Robert Youens, 72, and Steve Hernden launched from the Brooks Park Boat Launch in Chickasaw to attempt a record run around the Great Loop, a 6,000-mile circuit of America’s eastern waterways.
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News from Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama.
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The State Drops Its 4% Sales Tax This Weekend — Here’s Every Price Cap Shoppers Need to Know Before Friday
Alabama’s 21st annual back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, lifting the state’s 4% sales tax on clothing, computers, school supplies and books within specific price limits.
Baldwin County
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Four Dishes Worth the Drive Around Mobile Bay This Month, From a Rooftop Burger to an 800-Degree Filet
A July guide to four standout dishes around Mobile Bay — a pineapple bacon cheeseburger in downtown Mobile, a classic Southern breakfast in Fairhope, crabmeat Oscar on the Causeway and a broiled filet on the Eastern Shore.
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Tinker Is Seven, House-Trained, Loves Car Rides — and Waiting at the Mobile SPCA
Tinker, a 7-year-old Dachshund mix surrendered when her owner could no longer care for her, has recovered from a severe ear infection and is available for adoption at the Mobile SPCA.
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Retired Mobile Firefighters Spend Their Week Building Wheelchair-Height Garden Beds at the Mulherin Home
Members of the Mobile Fire Retirees Association planted fruit trees and built raised, wheelchair-accessible garden planters at the Mulherin Home this week — and put out a call for fresh produce donations.
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Youth on the Winning Side Marks 35 Years With a Week of Arts Training and a Saenger Theatre Finale
Youth on the Winning Side hosts its 35th annual summer intensive July 20-23 for ages 3 to 25, combining fine arts training, mental health education and mentorship, capped by a showcase at Mobile’s Saenger Theatre.
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Camp SMILE Is Running Right Now in Mobile, and It Turns Nobody Away
United Cerebral Palsy of Mobile’s Camp SMILE welcomes campers with special needs of all ages for four weeks each summer — a rare model in a landscape where most camps quietly screen kids out.
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Huncho Fest Summer Bash Brings Independent Artists to Mardi Gras Park on August 1
Huncho Fest Summer Bash returns to Mardi Gras Park in downtown Mobile on Saturday, August 1, with live music, comedy, art and local vendors from 3 to 7 p.m.
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South Alabama Picked Sixth in Sun Belt West as Four Jaguars Land on Preseason Second Team
The Sun Belt Conference coaches’ preseason poll slots South Alabama sixth in the seven-team West Division. Four Jaguars — all on offense — made the preseason second team.
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Regions Arena Books Its First Announced Act as Mobile Counts Down to a Mardi Gras 2027 Opening
Comedian Matt Mathews will bring his ‘Not What I Ordered’ tour to Mobile’s Regions Arena in March as part of the venue’s grand opening celebration. Tickets go on sale July 16.