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Williamson Holds No. 1 in ASWA Football Poll Before Vigor Showdown; Fairhope Falls Out of 6A Top 10 Clarke County Garbage Service Switches to Waste Management in November; New Carts Arriving USA Health Adds Robotic Bronchoscopy to Find Hard-to-Reach Lung Cancer Earlier A Night to Sow Gala Will Put Guests in the Shoes of the Young Women Under His Wings Gulf Coast Serves Think Pink Tea Returns Oct. 25 in Mobile, Honoring Breast Cancer Survivors and ‘The Hands That Hold Us’Clarke Prep Sophomore’s Hope In Healing 5K Will Benefit Ronald McDonald House in Grove Hill MCPSS Wins Best in Show From Southern Public Relations Federation for Website Redesign Tanger Foley Boo Bash Brings a Free Halloween Night of Candy, Games and an Escape Room Oct. 31

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Massive oak tree lying across the crushed roof of a rural home after Hurricane Isaias

Community

Isaias Oak Destroys Johnny Ballard Home in Sandflat; Longtime Clarke Prep Coach Plans to Rebuild

A huge oak toppled by Hurricane Isaias destroyed the Sandflat home of longtime Grove Hill Academy and Clarke Prep coach Johnny Ballard and his…

Oct 15, 2026 Grove Hill

Volunteers handing out containers of hot food and bottled water outside a small-town hall

Food

Beatrice Hot Meals: World Central Kitchen Jambalaya Feeds Isaias-Weary Monroe County

Oct 15, 2026 Beatrice

Torn roofing on a school auditorium after Hurricane Isaias in Grove Hill

Schools

Isaias Tears Up Sage Auditorium Roof at Clarke County High; Damage Up to $1 Million

Oct 15, 2026 Grove Hill

A law enforcement dog wearing a black protective vest sits beside its handler outdoors

Public Safety

Clarke County K9 Vest: Sheriff’s Dog Joker Gets Bullet- and Stab-Protective Armor From Nonprofit

Oct 15, 2026 Clarke County

A pine tree and snapped utility pole lie across a two-lane road in rural south Alabama, with power lines draped over the pavement and a sheriff's patrol car stopped nearby

Weather

Brewton Curfew Ordered as Isaias Leaves Escambia County Roads Blocked by Trees, Lines

Oct 11, 2026 Brewton

Illustration for the news story: Fruitdale High School Marching Band Thrives as Washington County Community Rallies Behind ‘Pirate Land’ Program

Education

Fruitdale High School Marching Band Thrives as Washington County Community Rallies Behind ‘Pirate Land’ Program

Oct 3, 2026 Fruitdale

Illustration for the news story: Pamela Battiste Earns Statewide Board Member of the Year Honor After Raising $78,000 for Franklin Primary

Public Health

Pamela Battiste Earns Statewide Board Member of the Year Honor After Raising $78,000 for Franklin Primary

Oct 2, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Grove Hill Holds Off on $4.95 Million Budget Until Utilities Board Finishes Its Numbers

Government

Grove Hill Holds Off on $4.95 Million Budget Until Utilities Board Finishes Its Numbers

Oct 1, 2026 Grove Hill

Illustration for the news story: McKemie Place, Southwest Alabama’s Only Women’s Shelter, Faces $550,000 Debt and Dec. 31 Deadline

Community

McKemie Place, Southwest Alabama’s Only Women’s Shelter, Faces $550,000 Debt and Dec. 31 Deadline

Sep 30, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Deputies Search for Randy Watson, 56, Missing From Huxford Road Area of Atmore

Public Safety

Deputies Search for Randy Watson, 56, Missing From Huxford Road Area of Atmore

Sep 27, 2026 Atmore

Illustration for the news story: Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama Revives Women Build to Raise Its 242nd Home

Community Events

Habitat for Humanity of Southwest Alabama Revives Women Build to Raise Its 242nd Home

Sep 25, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Frisco City Special Election Results: Love Keeps Mayor’s Office, Dailey Holds Seat

Politics

Frisco City Special Election Results: Love Keeps Mayor’s Office, Dailey Holds Seat

Sep 22, 2026 Frisco City

Illustration for the news story: Darlene’s Restaurant to Revive the Flavor of Leroy’s Beloved Creekbank

Business

Darlene’s Restaurant to Revive the Flavor of Leroy’s Beloved Creekbank

Sep 22, 2026 Leroy