Fourteen players from Mobile and Baldwin county high schools rank among Alabama’s top 65 recruits for the Class of 2026, including the state’s top three prospects. Here is who they are and where they are headed.
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News from Baldwin County — local reporting on government, courts, crime, schools, business and community life in Baldwin County.
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Third Restaurant Fails at the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo as Safari & Vine Closes Mid-Season
Safari & Vine, the restaurant on the grounds of the Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo in Gulf Shores, has closed after roughly four months. Its owners also shut Portabella’s in Foley, saying they ran out of time and money.
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In a Foley Backyard, a Master Gardener Turns Soil Into Therapy
Foley master gardener Diane Clark manages diabetes, a serious foot infection and strict lifting limits, yet still tends a backyard of succulents and herbs she treats as rehabilitation.
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Baldwin Prep Students Bring Home National Honors From SkillsUSA Championships in Atlanta
Students from Baldwin Preparatory Academy in Loxley earned Skill Point Certificates at the 2026 SkillsUSA National Leadership and Skills Conference, where a record 7,000 students competed.
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Blue Marlin Grand Championship Brings Elite Sportfishing Fleet Back to Orange Beach
The Blue Marlin Grand Championship runs July 14-19 at The Wharf Marina in Orange Beach, with free public weigh-ins, a multi-million-dollar purse and the Gulf Coast Triple Crown on the line.
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Gulf Shores Opens Its Comprehensive Plan to Residents at a July Open House
The first public open house for the Gulf Shores Plan invites residents to review maps and data, flag priorities, and help set the vision that will guide the city’s growth for years to come.
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Daphne Salutes Hometown Football Legend Pat White as West Virginia Prepares to Retire His Jersey
Daphne officials, family and former teammates gathered at The Waterfront to celebrate Pat White, the Daphne High graduate whose West Virginia jersey number will be retired in September.
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Little Lagoon Preservation Society to Unveil Water Quality Modeling Work at Gulf Shores Meeting
University of South Alabama researchers will present new flow and water quality modeling for Little Lagoon at the preservation society’s quarterly public meeting July 16 in Gulf Shores.
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State Shuts Down Arc of Baldwin County Group Homes, Town Hall Set for Fairhope
The Alabama Department of Mental Health has decertified Arc of Baldwin County after finding deficiencies tied to resident injuries and deaths. Families will meet in Fairhope on July 15 to arrange new care.
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Judge Revokes Bond and Orders Arrest of Orange Beach Musician Facing Fraud and Assault Charges
A Mobile County judge issued an arrest warrant for Orange Beach musician and insurance consultant Austin Tanner after prosecutors said a new assault charge violated the conditions of his bond.