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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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Three cloth-bound books topped with an olive branch beside a model sailing ship, a compass and a Greek-style bowl, representing Ted Pitsios’ modern odyssey

Community Events

From Pelion to the Gulf: Author Ted Pitsios Brings His ‘Modern Odyssey’ to the SBCT Stage Oct. 25

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

A brick YMCA fitness center beside a fenced construction site with shovels and fresh dirt, representing the Enterprise YMCA childcare center groundbreaking

Local Government

Enterprise YMCA Reopens as Ground Is Broken on $600,000-Backed Childcare Center for 60 Children

Oct 14, 2026 Enterprise

Unmanned aircraft and small drones lined up on an airfield apron beside an attack helicopter, representing the Fort Rucker autonomy mission

National News

Fort Rucker Picked as Army’s Drone and Autonomy Center of Excellence

Oct 14, 2026

Pallets of bottled water, canned food and boxes lined up beside a box truck on a wet street lined with storm-damaged trees, part of Feeding the Gulf Coast's Isaias relief.

Hurricane

Feeding the Gulf Coast Hands Out Nearly 350,000 Pounds of Food as Isaias Outages Spoil Groceries

Oct 14, 2026

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

A smiling teacher holds a golden apple award as colleagues applaud in a decorated classroom, illustrating the Mobile County Golden Apple honors

Education

Mobile County Golden Apple Winners: Four MCPSS Teachers Surprised in Their Classrooms

Oct 14, 2026 Mobile

Pallets of bottled water, blue tarps, chainsaws, gloves, trash bags and diapers stacked outside an airport hangar with a small plane, for Operation Airdrop Isaias relief.

Gulf Shores

Operation Airdrop Sets Up Isaias Relief Hub at Gulf Shores Airport, Asks for Chainsaws, Tarps and Water

Oct 14, 2026

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

Gold trophies on a wooden table in a pecan grove with a 1930s coupe, a muscle car, a sports car and a vintage pickup parked behind, for the Lillian car show

Community Events

Trophies by the Decade: Lillian Methodist Men’s Club Car Show Fills the Pecan Grove Oct. 25

Oct 14, 2026 Lillian

Covered farmers market stalls with pumpkins, squash, greens, jars of preserves and a seafood case of shrimp and oysters, evoking the Foley Harvest Festival

Community Events

Foley Farmers Market Taking Entries as Little Miss Harvest Queen Pageant Prepares to Crown 10th Queen

Oct 14, 2026 Foley

Fried fish and hushpuppies cooking at an outdoor Daphne fish fry as guests gather under tents and reporters wait with cameras

Politics

At Daphne Fish Fry, Tuberville Says Guard Isn’t the First Step on Mobile Crime, Previews Conecuh Storm Visit

Oct 14, 2026 Daphne

A person in a yellow rain jacket drags a fallen limb off a moss-draped Fairhope road at night, lit by pickup truck headlights during Hurricane Isaias.

Fairhope

Fairhope Teen Kendall Grimes, 14, Cleared Storm-Blocked Roads by Headlight as Isaias Hit

Oct 14, 2026

Leashed dogs in bandanas among pet vendor tents, a caricature easel and a music stage at a waterfront park, illustrating Orange Beach Fido Fest

Community Events

Leashes Up: Orange Beach Fido Fest Brings a Dog Pageant and Pet Market to Waterfront Park Nov. 8

Oct 14, 2026 Orange Beach