Baldwin County’s housing market posted gains across both the Resort and Traditional markets in June 2026, with resort-area closed sales jumping from 198 to 246 and total volume climbing above $183 million.
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Every Baldwin County Student Eats Free Again Next Year — and Parents Don’t Have to Fill Out a Thing
Baldwin County Public Schools will again serve breakfast and lunch at no charge to every enrolled student in 2026-2027 through the USDA’s Community Eligibility Provision. No application is required.
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The State Drops Its 4% Sales Tax This Weekend — Here’s Every Price Cap Shoppers Need to Know Before Friday
Alabama’s 21st annual back-to-school sales tax holiday runs from 12:01 a.m. Friday through midnight Sunday, lifting the state’s 4% sales tax on clothing, computers, school supplies and books within specific price limits.
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Mobile and Baldwin County High Schools Dominate Alabama’s Top Football Recruiting Rankings
Fourteen players from Mobile and Baldwin county high schools rank among Alabama’s top 65 recruits for the Class of 2026, including the state’s top three prospects. Here is who they are and where they are headed.
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Daphne Salutes Hometown Football Legend Pat White as West Virginia Prepares to Retire His Jersey
Daphne officials, family and former teammates gathered at The Waterfront to celebrate Pat White, the Daphne High graduate whose West Virginia jersey number will be retired in September.
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FBI and Daphne Police Train Baldwin County School Officers to Spot Online Threats to Children
School resource officers and educators from across Baldwin County gathered at Daphne Middle School for an FBI-led course on online child exploitation, radicalization and the warning signs adults most often miss.
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Mattress Firm, a New Publix and a Pier Sale: Mobile-Baldwin Real Estate on the Move
A busy stretch for Mobile-Baldwin commercial real estate brought a Mattress Firm to Daphne, a new Publix to west Mobile, a Dollar Tree to Gulf Shores and the sale of the Cedar Point Fishing Pier.
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Baldwin GOP Chairman Tells Daphne Councilman to Drop the Elephant; Palumbo Refuses
Baldwin County Republican Chairman Matt Simpson demanded that Daphne Councilman Gus Palumbo stop using the GOP elephant logo in his campaign. Palumbo refused, calling it ‘desperate politics.’
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Broker Chip Brown Prepares Another Run for the Public Service Commission
Mobile commercial real estate broker Chip Brown signaled plans to run again for the Alabama Public Service Commission, this time for the presidency, after a narrow loss in the 2010 Republican primary.
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Dauphin Island Seeks New Municipal Judge as Bench Vacancies Stir Legal Community
The Town of Dauphin Island opened a search for a new municipal judge, drawing a dozen applicants in a contest that offered an early glimpse at the coming competition for a circuit judgeship in Mobile County.