Pascagoula’s 1920s history on display at Krebs Cemetery Tour

Alabama league names 2027 Economic Development Academy class

The Alabama League of Municipalities announced its Economic Development Academy’s 2027 class at its annual graduation and awards ceremonies on October 20, 2026, at the Arthur R. Outlaw Mobile Convention Center. The league, in partnership with the Alabama Community College System, created the academy in 2021 to educate and...

$35.5 million grant awarded to modernize 121-year-old Escatawpa River swing bridge

Mississippi Export Railroad has been awarded a $35.5 million grant through the U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Railroad Administration’s Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) Program. The funds will support the Advancing Mississippi Export’s Resiliency, Infrastructure & Capacity Across the Network (AMERICAN) project, which will modernize and automate...

Why Alabama and Mississippi Both Claim the First Mardi Gras and the First Capital of French Louisiana

Ask an Alabamian and a Mississippian who held the first Mardi Gras, and you’ll get two confident, different answers. Neither are wrong; both states can point to historical records. Here’s how each side makes its case, and why the argument goes beyond Mardi Gras. The Mobile Carnival. Mobile’s...

Doug Jones answers Tuberville comments about North Alabama transplants

HUNTSVILLE, ALABAMA —Gubernatorial candidate Doug Jones held a press conference on the Huntsville square on Monday to answer comments made by his opponent, Senator Tommy Tuberville on a Mobile radio show last week about out-of-state transplants to North Alabama. Tuberville claimed residents moving to North Alabama from other states...

$2M South MS skatepark would be state's biggest. But will it get built?

Thirteen-year-old Keegan Schloss has spent the past two years learning to skateboard in Biloxi. When he saw Jackson County’s recently unveiled plans for a permanent skatepark in St. Martin, its size caught him off guard. “I was shocked. I mean, I expected it to be nice, but, like, not that big,” Keegan said. The proposed park would cover about 20,000 square feet, potentially making it the largest skatepark in Mississippi. But the county still needs an estimated $2 million to build it. For Coast skaters, the project would provide something many have spent years asking for — a permanent concrete place to skate.

Foley Hometown Halloween takes place Thursday, Oct. 29

FOLEY, Ala. (NBC 15) — On Thursday, Oct. 29, crowds of costumed children will wander the streets of downtown Foley when the annual Hometown Halloween celebration takes place. Hometown Halloween begins at 5:30 p.m. The event takes place in the downtown area near the southwest corner of East Laurel...

New Cedar Street Sidewalks Will Connect Three Schools And Two Parks

The connected path will run from Live Oak Village to Ninth Avenue. Foley, Ala. — (OBA) — Local contributions are helping Foley continue extending sidewalks on Cedar Street. The Foley City Council approved a memorandum of understanding with a developer to fund sidewalk extensions on Cedar Street, offering a practical alternative after sidewalk construction at the development site on Baldwin County Road 24 was deemed impractical. The project will extend pedestrian access to schools and parks along the corridor.

Foley working to improve development regulations to prevent flooding

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 21, 2026 FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Foley has introduced an ordinance that will improve regulations for developers in an effort to prevent future flooding. According to a news release, the city approved the first reading of an ordinance to upgrade city regulations […]

Defense asks judge to remove Mobile DA’s office from Gulf Shores private investigator case

MOBILE, Ala. (NBC 15) — A Gulf Shores private investigator accused of impersonating a state investigator is asking a judge to remove the Mobile County District Attorney’s Office from her prosecution, arguing the office has a conflict because it is also pursuing a civil case tied to the interview at the center of the criminal charges.

Reversing course, Mobile County DA’s Office abandons prosecution of Baldwin private eye

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - Prosecutors on Thursday told a judge that they are withdrawing criminal charges against a Baldwin County private investigator accused of impersonating a peace officer. The Mobile County District Attorney’s Office said in a court filing that dropping the charges would be in the “best interests of...

City of Fairhope to break ground on a new park this week

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 19, 2026 FAIRHOPE, Ala. (WKRG) — The City of Fairhope announced it will break ground on a new park later this week. According to a city news release, the groundbreaking for the upcoming Foundation Park will be at 9 a.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, at […]

Mobile considers new Greenway Trail grant funding

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile City Council is reviewing a proposal to apply for federal grant funding to help pay for the next phase of a multi-year project to connect trails along Three Mile Creek. The project encompasses a total of six and a half miles of walking and...

Mobile City Council approves extension for River Walk Plaza purchase option

MOBILE, Ala. (WALA) - The Mobile City Council has agreed to an extension of a purchase option related to a proposed mixed-use development on the riverfront. Developers have an option to buy city-owned land next to the Mobile Convention Center. Plans call for a luxury hotel, restaurants, bars and office space, but those plans have been stalled.

Mobile Chamber Names Ellis G. Foster, Jr. Director of Government Affairs

MOBILE, Ala. – The Mobile Area Chamber of Commerce has named Ellis G. Foster, Jr. its new director of government affairs. Foster, who began Oct. 19, will help advance the Chamber’s advocacy agenda on behalf of its nearly 1,600 member businesses, coordinate the Chamber’s Governmental Affairs Committee and represent the Mobile business community in Montgomery during the legislative session.

Alabama’s Dolly Parton Imagination Library license plate set for Nov. 1 release

BALDWIN COUNTY, Ala. (WKRG) — The Baldwin County Judge of Probate announced that a specialty license plate featuring Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library will soon be available. “📣New Plate Alert!” a Facebook post on Wednesday said. “We’ve had a lot of inquiries about this one. Today we received confirmation that issuances will begin on November 1, […]

Foley receives a state grant to improve a recreational park

Video above: ‘News 5 Now’ — Top Stories from Oct. 21, 2026 FOLEY, Ala. (WKRG) – The City of Foley is one of six recipients of a grant to improve recreational trails and facilities in selected towns and cities. According to a news release from Governor Kay Ivey, Foley will receive $163,620 from the $1.2 […]

Impact 100 Baldwin County awards grants to 6 nonprofits

DAPHNE, Ala. (WALA) - Impact 100 Baldwin County awarded grants to six nonprofits during its annual meeting, called “Evening of Impact,” held at the Daphne Civic Center. Members voted after seeing the finalists present their projects. Each nonprofit selected received $100,000. The nonprofits awarded grants are Eastern Shore...