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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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Environment

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Illustrated aerial graphic of a public boat launch beside a marina with boat slips on Fowl River, with a highlighted conflict zone between them

Government

Mobile County Asks Army Corps to Deny Paradise Found’s Fowl River Marina Over Clash With Public Boat Launch

Oct 20, 2026 Mobile County

A utility crew working at a sewer manhole beside a small tree-lined creek in coastal Alabama

Public Safety

Power Surge at Lift Station Sends Sewage Overflow From Hemley Street Manhole Into Creek Feeding Bayou La Batre

Oct 19, 2026 Bayou La Batre

Construction crews planting marsh grass and placing rock breakwaters along the Wolf Bay shoreline at Orange Beach Waterfront Park

Local Government

Orange Beach Waterfront Park Shoreline Restoration on Wolf Bay to Begin in Late October After a Decade of Planning

Oct 19, 2026 Orange Beach

Rows of snapped and toppled pine trees in a rural forest stand after a hurricane

Weather

Alabama Forestry Commission Timber Damage Estimate From Isaias Tops $33.5 Million

Oct 18, 2026 Conecuh County

Fresh oysters on the half shell on a bed of ice beside a glass of draft beer

Events

Oyster Ball Returns to Braided River Brewing Nov. 7 to Support Wildlife Conservation

Oct 17, 2026 Mobile

Illustration of a wooded park with a dirt bike pump track, mountain bike trail and pavilion representing Phase III of Fairhope's Flying Creek Nature Preserve

Local Government

Flying Creek Nature Preserve Phase III: Fairhope Accepts $2.5 Million GoMESA Grant for Bike Trails, Pump Track and Playground

Oct 17, 2026 Fairhope

Tidal creek bordered by marsh grass and trees in south Mobile

Public Health

MAWSS Investigating Sewer Overflow Into Halls Mill Creek Near Cypress Shores

Oct 16, 2026 Mobile

Children sorting plastic bottles, cans and paper into recycling bins at an outdoor education display

Education

SWDA Recycling Education Trailer Brings Hands-On Lessons to Baldwin County Schools and Festivals

Oct 15, 2026 Bay Minette

Industrial waterfront land along the Mobile River with cranes and downtown Mobile in the distance

Public Health

Mobile River Bridge Contamination: Lead, Arsenic Found at Former Shipyard Site; ALDOT Says No Delay Expected

Oct 15, 2026 Mobile

Dredging vessel and pipeline working in a coastal shipping channel

Events

Corps Seeks Public Ideas for Mobile Bay Dredged Material at Spanish Fort, Mobile Meetings

Oct 15, 2026 Spanish Fort

Pile of tree limbs and brush stacked at the edge of a residential yard

Public Safety

Baldwin County Burn Ban Stays in Effect Through Oct. 31 as Isaias Cleanup Continues

Oct 15, 2026 Bay Minette

Great blue heron flying over a golden coastal marsh with Spanish moss and pitcher plants, the kind of scene sought by the South Alabama Land Trust photo contest

Community Events

South Alabama Land Trust Photo Contest Seeks Coastal Nature Shots Before Nov. 1 Deadline

Oct 14, 2026 Fairhope

The long dark hull of the SS United States ocean liner, its smokestacks removed, docked at a waterfront shipyard on the Mobile River under a blue sky

Environment

SS United States Will Leave Mobile in November for Its Final Voyage to a Gulf Reef Site

Oct 11, 2026 Mobile