire: Gulf Shores Officer Gets Sleeping Owner Out Seconds Before Flames Engulf Building

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

A fallen tree rests on the roof of a brick house beside a leaning utility pole and debris-strewn street after Hurricane Isaias, illustrating the need for Isaias tax relief.

Alabama State Government

Isaias Tax Relief: Alabama Revenue Department to Weigh Penalty Waivers Ahead of Thursday Deadline

Oct 14, 2026 Hurricane

Loaded container ship escorted by a tugboat past cranes at a container terminal, illustrating the Alabama Port Authority record year

Business

Deeper Ship Channel Powers Alabama Port Authority to Record $245 Million Year

Oct 14, 2026 Mobile

Business

Foley Main Street Workshop Oct. 20 Teaches Businesses to Master Google Business Profiles

Oct 13, 2026 Foley

Cleared land and a newly built access road beside Dauphin Island Parkway near Bayley's Corner in south Mobile County

Business

Greer’s RV Resort With Pool, Pickleball Courts Planned Beside Bayley’s Corner Grocery

Oct 13, 2026 Theodore

A red brick brewpub on State Street beside a landscaped side lot with picnic tables under a large live oak

Local Government

Iron Hand Brewing Asks Mobile to Lift 2017 Limits for Outdoor Seating and Music

Oct 12, 2026 Mobile