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Mobile’s Anna McElroy and Grand Bay’s Joe Henley Make The Voice Top 13 as Live Shows Near Brad Warrick, Elected Washington County Sheriff, Promises ‘Working Sheriff’ as He Succeeds Richard Stringer Tuberville’s Victory Speech Nods to Gulf Beaches, Mobile Shipbuilding and Port, and Statewide Broadband Hundreds Fill Grove Hill Square for Chamber of Commerce Spook Around the Square Halloween Event Theodore Woman, 19, Charged With Felony Murder in Ensley Death of Jaxon Bearden Regional Child Advocacy Center Seeks Nominees for Eddie Slayton Award by Jan. 8 Crenshaw, McDade Win Reelection to Mobile County School Board by Wide Margins in Unofficial Results SBA Opens Disaster Loans for Hurricane Isaias in Northwest Florida; Baldwin, Escambia Businesses Can Seek Economic Injury Aid

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Illustration for the news story: Gulf Shores Consolidates Police, Jail, Fleet and Courts Into a 44,000-Square-Foot Justice Center

Public Safety

Gulf Shores Consolidates Police, Jail, Fleet and Courts Into a 44,000-Square-Foot Justice Center

Sep 19, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: ‘Where’s the Money?’ Flomaton Council and Railroad Museum Board Clash Over a Closed Welcome Center

Government

‘Where’s the Money?’ Flomaton Council and Railroad Museum Board Clash Over a Closed Welcome Center

Sep 19, 2026 Flomaton

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Council Logs 40 Hours on a $22 Million Budget as Police Department’s Future Stays Unresolved

Public Safety

Prichard Council Logs 40 Hours on a $22 Million Budget as Police Department’s Future Stays Unresolved

Sep 19, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tells Federal Regulators Sports Prediction Markets Violate Tribal and State Sovereignty

Politics

Poarch Band of Creek Indians Tells Federal Regulators Sports Prediction Markets Violate Tribal and State Sovereignty

Sep 19, 2026 Atmore

Illustration for the news story: ALDOT Confirms Mobile River Bridge Tolls Will Rise Automatically Every Jan. 1, Reversing Years of Assurances

Government

ALDOT Confirms Mobile River Bridge Tolls Will Rise Automatically Every Jan. 1, Reversing Years of Assurances

Sep 19, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Jackson Council Takes Up Roadside Visibility, a Pothole at the Fire Station and Online Youth Sports Signup

Government

Jackson Council Takes Up Roadside Visibility, a Pothole at the Fire Station and Online Youth Sports Signup

Sep 19, 2026 Jackson

Illustration for the news story: Fairhope Commissions Two Roundabout Sculptures for $232,300 After Narrowing 70 Applicants to Four

Government

Fairhope Commissions Two Roundabout Sculptures for $232,300 After Narrowing 70 Applicants to Four

Sep 19, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Airbnb Now Collects and Remits Alabama Lodging Taxes Automatically — Here’s What Guests Actually Pay on the Coast

Government

Airbnb Now Collects and Remits Alabama Lodging Taxes Automatically — Here’s What Guests Actually Pay on the Coast

Sep 19, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: A Children’s Book on Gender Identity Sits in Fairhope Library’s Juvenile Section as the Funding Dispute Continues

Government

A Children’s Book on Gender Identity Sits in Fairhope Library’s Juvenile Section as the Funding Dispute Continues

Sep 19, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Council Approves $1.95 Million More for Taylor Landing, Clearing a Financing Gap Near Oaklawn Homes

Government

Mobile Council Approves $1.95 Million More for Taylor Landing, Clearing a Financing Gap Near Oaklawn Homes

Sep 19, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Council Releases 297 Acres Near Bear Fork Road for Unnamed Commercial Project

Government

Mobile Council Releases 297 Acres Near Bear Fork Road for Unnamed Commercial Project

Sep 19, 2026 Mobile

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: $2.52 Billion Federal Loan Closes the Financing Gap on the Mobile River Bridge; Construction Expected to Begin Next Month

Government

$2.52 Billion Federal Loan Closes the Financing Gap on the Mobile River Bridge; Construction Expected to Begin Next Month

Sep 19, 2026 Mobile