Mobile and Baldwin County News
News from Dauphin Island in Mobile County, Alabama.
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Six Atlantic spotted dolphins were found dead in a Dauphin Island marsh last week in what state officials are calling the first mass stranding of its…
A couple of weeks after Hurricane Sally tore through the area, the Dauphin Island Sea Lab was working to reopen after sustaining extensive storm damage — and the good news…
The Dauphin Island Marina will remain closed for the foreseeable future after Hurricane Sally inflicted extensive damage on its docks and utilities, the business says. In a social media update,…
The soundtrack of Dauphin Island right now is chainsaws, hammers and generators, as residents start digging out from Hurricane Sally’s blow. The storm toppled trees and power poles, dropped live…
Hours after Hurricane Sally cleared the Alabama coast, the causeway to Dauphin Island was back open — an unusually quick reopening for a barrier island after a major tropical event…
A Father’s Day fishing trip on a personal watercraft turned into a rescue mission when the operator failed to return as expected, prompting a multi-asset Coast Guard search that ended…
Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier urged residents and visitors to evacuate the west end of the island Monday as Tropical Storm Sally closed in on the Gulf Coast and saltwater…
With a tropical system taking aim at the Gulf Coast, Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier is urging both residents and visitors to begin their storm preparations now rather than wait…
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — As Tropical Storm Sally organized in the Gulf of Mexico, Dauphin Island residents were back in familiar territory — making storm preparations even as they braced…
Sixteen environmental and recreational projects across Mobile and Baldwin counties are set to receive a combined $26.1 million after Gov. Kay Ivey approved the latest round of funding from the…