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Gulf Shores Backpacking Trip to Cheaha State Park Offers Beginners 13 Miles on the Pinhoti Trail Central Baldwin Chamber Award Nominations Open for 2026 Business and Community Honors; Due Nov. 5 Growing Alabama Awards Send $9.3 Million to Industrial Sites in Dothan, Walker County and 3 Others University of Mobile Professor Jessica Freeland Writes Children’s Book About Choosing a Class Pet Fairhope Public Library Author Talk Nov. 16 Features Pamela Hunter’s ‘Red Shoes Crossing’Week 11 Takeaways: Fairhope Beats No. 1 Vigor, Rivers Weighs N.C. State as AHSAA Playoffs Arrive Clarke County Holds Off Northview 38-34 With Goal-Line Interception After Tyson Phifer’s 4-TD Night Gulf Shores Fat Tuesday Parade Could Return Under Two-Year Deal With New Krewe Alliance

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Orange Beach

News from Orange Beach in Baldwin County, Alabama.

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Local Government

Orange Beach Jail Lawsuit Filed Over 2025 Death of Detainee Clay Estes

Oct 21, 2026 Orange Beach

Aerial view of a landscaped roundabout on SR-161 leading toward a bridge over the waterway

Traffic

SR-161 North Roundabout Opens in Gulf Shores, Final Piece of ALDOT Upgrades

Oct 21, 2026 Gulf Shores

Aerial view of a resort water park with a lazy river and colorful water slides near the Orange Beach waterfront

Business

Margaritaville Resort Orange Beach Details Fins Up! Water Park With Lazy River, Slides

Oct 21, 2026 Orange Beach

Orange Beach firefighters in turnout gear inspecting self-contained breathing apparatus outside City Hall

Public Safety

Orange Beach Firefighter Grant Would Buy 75 Breathing Units; GOMESA Clubhouse Also Up

Oct 21, 2026 Orange Beach

Infographic listing median ages of Foley, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach and Fairhope over a waterfront view with hospital buildings

Health & Wellness

Baldwin County Claims the 4 Oldest Cities in Alabama, Fueling a Healthcare Boom

Oct 20, 2026 Fairhope

Two-story commercial building under renovation with construction crews and scaffolding beside a palm-lined boulevard

Government

Orange Beach Begins $1.4 Million Conversion of Old Finance Building Into Medical Hub

Oct 20, 2026 Orange Beach

Construction crews planting marsh grass and placing rock breakwaters along the Wolf Bay shoreline at Orange Beach Waterfront Park

Local Government

Orange Beach Waterfront Park Shoreline Restoration on Wolf Bay to Begin in Late October After a Decade of Planning

Oct 19, 2026 Orange Beach

Bright blue sky over a white-sand Gulf beach with choppy waves and a red warning flag on a pole

Public Safety

Gulf Coast Weather Forecast: Sunny, Dry Stretch for Mobile and Baldwin Could Last Through October

Oct 18, 2026 Dauphin Island

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Government

Alabama Grocery Sales Tax Now 2%, but Gulf Shores, Orange Beach Shoppers Still Pay 8%

Oct 18, 2026 Gulf Shores

High school football defenders converge on a ball carrier during a Friday night game under stadium lights

Sports

Gulf Shores Dolphins Shut Out Spanish Fort 36-0, Clinch 5A Region 1 Title

Oct 18, 2026 Gulf Shores

Canopy tents with tables of fresh produce, baked goods and jars of honey set up at an outdoor market near the water

Events

Orange Beach Pop-Up Farmers Market Fall Edition Pairs Local Vendors With Waterfront Yoga

Oct 18, 2026 Orange Beach

Runners on a paved trail winding through pine forest and marsh on the Alabama coast

Sports

Coastal Half Marathon Registration Opens for Nov. 28 Race on Backcountry Trail

Oct 17, 2026 Orange Beach

High school volleyball players at the net during a postseason tournament match in a gymnasium

Sports

AHSAA Volleyball Regionals: Daphne, Fairhope, McGill-Toolen and St. Paul’s Reach Title Matches

Oct 17, 2026 Chickasaw