Mobile County Seniors Get a Head Start on Local Careers at District Career Fair
With graduation less than a month away, high school seniors across Mobile County are getting an early look at the jobs waiting for them close to home. Dozens of local…
Spanish Fort High Students Stage Peaceful Demonstration After Racist Rap Circulates
Students at Spanish Fort High School staged a peaceful demonstration after a racist rap recording circulated among the school community, turning a disturbing incident into a public statement about the…
Baldwin Preparatory Academy Adds Nursing and Pharmacy Tech Programs as 233 Sophomores Arrive
Baldwin Preparatory Academy in Loxley has added a Nursing 112 dual-enrollment course and a pharmacy technician program, welcoming 233 incoming 10th graders this school year.
Fairhope Shelves City School System Talks After Survey Shows 83% Opposed
A Fairhope survey found 83% of respondents opposed forming a city school system, prompting Mayor Sherry Sullivan to cancel two remaining public meetings. Councilman Jimmy Conyers criticized the tone of…
Tanger Outlets Foley Opens 2026 TangerKids Grants for Baldwin County Teachers
Tanger Outlets Foley has reopened its TangerKids Grants Program, offering Baldwin County teachers funding for classroom projects through Oct. 18, 2026.
Gulf Shores High School’s Brandi Owens, Randy Carlisle Earn Statewide Transportation Honors
Gulf Shores High School math teacher and bus driver Brandi Owens has been named Alabama Bus Driver of the Year, while Randy Carlisle was named Alabama Transportation Director of the…
Fairhope Cracks National Top 750 as 3 Alabama High Schools Land in Top 250
New Century Tech High School in Huntsville tops Alabama's new national high school rankings, with Homewood and Mountain Brook close behind and Fairhope High School representing south Alabama in the…
MCPSS Opens 2026-27 School Year With #BeTheReason Challenge, Football Kickoffs and AP Honors
Mobile County Public Schools kicked off the 2026-27 school year with Superintendent Chresal D. Threadgill's #BeTheReason challenge, football season send-offs at Vigor High School, a Camp Kindergarten welcome at Gilliard…
New Jubilee Elementary Welcomes About 700 Students as Baldwin County Schools Open
The new Jubilee Elementary School welcomed about 700 students Wednesday as roughly 31,000 kids across Baldwin County returned to class for the first day of school.
Mobile County Reports Continued Drop in Truancy, Chronic Absenteeism as School Year Opens
Mobile County's DA office reports truancy fell another 31% and chronic absenteeism dropped 3% last school year under its Helping Families Initiative.