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Alabama Emergency Management Agency Director Jeff Smitherman delivered a stark message to county leaders gathered in Orange Beach this week: the federal disaster funding landscape is shifting dramatically, and Alabama…
A federal judge in Mobile on Monday accepted a no-jail sentencing recommendation for Haley Leah Harris, the woman convicted of international parental kidnapping after taking her 3-year-old daughter from the…
The way the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) distributes money to help with disasters is changing fast – and the Alabama EMA is already doing the work to be sure…
Continuing the 250th anniversary celebration of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, the City of Orange Beach will be presenting the 6th Annual Orange Beach Freedom Fest on Sept.…
Adults looking to build stability and stay mobile have a standing option in Orange Beach: the Balance, Core and Flex class meets at the city’s Adult Fitness Center at 4847…
Engineers with Thompson Engineering presented a drainage basin study and stormwater master plan for Orange Beach's Bear Point neighborhood, mapping flood-prone areas and recommending roughly $5 million in priority improvements.
BirdCast estimated 5,607,800 birds aloft over Alabama at peak activity on a single August night, and only about 2.9 million crossed the state entirely. Conservation Alabama is asking Gulf Coast…
Gulf Shores beat back-to-back MAIS champion Parklane Academy 30-21 at home and Orange Beach won 24-14 at T.R. Miller, opening the season 1-0 apiece weeks after ribbon-cuttings on a $157…
Citronelle knocked off two-time Class 4A champion Jackson, Williamson shut out Baker for the first time since 2018 and Satsuma won the Battle of Highway 43 as the 2026 season…
The Coastal Alabama Business Chamber and the Mahjong Collective will host Tiles for Tomorrow, a mahjong social play fundraiser, on Aug. 28 at the Peninsula Golf & Racquet Club in…