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parks and recreation

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

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Fiber optic broadband cable being installed along a small-town street in Grove Hill, Alabama

Government

Grove Hill Approves C Spire Broadband Franchise, Weighs Paid Parental Leave for City Employees

The Grove Hill City Council approved a C Spire broadband franchise on Nov. 2 and reviewed paid parental leave, a parks board and a…

Nov 12, 2026 Grove Hill

Resurfaced outdoor courts at Gates Drive Park in Thomasville being converted from tennis to pickleball

Sports

Thomasville Pickleball Courts Taking Shape at Gates Drive Park, With Public Opening About Four Weeks Away

Nov 12, 2026 Thomasville

The Orange Beach Aquatics Center with its outdoor lap pool, diving board and water slide beside a fenced construction area for the planned expansion

Government

Orange Beach Approves $274,000 for Oversight of Aquatics Center Expansion’s First Phase

Nov 7, 2026 Orange Beach

Empty high school football stadium bleachers and press box at dusk, like the planned Fairhope Volanta Park upgrades

Sports

Baldwin County School Board Approves $3.2 Million for Fairhope Volanta Park Stadium, Baseball Upgrades

Oct 25, 2026 Fairhope

Local Government

Wolf Creek Park Grant: Foley Gets $163,620 for Boardwalk, Observation Tower

Oct 22, 2026 Foley

Downtown Loxley storefronts with a Live Locally Alabama banner and shoppers on the sidewalk

Local Government

Loxley Joins Live Locally Alabama Campaign to Boost Local Businesses

Oct 21, 2026 Loxley

A paved greenway trail with walkers and cyclists winding along a tree-lined creek in Mobile, Alabama

Government

Mobile City Council to Consider $500,000 Grant for Three Mile Creek Greenway Trail Segment 5 and $20,000 Tree Lighting Drone Show

Oct 19, 2026 Mobile

Illustration of a pedestrian bridge under construction over the Intracoastal Waterway with plaza site work, retaining walls and concrete paving in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Government

Gulf Shores Pedestrian Bridge Opening Delayed to March as Council Weighs $1.28 Million Plaza Work

Oct 17, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration of a wooded park with a dirt bike pump track, mountain bike trail and pavilion representing Phase III of Fairhope's Flying Creek Nature Preserve

Local Government

Flying Creek Nature Preserve Phase III: Fairhope Accepts $2.5 Million GoMESA Grant for Bike Trails, Pump Track and Playground

Oct 17, 2026 Fairhope

Local officials at a podium during an award presentation at a community breakfast in a banquet room

Politics

Connie Hudson Receives Semmes Lifetime Achievement Award at State of the City/County Breakfast

Oct 15, 2026 Semmes

Local Government

New Daphne Pier at Bayfront Park Would Stretch 1,200 Feet With $5 Million GoMESA Grant

Oct 9, 2026 Daphne

Outdoors

Bienville Square Named Alabama’s Best Public Park in National Ranking

Oct 9, 2026 Mobile

Local Government

Gulf Shores Kids Park Redesign Approved: $1.1 Million Inclusive Playground to Start Construction in 2027

Oct 6, 2026 Gulf Shores