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The long dark hull of the SS United States ocean liner, its smokestacks removed, docked at a waterfront shipyard on the Mobile River under a blue sky

Environment

SS United States Will Leave Mobile in November for Its Final Voyage to a Gulf Reef Site

Okaloosa County says the SS United States, docked in Mobile since March 2025, is scheduled to be deployed as an artificial reef in the…

Oct 11, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mahogany, Cypress and a Fading Craft: Bayou La Batre’s Last Wooden Boat Builders

Business

Mahogany, Cypress and a Fading Craft: Bayou La Batre’s Last Wooden Boat Builders

Sep 22, 2026 Bayou La Batre

Illustration for the news story: From Life Support to Sea Legs: The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico Finds Its Course

Arts and Culture

From Life Support to Sea Legs: The National Maritime Museum of the Gulf of Mexico Finds Its Course

Sep 22, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Council to Weigh $27,931 Buy for Jimmy Buffett Window Wraps Ahead of September Exhibit

Government

Mobile Council to Weigh $27,931 Buy for Jimmy Buffett Window Wraps Ahead of September Exhibit

Aug 10, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Honoring the Gulf Coast’s Historic Lighthouses on National Lighthouse Day

Arts & Culture

Honoring the Gulf Coast’s Historic Lighthouses on National Lighthouse Day

Aug 8, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Historic Middle Bay Lighthouse Undergoes Its Largest Restoration Since 1885

Mobile

Historic Middle Bay Lighthouse Undergoes Its Largest Restoration Since 1885

Jul 26, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Storied SS United States Docks in Mobile as Crews Prepare Historic Liner for New Life as Artificial Reef

Mobile County

Storied SS United States Docks in Mobile as Crews Prepare Historic Liner for New Life as Artificial Reef

Mar 3, 2025

Illustration for the news story: Alabama Commits $1 Million to Next Phase of Clotilda Wreck Preservation

History

Alabama Commits $1 Million to Next Phase of Clotilda Wreck Preservation

Jul 16, 2020 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: No one claims the Clotilda, last known U.S. slave ship, clearing path for state

Mobile

No one claims the Clotilda, last known U.S. slave ship, clearing path for state

Sep 17, 2019

Illustration for the news story: Historical Commission Rules Out Mobile-Tensaw Delta Wreck as the Clotilda

History

Historical Commission Rules Out Mobile-Tensaw Delta Wreck as the Clotilda

Mar 5, 2018 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Alabama Lighthouse Association says oil spill cost $96,500 in restoration work

Mobile

Alabama Lighthouse Association says oil spill cost $96,500 in restoration work

Aug 12, 2015

Illustration for the news story: GulfQuest Maritime Museum in Mobile Seeks Hundreds of Volunteers Ahead of Opening

Mobile

GulfQuest Maritime Museum in Mobile Seeks Hundreds of Volunteers Ahead of Opening

Jun 2, 2015

Illustration for the news story: GulfQuest Maritime Museum Gives Mobile a Sneak Peek Before Opening

Mobile

GulfQuest Maritime Museum Gives Mobile a Sneak Peek Before Opening

Dec 17, 2014