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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: Mobile County Approves $1.2M Prichard Law Enforcement Contract; Deputies to Patrol City Through September 2027

Public Safety

Mobile County Approves $1.2M Prichard Law Enforcement Contract; Deputies to Patrol City Through September 2027

Oct 3, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Magnolia Springs Comprehensive Plan Earns Statewide Outstanding Planning Award From Alabama APA

Government

Magnolia Springs Comprehensive Plan Earns Statewide Outstanding Planning Award From Alabama APA

Oct 3, 2026 Magnolia Springs

Illustration for the news story: Longtime Volunteer Miranda Radcliff to Lead Mobile County’s Love Your Community Anti-Litter Program

Government

Longtime Volunteer Miranda Radcliff to Lead Mobile County’s Love Your Community Anti-Litter Program

Oct 2, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Senior Center, Aquatic Center and a WWII Museum Site: Foley Mayor Maps Out ‘Good Growth’ for 2027

Government

Senior Center, Aquatic Center and a WWII Museum Site: Foley Mayor Maps Out ‘Good Growth’ for 2027

Oct 2, 2026 Foley

Illustration for the news story: Chris Blankenship Comes Home to Lead Coastal Alabama Partnership After Nine Years as State Conservation Chief

Government

Chris Blankenship Comes Home to Lead Coastal Alabama Partnership After Nine Years as State Conservation Chief

Oct 2, 2026 Dauphin Island

Illustration for the news story: Thomasville Hospital Transfer Goes to the State as Council Adopts $16.1 Million Budget

Government

Thomasville Hospital Transfer Goes to the State as Council Adopts $16.1 Million Budget

Oct 1, 2026 Thomasville

Blue and green Second Line Transit trolley-style bus carrying passengers on a downtown Mobile street

Government

Mobile’s First Second Line Trolley Hits Downtown Streets as Mayor Eyes 10 to 12 More

Oct 1, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Escambia County Adopts Nearly $38 Million FY2027 Budget, About $400,000 Below Last Year

Government

Escambia County Adopts Nearly $38 Million FY2027 Budget, About $400,000 Below Last Year

Oct 1, 2026 Brewton

Illustration for the news story: EPA’s $2.6 Million Brownfields Grant to Clear Way for More Fields at Saraland’s The Land

Sports

EPA’s $2.6 Million Brownfields Grant to Clear Way for More Fields at Saraland’s The Land

Oct 1, 2026 Saraland

Illustration for the news story: Grove Hill Holds Off on $4.95 Million Budget Until Utilities Board Finishes Its Numbers

Government

Grove Hill Holds Off on $4.95 Million Budget Until Utilities Board Finishes Its Numbers

Oct 1, 2026 Grove Hill

Illustration for the news story: Mobile County EMA Chief Mike Evans Earns Second Star, Takes Command of Alabama Guard’s 167th Sustainment Command

Government

Mobile County EMA Chief Mike Evans Earns Second Star, Takes Command of Alabama Guard’s 167th Sustainment Command

Sep 30, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Data Center Wins Site Plan Approval as Developer Says Facility Will Use No City Water

Government

Prichard Data Center Wins Site Plan Approval as Developer Says Facility Will Use No City Water

Sep 30, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Wins $70,000 and a Dedicated Fellow Through Johns Hopkins’ Love Your Block Program

Government

Mobile Wins $70,000 and a Dedicated Fellow Through Johns Hopkins’ Love Your Block Program

Sep 30, 2026 Mobile