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Sirens of the Sea Mark 25 Years With Patriotic Gala Honoring First Responders Seven Crowned as 10th Miss Shrimp Festival Pageant Draws 90 Contestants and 8,000 Charity Items Matchbox Twenty Brings 30th Anniversary Tour to The Wharf in Orange Beach Aug. 5, 2027 Week 9 High School Football: No. 1 Williamson and No. 3 Vigor Collide Thursday at Ladd-Peebles More Than 200 Songwriters Head to the Gulf Coast for 42nd Frank Brown Festival Nov. 5-15 Brooms Up, Downtown: Foley Witches Ride Returns Oct. 24 With After-Party at Heritage Park Isaias Wipes Out Faith Academy Boardwalk Challenge as Alabama Cross Country Teams Juggle Rescheduled Meets Jessie McCovery, Theodore and Auburn Tight End, Remembered as ‘Big Brother’ by Willie Anderson and Teammates

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Coverage of local history from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

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Illustration for the news story: Little Bethel Baptist Church to Share Its 150-Year History at Baldwin County Historical Society Meeting

Events

Little Bethel Baptist Church to Share Its 150-Year History at Baldwin County Historical Society Meeting

The Baldwin County Historical Society's fall meeting on Oct. 18 will feature a program on Little Bethel Baptist Church in Daphne, founded on land…

Oct 9, 2026 Daphne

Local Government

Daphne Centennial Kicks Off With New Logo, Crab Mascot and a Year of Events Including an Amphitheater Debut

Oct 6, 2026 Daphne

Illustration for the news story: Riviera Utilities Marks 110 Years With Free Coffee Mornings and Interactive Baldwin County History Map

Events

Riviera Utilities Marks 110 Years With Free Coffee Mornings and Interactive Baldwin County History Map

Oct 3, 2026 Daphne

Illustration for the news story: Secret Mobile: How Amy Delcambre Turned the Port City’s Oddities Into a Bestselling Guidebook

Arts and Culture

Secret Mobile: How Amy Delcambre Turned the Port City’s Oddities Into a Bestselling Guidebook

Sep 22, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: More Than a Beach Town: Inside the Gulf Shores Museum’s Cottage Full of Stories

Gulf Shores

More Than a Beach Town: Inside the Gulf Shores Museum’s Cottage Full of Stories

Sep 22, 2026

Illustration for the news story: The South’s Best-Kept Secret: Inside Jesse’s Restaurant in Magnolia Springs

Magnolia Springs

The South’s Best-Kept Secret: Inside Jesse’s Restaurant in Magnolia Springs

Sep 22, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Spanish Fort Built by His Family, Fairhope Made His Canvas: The Many Lives of George Fuller III

Fairhope

Spanish Fort Built by His Family, Fairhope Made His Canvas: The Many Lives of George Fuller III

Sep 22, 2026

Illustration for the news story: The Amateur Archaeologist Uncovering Lillian’s Buried Past: War of 1812 Forts, Spanish Settlers and a Bluff Full of Clues

Feature

The Amateur Archaeologist Uncovering Lillian’s Buried Past: War of 1812 Forts, Spanish Settlers and a Bluff Full of Clues

Sep 22, 2026 Lillian

Illustration for the news story: From Ruins to Reopening: American Legion Post 199 Completes Its Rebuild After Hurricane Sally

Fairhope

From Ruins to Reopening: American Legion Post 199 Completes Its Rebuild After Hurricane Sally

Sep 22, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Fairhope Approves $421,050 Contract to Move the Hermit Hut to Fly Creek Preserve

Arts and Culture

Fairhope Approves $421,050 Contract to Move the Hermit Hut to Fly Creek Preserve

Sep 22, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Bring Your Photographs: The Excelsior Band Is Collecting Its Own History on Oct. 17

Events

Bring Your Photographs: The Excelsior Band Is Collecting Its Own History on Oct. 17

Sep 19, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: ‘Where’s the Money?’ Flomaton Council and Railroad Museum Board Clash Over a Closed Welcome Center

Government

‘Where’s the Money?’ Flomaton Council and Railroad Museum Board Clash Over a Closed Welcome Center

Sep 19, 2026 Flomaton

Illustration for the news story: History Museum of Mobile Sets October Opening for ‘Mobile in the Gilded Age’

Arts & Culture

History Museum of Mobile Sets October Opening for ‘Mobile in the Gilded Age’

Sep 5, 2026 Mobile