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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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Mobile Bay

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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

The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers held public meetings Oct. 27 in Spanish Fort and Oct. 29 in Mobile to gather ideas for reusing…

Oct 15, 2026 Spanish Fort

Rough surf rolls onto an empty Gulf Coast beach under clearing skies as double red flags fly from a lifeguard stand after a hurricane

Weather

Isaias Sting Jet Explained: How the Hurricane Hit and the Sunny, Warm Week Ahead

Oct 11, 2026 Dauphin Island

Muddy, swollen creek with debris along its banks flowing toward Mobile Bay under gray skies after a hurricane

Weather

Isaias Sewer Overflows Possible: Mobile County Health Officer Urges Caution on Local Waters

Oct 11, 2026 Hurricane

Illustration for the news story: James Spann Warns of ‘Nightmare’ Weekend as Possible Hurricane Threatens Alabama-Georgia Game

Weather

James Spann Warns of ‘Nightmare’ Weekend as Possible Hurricane Threatens Alabama-Georgia Game

Oct 7, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Mobile’s Alabama Shipyard Among Seven Winners of New SBA Critical Suppliers Prize

Business

Mobile’s Alabama Shipyard Among Seven Winners of New SBA Critical Suppliers Prize

Oct 6, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Council Holds $9 Million Brookley by the Bay Grant for a Week at First Night Meeting in 12 Years

Government

Mobile Approves $9 Million Brookley by the Bay Grant as Councilman Questions City’s $5 Million Share

Oct 5, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile River Bridge Groundbreaking Launches Long-Awaited I-10 Bayway Project After Decades of Delay

Alabama State Government

Mobile River Bridge Groundbreaking Launches Long-Awaited I-10 Bayway Project After Decades of Delay

Oct 3, 2026 Daphne

Illustration for the news story: Eight Bags From One Mile: Alabama Power Volunteers Join the 39th Alabama Coastal Cleanup

Environment

Eight Bags From One Mile: Alabama Power Volunteers Join the 39th Alabama Coastal Cleanup

Sep 26, 2026 Spanish Fort

Illustration for the news story: Sallie’s Ashes: The Fairhope Grandmother Who Turned Her Final Months Into a Fight for Mobile Bay

Environment

Sallie’s Ashes: The Fairhope Grandmother Who Turned Her Final Months Into a Fight for Mobile Bay

Sep 22, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Free Boat Shuttles to the Islands: Where to Show Up for Saturday’s 39th Alabama Coastal Cleanup

Community Events

Free Boat Shuttles to the Islands: Where to Show Up for Saturday’s 39th Alabama Coastal Cleanup

Sep 18, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: A Town Built on a 19th-Century Tax Theory Is Why Fairhope’s Waterfront Is Still Public — and Why It Made a National Scenic List

Arts and Culture

A Town Built on a 19th-Century Tax Theory Is Why Fairhope’s Waterfront Is Still Public — and Why It Made a National Scenic List

Sep 18, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Coastal Alabama’s Beach Water Testing Returns Sept. 11 After a Five-Month Funding Gap

Public Health

Coastal Alabama’s Beach Water Testing Returns Sept. 11 After a Five-Month Funding Gap

Sep 8, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Crews Pull 42 Abandoned Boats and Nearly 175 Tons of Debris From Alabama’s Coastal Waters

Environment

Crews Pull 42 Abandoned Boats and Nearly 175 Tons of Debris From Alabama’s Coastal Waters

Sep 5, 2026 Bon Secour