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National First Responders Day Spotlights Gulf Coast Lifeguards Who Guard Alabama’s Beaches Grab a Paddle for the Police Dogs: Gulf Shores K9 Pickleball Tournament Set for Nov. 14 Billy Perdue, Mobile’s Shotgun Legend, Hit 999 of 1,000 and Won a European Crown in Madrid Pleasure Island Troubadour Greg Memphis Marks 40 Years Under Stage Name, Eyes Return to the Stage Ma’am in the Mirror Breast Cancer Awareness Event Urges Mobile Women to Get Screened Covenant Academy of Mobile Cuts Ribbon on First High School, Set to Open Grades 9-12 in August 2027 Hargrove Foundation Summit and Gala Grows to a Full Day With Mac McAnally, Ben Raines, Lulu Gribbin Thomasville City Council Hears Mother’s Police Complaint; Plate Reader Rules, Hospital Sale Also on Agenda

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Education news covering schools, universities, and students in Mobile, Baldwin County, and South Alabama.

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Covenant Academy of Mobile – Covenant Academy of Mobile Cuts Ribbon on First High School, Set to Open Grades 9-12 in August 2027

Education

Covenant Academy of Mobile Cuts Ribbon on First High School, Set to Open Grades 9-12 in August 2027

Covenant Academy of Mobile, a STEM-focused public charter school serving K-8, held a ribbon cutting for its first high school campus, which is set…

Oct 29, 2026 Mobile

Spanish Fort local author fundraiser – More Than 17 Hometown Writers Gather Nov. 5-7 to Raise Money for the Spanish Fort Public Library

Education

More Than 17 Hometown Writers Gather Nov. 5-7 to Raise Money for the Spanish Fort Public Library

Oct 29, 2026 Spanish Fort

An anesthesiologist in scrubs and a surgical cap monitoring equipment in a hospital operating room

Education

USA Health names Dr. Gregory Bouska interim chair of anesthesiology department

Oct 28, 2026 Mobile

A pathologist examines tissue slides under a microscope in a hospital laboratory

Education

USA Health pathology residents elected to national CAP leadership committee

Oct 28, 2026 Mobile

Group of smiling students cheering together at a school leadership event

Education

Peer Helpers Jubilee Returns to The Wharf in Orange Beach Nov. 4–5

Oct 28, 2026 Orange Beach

Police patrol car parked outside a coastal Alabama police department building

Public Safety

Orange Beach, Gulf Shores Police to Host Teen Cadet Interest Seminars

Oct 28, 2026 Gulf Shores

Elementary school students doing parachute exercises inside a bright new school gymnasium

Education

Mary B. Austin Elementary cuts ribbon on long-awaited gym in Spring Hill

Oct 28, 2026 Mobile

High school football players lined up on a lit field during a Friday night game

Sports

Gulf Shores High School honored for unbeaten football season, cyber team success

Oct 28, 2026 Gulf Shores

Graduates in caps and gowns seated in rows during an indoor university commencement ceremony

Education

Columbia Southern University tops 100,000 alumni with Class of 2026 commencement

Oct 28, 2026 Foley

Empty elementary school classroom with small desks and chairs

Crime

Alabama Special Needs Teacher Accused of Putting Hot Sauce on Student’s Tongue

Oct 28, 2026 Houston County

School counselor accepting an award onstage as colleagues applaud at a conference hall

Education

Alba Middle School’s Kristy McLain Named 2026 Alabama School Counselor of the Year; Five More Mobile County Counselors Honored

Oct 27, 2026 Bayou La Batre

Faculty and residents in a medical classroom discussing patient care with textbooks and a laptop

Alabama State Government

South Alabama OB-GYN Residency’s Implicit Bias, Microaggression Training Draws Questions Under Alabama’s DEI Law

Oct 27, 2026 Mobile

School board members seated at a meeting table with papers, microphones and a small audience behind them.

Education

Baldwin County School Board Pays at Least $30,000 to Settle Two Special Education Due Process Cases

Oct 26, 2026 Bay Minette