Mobile and Baldwin County News
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A NOAA research team has planted propagated corals in the Gulf of Mexico's deep-water mesophotic zone, working to repair habitat still damaged 15 years after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill.
Gulf Shores will hold a special City Council work session Monday to discuss proposed changes to the 2027 Mardi Gras parade, with residents and business owners invited to weigh in.
A newly formed krewe, the Pleasure Island Revelers, is proposing to take over Gulf Shores' Mardi Gras parade and move it to a Saturday night in January 2027.
Gulf Shores has closed the Main Gulf Place parking lot to vehicles until Friday while Public Works crews clear sand pushed into the area by Tropical Storm Bertha.
The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office patrolled Fort Morgan beaches this week, urging visitors to stay out of the Gulf as Tropical Storm Bertha whipped up rough surf and double red…
Gulf Shores lifeguards brought home dozens of awards at the Southeast Regional Lifeguard Competition, debuting a junior team while earning praise from national officials.
As Tropical Storm Bertha approached, Baldwin County's emergency management director said officials spent as much energy countering online storm hype as they did tracking the real forecast.
Tropical Storm Bertha's rough surf tested Dauphin Island's flood preparations and reopened conversations about the barrier island's ongoing erosion fight, even as some visitors and a lone surfer took advantage…
Rough surf forced the postponement of at least three fishing tournaments and a string of charter cancellations in Orange Beach this weekend, cutting into an already short red snapper season.
Rough surf forced the postponement of at least three fishing tournaments and a string of charter cancellations in Orange Beach this weekend, cutting into an already short red snapper season.