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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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Civil War history

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Illustration for the news story: Wilmer Hall, Serving Mobile’s Children Since 1864, Joins the National Register of Historic Places

Mobile

Wilmer Hall, Serving Mobile’s Children Since 1864, Joins the National Register of Historic Places

Mobile's Wilmer Hall Children's Home, serving young people since 1864, has been added to the National Register of Historic Places.

Sep 22, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Jack Friend Research Library Opens Doors to Mobile’s History Museum Archives

Arts & Culture

Jack Friend Research Library Opens Doors to Mobile’s History Museum Archives

Aug 19, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Alabama Still Marks a State Holiday for Jefferson Davis — And Mobileans Remain Split on Whether It Should

Mobile

Alabama Still Marks a State Holiday for Jefferson Davis — And Mobileans Remain Split on Whether It Should

Jun 6, 2021

Illustration for the news story: What’s Happening Around South Alabama: Mid-September Events From Mystery Dinners to the Coastal Cleanup

Mobile

What’s Happening Around South Alabama: Mid-September Events From Mystery Dinners to the Coastal Cleanup

Sep 11, 2019

Illustration for the news story: University of Mobile to Host Civil War Historian for Anniversary Lecture Series

Mobile

University of Mobile to Host Civil War Historian for Anniversary Lecture Series

Mar 16, 2015

Illustration for the news story: Owner Sells Off Furnishings From Historic Magee Farm Civil War Surrender Site

Saraland

Owner Sells Off Furnishings From Historic Magee Farm Civil War Surrender Site

Sep 15, 2014

Illustration for the news story: Oakleigh Mansion to Close Temporarily for Tour Overhaul

Mobile

Oakleigh Mansion to Close Temporarily for Tour Overhaul

Sep 15, 2014

Illustration for the news story: Fort Morgan Unveils First Memorial Marking 150 Years Since Mobile Bay Siege

Fort Morgan

Fort Morgan Unveils First Memorial Marking 150 Years Since Mobile Bay Siege

Aug 23, 2014

Illustration for the news story: Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary Reenactment Draws Crowds to Fort Gaines

Dauphin Island

Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary Reenactment Draws Crowds to Fort Gaines

Aug 2, 2014

Illustration for the news story: Weekend Guide: Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary Reenactment

Dauphin Island

Weekend Guide: Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary Reenactment

Jul 31, 2014

Illustration for the news story: Stockton Family Brings New Life to 1911 Farmhouse on Historic Bryant Property

Stockton

Stockton Family Brings New Life to 1911 Farmhouse on Historic Bryant Property

Jul 15, 2014

Illustration for the news story: Poetry Pilgrims Gather at Father Ryan’s Grave in Mobile for National ‘Dead Poets’ Tour

University of South Alabama

Poetry Pilgrims Gather at Father Ryan’s Grave in Mobile for National ‘Dead Poets’ Tour

May 3, 2010 Mobile