Foley’s Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival Grounded for Good
The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce says the decade-old Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival in Foley, Alabama, will not return in future years.
Cannons Roar Again as Reenactors Mark 150th Anniversary of Battle of Mobile Bay
Reenactors staged a weekend siege and grand bombardment at Fort Morgan and Fort Gaines to commemorate 150 years since the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Battle of Mobile Bay Reenactment Draws Big Crowd to Fort Gaines
Hundreds of costumed re-enactors staged a mock battle at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island, marking 150 years since the Battle of Mobile Bay.
Battle of Mobile Bay 150th Anniversary Reenactment Draws Crowds to Fort Gaines
Reenactors and visitors gathered at Fort Gaines on Dauphin Island to mark 150 years since the Battle of Mobile Bay with cannon fire and camp life.
Remembering the Ironclad Tennessee’s Desperate Charge at Fort Morgan
As Mobile Bay's 150th anniversary approached, historians revisited the Confederate ironclad Tennessee's doomed charge near Fort Morgan in 1864.
Reenactors Settle Into Camp at Fort Morgan Ahead of Battle of Mobile Bay Weekend
Confederate reenactors set up camp at Fort Morgan in Baldwin County as the annual Battle of Mobile Bay reenactment prepares to begin.
Body of Louisiana Teen Recovered on Gulf Shores Beach After Drowning
The body of a 17-year-old Louisiana visitor was recovered off a Gulf Shores public beach two days after he went under in rough surf.
Rain Can’t Stop Pole Vaulters at Annual Dauphin Street Vault in Downtown Mobile
Competitors braved repeated downpours during the fourth annual Dauphin Street Vault, a pole vaulting competition in downtown Mobile.
Environmental and Neighborhood Groups Fault Stimpson Over Mobile Planning Commission Overhaul
A coalition of environmental and historic-neighborhood advocates criticized Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson in July 2014 for replacing half of the Planning Commission, calling the reshaped panel pro-industry.
Dauphin Island Named Seventh-Best Island in the Country in National Poll
Dauphin Island earned a top-10 ranking in a national island poll, with the mayor calling it a proud moment for the Gulf Coast community.