Improved Delta Port Boat Launch in Coden Set to Reopen Friday
The Delta Port boat launch in southern Mobile County reopens Friday after upgrades funded by fishing license revenue and federal Sport Fish Restoration Program dollars.
Dredge, Pipeline and Support Vessels: Boaters Told to Slow Down Near Fowl River Through November
Dredging for the Salt Aire Shoreline Restoration Project is underway near Fowl River through Nov. 30, with a 16-inch submerged pipeline, a dredge and support vessels in the water. Mobile…
159 Football Fields of Marsh, Gone: Inside Coastal Alabama’s Slow-Motion Erosion Crisis
Between 2009 and 2021, the Mississippi Sound and Portersville and Heron bays lost 210 acres of marsh — about 159 football fields. Scientists, landowners and boaters explain what is driving…
Cedar Point Boat Launch Construction Underway; Fitness Challenge, Junior Sailing Championship Also Set
Construction has started on the new $6.5 million Cedar Point Boat Launch near Coden, a year-long GOMESA-funded project to improve boating access and oyster industry safety. Baldwin County also sees…
Cedar Point Pier Reopens After Tropical Storm Bertha Closure
Cedar Point Pier reopened at noon Thursday after Mobile County closed it during Tropical Storm Bertha, once coastal weather conditions had improved enough to open safely.
On Mon Louis Island, a Husband-and-Wife Chef Team Serves Fifteen Guests at a Time
Once a month on a pier at the edge of Mon Louis Island, chefs Amber and Hunter Harris set a long table for fifteen and serve a five-course menu built…
At 80, Bayou La Batre Oysterman Bobby Morrison Still Works the Reef by Hand
Bobby Morrison, 80, has spent 64 years tonging oysters by hand out of Bayou La Batre, and he's still working the reefs at Cedar Point alongside his son as Alabama's…
Cristobal’s Storm Surge Floods Fowl River Marina Pier
MOBILE COUNTY, Ala. — Tropical Storm Cristobal pushed water over the pier at a Fowl River marina on Sunday, June 7, 2020, as rain and storm surge from the Gulf…
Large Brush Fire Sends Smoke Plume Over Mobile Bay Visible From Daphne
A large brush fire in southern Mobile County sent a towering plume of smoke into the sky Thursday afternoon, visible clear across Mobile Bay in Daphne. Several fire departments responded…
Woman dies after armed confrontation with Mobile County sheriff’s deputy in Coden
The Mobile County Sheriff’s Office has confirmed that one of its deputies shot and killed a woman during an armed confrontation in Coden on Friday afternoon. According to Capt. Paul…