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Sirens of the Sea Mark 25 Years With Patriotic Gala Honoring First Responders Seven Crowned as 10th Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant Draws 90 Contestants and 8,000 Charity Items Matchbox Twenty Brings 30th Anniversary Tour to The Wharf in Orange Beach Aug. 5, 2027 Week 9 High School Football: No. 1 Williamson and No. 3 Vigor Collide Thursday at Ladd-Peebles More Than 200 Songwriters Head to the Gulf Coast for 42nd Frank Brown Festival Nov. 5-15 Brooms Up, Downtown: Foley Witches Ride Returns Oct. 24 With After-Party at Heritage Park Isaias Wipes Out Faith Academy Boardwalk Challenge as Alabama Cross Country Teams Juggle Rescheduled Meets Jessie McCovery, Theodore and Auburn Tight End, Remembered as ‘Big Brother’ by Willie Anderson and Teammates

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27 stories

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Aims to Break Ground on Africatown Welcome Center as Residents Shape the Design

Mobile

Mobile Aims to Break Ground on Africatown Welcome Center as Residents Shape the Design

Apr 7, 2023

Illustration for the news story: Africatown Heritage House Named Among 6 Best Museums in U.S. for 2023 by National Geographic

Arts & Culture

Africatown Heritage House Named Among 6 Best Museums in U.S. for 2023 by National Geographic

Feb 16, 2023 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Clotilda Documentary ‘Descendant’ Set to Stream on Netflix in October

Arts & Culture

Clotilda Documentary ‘Descendant’ Set to Stream on Netflix in October

Sep 26, 2022 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Africatown Residents Push for ‘Safety Zone’ Label to Stop Encroaching Industries

Government

Africatown Residents Push for ‘Safety Zone’ Label to Stop Encroaching Industries

May 18, 2022 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Africatown Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors Appointed

Government

Africatown Redevelopment Corporation Board of Directors Appointed

Oct 6, 2021 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Alabama Proceeds With Plan to Remove Artifacts From the Clotilda Wreck

History

Alabama Proceeds With Plan to Remove Artifacts From the Clotilda Wreck

Aug 4, 2020 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Africatown’s Spirit of Our Ancestors Festival Honors the Story of the Clotilda

Arts & Culture

Africatown’s Spirit of Our Ancestors Festival Honors the Story of the Clotilda

Feb 8, 2020 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Africatown Celebrates Discovery of the Clotilda, the Last Known Slave Ship to Reach America

Education

Africatown Celebrates Discovery of the Clotilda, the Last Known Slave Ship to Reach America

May 30, 2019 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Alabama Historical Commission Confirms Mobile River Wreck as the Clotilda

Mobile

Alabama Historical Commission Confirms Mobile River Wreck as the Clotilda

May 22, 2019

Illustration for the news story: Retired Marine Gen. Gary Cooper Reflects on Breaking Barriers Ahead of Griot Award

History

Retired Marine Gen. Gary Cooper Reflects on Breaking Barriers Ahead of Griot Award

Mar 8, 2017 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Prichard’s Juneteenth Celebration Draws Hundreds for Music, History and Family

Prichard

Prichard’s Juneteenth Celebration Draws Hundreds for Music, History and Family

Jun 20, 2015

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Native Vivian Malone Jones Remembered as a Civil Rights Pioneer

History

Mobile Native Vivian Malone Jones Remembered as a Civil Rights Pioneer

Jun 10, 2013 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Army’s First Black Senior Research Scientist to Speak at Mobile’s King Breakfast

Mobile

Army’s First Black Senior Research Scientist to Speak at Mobile’s King Breakfast

Jan 4, 2010