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A person in a yellow rain jacket drags a fallen limb off a moss-draped Fairhope road at night, lit by pickup truck headlights during Hurricane Isaias.

Fairhope

Fairhope Teen Kendall Grimes, 14, Cleared Storm-Blocked Roads by Headlight as Isaias Hit

Kendall Grimes, 14, spent the night Hurricane Isaias struck clearing fallen limbs and trees from roads between Fairhope and Point Clear, worried that blocked…

Oct 14, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Southwest Mobile County Chamber Food Drive Collects for Families Over Thanksgiving Break

Business

Southwest Mobile County Chamber Food Drive Collects for Families Over Thanksgiving Break

Oct 10, 2026 Theodore

Illustration for the news story: Mobile County Public Schools Names 70 Red Ribbon Leaders to Lead Drug-Prevention Efforts

Education

Mobile County Public Schools Names 70 Red Ribbon Leaders to Lead Drug-Prevention Efforts

Oct 7, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Afraid of Horses, Mobile Woman Nearly Balks Before Pleading Guilty in Dog River Bridge Puppy Case

Crime

Afraid of Horses, Mobile Woman Nearly Balks Before Pleading Guilty in Dog River Bridge Puppy Case

Oct 6, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: 21 Young Professionals Launch YoPros Rotary Club, a Flexible New Path to Service on the Gulf Coast

Community

21 Young Professionals Launch YoPros Rotary Club, a Flexible New Path to Service on the Gulf Coast

Oct 2, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Old Shirts, Happy Dogs: Orange Beach Juniors Launch Tees to Tugs for Rescue Pups

Education

Old Shirts, Happy Dogs: Orange Beach Juniors Launch Tees to Tugs for Rescue Pups

Sep 30, 2026 Foley

Illustration for the news story: Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama Revives Women Build to Raise Its 242nd Home

Community Events

Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama Revives Women Build to Raise Its 242nd Home

Sep 25, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Ben’s U-Pick Flowers: How a Daphne Farmer Turns 40,000 Zinnias Into Smiles Across the Eastern Shore

Feature

Ben’s U-Pick Flowers: How a Daphne Farmer Turns 40,000 Zinnias Into Smiles Across the Eastern Shore

Sep 22, 2026 Daphne

Illustration for the news story: Volunteering in Retirement: Where Purpose Meets Community on the Alabama Gulf Coast

Feature

Volunteering in Retirement: Where Purpose Meets Community on the Alabama Gulf Coast

Sep 22, 2026

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

Sep 22, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Atmore Lions Hear From a Farm and Garden Owner, Set a Nov. 21 Food Drive and an Oct. 17 Highway Cleanup

Community

Atmore Lions Hear From a Farm and Garden Owner, Set a Nov. 21 Food Drive and an Oct. 17 Highway Cleanup

Sep 19, 2026 Atmore

Illustration for the news story: Free Boat Shuttles to the Islands: Where to Show Up for Saturday’s 39th Alabama Coastal Cleanup

Community Events

Free Boat Shuttles to the Islands: Where to Show Up for Saturday’s 39th Alabama Coastal Cleanup

Sep 18, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: It Takes 800 Grocery Bags to Make One Mat. Ten Women in Spanish Fort Keep Making Them.

Community

It Takes 800 Grocery Bags to Make One Mat. Ten Women in Spanish Fort Keep Making Them.

Sep 16, 2026 Spanish Fort