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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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News from Orange Beach in Baldwin County, Alabama.

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High school football players lined up at the line of scrimmage under stadium lights

Sports

Williamson Holds No. 1 in ASWA Football Poll Before Vigor Showdown; Fairhope Falls Out of 6A Top 10

Oct 15, 2026 Daphne

Volunteer donor giving blood while seated in a donation chair at a community blood drive

Public Health

Baldwin County Blood Drives: Red Cross Sets Foley, Gulf Shores, Orange Beach Dates, Offers Up to $20

Oct 15, 2026 Foley

A bowl of dark-roux seafood gumbo with shrimp served over rice

Events

Orange Beach Gumbo Festival Returns to CoastAL Nov. 7 With $1,000 Top Prize and Hospitality Scholarships

Oct 15, 2026 Orange Beach

Assorted vape devices and e-liquid bottles displayed on a store shelf

Local Government

Gulf Shores Vape Tax Starts: City Keeps 100% of Collections, Adds $150 Seller Fee

Oct 15, 2026 Gulf Shores

Children and adults rehearsing a musical number together on a community theater stage

Arts & Culture

Finding Nemo Musical Auditions in Orange Beach Invite Kids, Parents and Seniors This Weekend

Oct 15, 2026 Orange Beach

Plate of French toast, grits and eggs on a table at a casual Gulf Coast diner

Food & Dining

Duck’s Diner in Orange Beach Named Alabama’s Most Famous Diner on National List

Oct 15, 2026 Gulf Shores

Pile of tree limbs and brush stacked at the edge of a residential yard

Public Safety

Baldwin County Burn Ban Stays in Effect Through Oct. 31 as Isaias Cleanup Continues

Oct 15, 2026 Bay Minette

Banquet table with red, white and blue flowers, Mardi Gras masks and beads, a police cap and a firefighter helmet, for the Sirens of the Sea celebration

Community Events

Sirens of the Sea Mark 25 Years With Patriotic Gala Honoring First Responders

Oct 14, 2026 Orange Beach

Fans filling the seats of a waterfront amphitheater beside a marina and Ferris wheel at dusk, where Matchbox Twenty will play in Orange Beach

Entertainment

Matchbox Twenty Brings 30th Anniversary Tour to The Wharf in Orange Beach Aug. 5, 2027

Oct 14, 2026 Orange Beach

Row of acoustic guitars and microphones on a waterfront deck at dusk, set for a Frank Brown Festival songwriter round

Music

More Than 200 Songwriters Head to the Gulf Coast for 42nd Frank Brown Festival Nov. 5-15

Oct 14, 2026 Orange Beach

Round tables decorated with purple, green and gold beads, feathered masks and pumpkins in a waterfront event hall for the Mardi Gras Monster Mash

Community Events

Costumes, Cash Prizes and Scholarships: Marshalls Host Mardi Gras Monster Mash in Orange Beach Oct. 16

Oct 14, 2026 Orange Beach

A thatched-roof tiki bar decorated with pineapples, coconuts, hibiscus and leis on a white-sand beach, evoking the Meeting of the Minds theme

Music

Parrot Heads Flock to Gulf Shores and Orange Beach as 34th Meeting of the Minds Gets Underway

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

Reporters with cameras, notebooks and microphones gather near a marina in Orange Beach for a press availability

Politics

Tuberville in Orange Beach: Baldwin Growth Plan, CHOOSE Act Support and a Lottery Vote ‘Up to the People’

Oct 14, 2026 Orange Beach