Dauphin Island Preps Again as New Disturbance Brews in the Gulf
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Less than a year after being battered by three named storms, Dauphin Island is once again keeping a wary eye on the Gulf of Mexico as…
Alabama Coast Caretakers Secure West End of Dauphin Island for Public Conservation
The entire undeveloped west end of Dauphin Island — 838 acres of beach and dune stretching more than eight miles beyond Bienville Boulevard — has been transferred to public ownership…
Dauphin Island Launches Free App, Urges Residents and Visitors to Stay Weather-Aware as Season Opens
June 1 marked the official start of the Atlantic hurricane season, and along the Alabama Gulf Coast, communities are bracing for what may come after the punishing 2020 season. Dauphin…
Dauphin Island Residents Recover From Sally While Bracing for Hurricane Zeta
As Dauphin Island residents and officials prepared for potential impacts from Hurricane Zeta, they were still deep in recovery from Hurricane Sally — and on the low-lying barrier island, the…
Dauphin Island Officials Begin Assessing Hurricane Sally Damage
Hours after Hurricane Sally cleared the Alabama coast, the causeway to Dauphin Island was back open — an unusually quick reopening for a barrier island after a major tropical event…
Dauphin Island Mayor Tells West End Residents and Visitors to Get Out Ahead of Sally
Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier urged residents and visitors to evacuate the west end of the island Monday as Tropical Storm Sally closed in on the Gulf Coast and saltwater…
Dauphin Island Mayor Urges Residents and Visitors to Start Storm Preparations
With a tropical system taking aim at the Gulf Coast, Dauphin Island Mayor Jeff Collier is urging both residents and visitors to begin their storm preparations now rather than wait…
Dauphin Island Residents Brace for Tropical Storm Sally’s Effects
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — As Tropical Storm Sally organized in the Gulf of Mexico, Dauphin Island residents were back in familiar territory — making storm preparations even as they braced…
Daphne and Foley to elect new mayors; Dauphin Island avoids a contest
Voters in Daphne and Foley will head to the polls this month to choose new mayors, while residents of Dauphin Island will skip an election altogether after every office drew…
Dauphin Island Cancels Fourth of July Fireworks Over Coronavirus Concerns
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. — Dauphin Island will skip its traditional Independence Day fireworks this year, a casualty of the coronavirus pandemic that will leave the island’s skies dark on the…