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The Alabama Gulf Coast Recovery Council is accepting project suggestions for RESTORE Act Direct Component and Spill Impact Component funding through Oct. 1, 2026, continuing a program that has funded…
Fairhope is accepting nominations through Oct. 16 for its 2026 Veteran of the Year Award, honoring a local veteran's military service and continued community involvement.
Fairhope's push to form its own school system drew pushback at its first public meeting, as critics say a pro-independence group has withheld the full study behind its no-tax-increase claim.
A historic building on US 98 in the Barnwell community has reopened as Ole Barnwell Cafe, serving steaks, seafood and Southern specials.
Author T. Jensen Lacey will present "The Power of the Written Word" at the Fairhope Museum of History on Aug. 29.
Fairhope families say Alabama's Medicaid program altered eligibility paperwork and applied stricter unwritten standards to cut disabled children from a waiver that lets them be cared for at home.
Fairhope dance teacher Mia Guzlas earned a Juilliard Extension choreography certificate on a scholarship and debuts her first original work, "The Other Side of Fine," Aug. 7 at the Eastern…
The GFWC Jubilee Woman's Club will host its Do Good Date Night fundraiser Aug. 22 in Fairhope, raising money for local volunteer efforts and a childhood literacy program benefiting Baldwin…
Mary G. Montgomery's bid to overturn its football postseason ban and coaching sanctions was turned down by the AHSAA District I board, leaving a final appeal to the Central Board…
Robertsdale head coach Justin Jones is looking to build on a 4-6 turnaround season as the Bears compete as the second-smallest program in the newly restructured Class 6A.