A week of coastal events in Gulf Shores and Orange Beach, from a landscape paint-and-sip at the Orange Beach Public Library to the Tacky Jacks Summer of Fun series with live native animals.
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News from Baldwin County — local reporting on government, courts, crime, schools, business and community life in Baldwin County.
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.
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.
Downtown Foley Is Doing Christmas in July — Complete With a Beach-Ready Santa
Foley Main Street turns its Third Thursday event into a ‘Christmas in July’ celebration on July 16, with a summer Santa photo op, tropical elves and early holiday shopping downtown.
Theatre 98 Stages ‘Radium Girls,’ the True Story of the Women Who Were Told to Point the Brush With Their Lips
Theatre 98 in Fairhope presents ‘Radium Girls’ July 17 through August 2, dramatizing the true story of the dial painters poisoned by the U.S. Radium Corporation in the 1920s.
Forecasters Keep Lowering the 2026 Hurricane Outlook — and the Alabama Coast Has Reason to Exhale
Colorado State University has again cut its 2026 Atlantic hurricane forecast, now calling for nine named storms and just one major hurricane, as a strengthening El Niño shears storms apart before they can organize.
Three Republicans, One Ballot, No Runoff: The August 11 Special Primary That Will Likely Decide Who Represents Coastal Alabama
Jerry Carl, John Mills and Austin Sidwell are competing for the Republican nomination in Alabama’s 1st Congressional District on Aug. 11 — a plurality contest with no runoff, in a summer election where turnout is the biggest unknown.
Foley’s Hot Air Balloon Festival Puts Out a Call for Artists, and It Will Not Accept AI Work
The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce is seeking original artwork for the 23rd annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival in Foley. Submissions are due October 1, and AI-generated designs will be rejected outright.
Baldwin County Will Lay Out a Decade of Road, Intersection and Bridge Plans at a Robertsdale Public Meeting
The Baldwin County Commission will present a proposed 10-year roadway connectivity plan, a 45-intersection improvement program, bridge replacement schedules and land use revisions at a public Road and Bridge Meeting in Robertsdale.
Congressman Shomari Figures Says Federal Government Shortchanged the Mobile River Bridge
As Alabama Republicans credited the White House for moving the I-10 bridge forward, Mobile’s congressman argued the federal government has given the project far less direct funding than a project of its size warrants.