Foley Begins Work On New Safe Room For First Responders
Storm-Hardened Facility Will Withstand 200-Mile-An-Hour Winds And Serve As Command Post. Foley, Ala. — (OBA) — Foley officials are preparing to begin construction of a new Safe Room to shelter first responders during major emergencies. The facility will be built on city property on North Poplar Street and is designed...
David Rainer: Saltwater anglers urged to participate in AL Creel survey
If you have an Alabama saltwater fishing license or are on the saltwater registry, don’t be surprised if you get a call with a caller ID of the University of South Alabama (USA) or Alabama Creel, AL Creel for short. The Alabama Department of Conservation and Natural Resources’ (ADCNR) Marine Resources Division (MRD)...
Hundreds crowded Millbrook for the Mardi Gras festival and parade
The largest Mardi Gras celebration north of Mobile happened Saturday in Millbrook. Hundreds came out for all the festivities and fun as the day kicked off with the Mardi Gras festival. There were rides, blow up slides, along with dozens of food vendors and local businesses selling everything from food, clothes,...
Mobile’s Mayor gives update on new animal shelter and services
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis has given an update on the new animal shelter as well as improvements at the existing shelter. It came during his e mail post “Good Evening Mobile, with Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis” on Wednesday. Here is part of the post:. We’re...
Police: Two more arrested in MLK Day night shooting investigation in Atmore
ATMORE, Ala. -- The Atmore Police Department has announced additional arrests in connection with the January 19 shooting that occurred in Atmore on the night of Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Sunday. Jijavious Jadarrius Williams and Jitayvious Jamar Williams of Baldwin County have been taken into custody. Both...
Farragut Returns To Mobile Bay Without Firing A Shot
A 100 year-old Mardi Grad tradition continues in Mobile but with an ironic twist. Admiral Farragut will not be attacking this time. The USS Farragut, Mobile’s 2026 Mardi Gras ship, will arrive at the Mobile Ship Channel on February 13. The Arleigh Burke-class, multi-mission destroyer, with the motto, “Prepared...
City of Mobile restricts on street parking on two downtown streets
MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The City of Mobile has announced it is restricting on-street parking on sections of two downtown streets. Media Alert: On-Street Parking restricted on sections of Bayou, Scott streets. Mobile, Ala. — To ensure access to residences and connecting streets, on-street parking will no longer be...
Secret Service visits almost 400 Mobile businesses to talk about card skimming
The United States Secret Service partnered with federal, state and local law enforcement to host a two-day program on Friday about the dangers of illegal payment card skimming and the Electronic Benefit Transfer fraud. Almost 400 businesses in and around Mobile saw law enforcement stop by for a personal visit....
Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report for February 6 – 12, 2026
This week’s Mobile-Tensaw Delta Fishing Report covers three timely topics for late-winter Delta anglers. Darren Shirah (Real Time Outdoors) shares a practical winter panfish approach using cane poles and handmade quill floats for bream and the early signs of perch moving shallow. Justin Dunham (Eight Mile Drifter)...
Historic Avenue Cultural Center: Once More, with Revelry: A Revival of Mobile’s Official Mardi...
Date(s) - February 7, 2026. Mobile’s rich Mardi Gras heritage comes alive in a fresh, contemporary way with Once More, with Revelry: A Revival of Mobile’s Official Mardi Gras Posters, opening Friday, February 7, 2026, from 3:00–6:00 PM at the Historic Avenue Cultural. Center. Local artist ShaMyra...
