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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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Coastal Alabama Business Chamber

Coverage of Coastal Alabama Business Chamber from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

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Seven pageant crowns lined up on a beachside table beside boxes of donated food and supplies and a wooden blessing box, for the Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant

Community Events

Seven Crowned as 10th Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant Draws 90 Contestants and 8,000 Charity Items

The 10th Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant drew 90 contestants, crowned seven queens and collected more than 8,000 items for Baldwin County Blessing Boxes, though…

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

A table near the Gulf Shores dunes displays frozen juice pouches in a cooler, pottery, candles and beaded jewelry, the kind of inventory Shrimp Festival vendors are selling after Isaias.

Business

Shrimp Festival Vendor List: Where to Shop Artists and Businesses Left Hanging by Isaias Cancellation

Oct 14, 2026 Gulf Shores

Cars crossing a high-rise bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway toward Gulf Shores under clearing skies, with utility trucks parked along the roadside below

Weather

Ivey Lifts Isaias Evacuation Order as Gulf Shores and Orange Beach Bridges Reopen

Oct 11, 2026 Brewton

Illustration for the news story: National Shrimp Festival Canceled as Tropical Storm Isaias Takes Aim at Gulf Shores

Weather

National Shrimp Festival Canceled as Tropical Storm Isaias Takes Aim at Gulf Shores

Oct 7, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Shrimp Festival Road Closures Now in Effect in Gulf Shores; Full List and Reopening Dates

Public Safety

Shrimp Festival Road Closures Now in Effect in Gulf Shores; Full List and Reopening Dates

Oct 5, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: 10 Little-Known National Shrimp Festival Facts, From Light Bulb Sales to The Dating Game

Events

10 Little-Known National Shrimp Festival Facts, From Light Bulb Sales to The Dating Game

Oct 5, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Zydeco, Party Covers and Songwriters at Sunset: Gulf Shores Wraps an Expanded 2026 Sunset Series on the Town Green

Entertainment

Zydeco, Party Covers and Songwriters at Sunset: Gulf Shores Wraps an Expanded 2026 Sunset Series on the Town Green

Sep 28, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Tips That Give Back: Shrimp Festival Volunteers Turned Tip Jars Into $28,000 for 25 Nonprofits

Community Events

Tips That Give Back: Shrimp Festival Volunteers Turned Tip Jars Into $28,000 for 25 Nonprofits

Sep 26, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Gulf Shores Sends New Resident Survey as Vision 2035 and 20-Year Gulf Shores Plan Shape the City’s Growth

Local Government

Gulf Shores Sends New Resident Survey as Vision 2035 and 20-Year Gulf Shores Plan Shape the City’s Growth

Sep 25, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Rodeo, Candlelight and Bacon: A Look Back at the Gulf Coast’s August 2024 Events

Entertainment

Rodeo, Candlelight and Bacon: A Look Back at the Gulf Coast’s August 2024 Events

Sep 22, 2026 Daphne

Illustration for the news story: Freedom Fest Fills The Wharf This Weekend With a Car Show, a Firearms Show and Two Days of Free Music

Events

Freedom Fest Fills The Wharf This Weekend With a Car Show, a Firearms Show and Two Days of Free Music

Sep 19, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Orange Beach’s Fall Lineup: Freedom Fest, a Coastal Cleanup and a Pet Costume Contest

Arts & Culture

Orange Beach’s Fall Lineup: Freedom Fest, a Coastal Cleanup and a Pet Costume Contest

Sep 12, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Coastal Alabama Business Chamber Rolls Out a Workforce Resource Center

Business

Coastal Alabama Business Chamber Rolls Out a Workforce Resource Center

Sep 12, 2026 Gulf Shores