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By Dennis Pillion
Inside Climate News | 7/19/26 |
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The decision whether to launch a new tax incentive program aimed at attracting and developing businesses that contribute to improving year-round economic activity in Gulf Shores' Waterway Village …
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BY KAMALA ROSSI
Reporter kamala@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/17/26 |
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State and local transportation officials announced that the long-awaited Mobile River Bridge and Bayway Project will move forward under a revised construction plan designed to reduce costs while …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/16/26 |
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LOXLEY — Officials, business leaders and community members gathered Thursday, July 9, to celebrate the construction groundbreaking of a new geothermal energy manufacturing facility that company …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/15/26 |
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MOBILE — Alabama transportation officials are looking decades into the future as they update the state's long-range transportation plan, and they say public feedback will play a critical role in …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/9/26 |
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A land exchange between the state and City of Gulf Shores that has been three years in the making is taking shape to eventually reroute Highway 180 around the Gulf Pines neighborhood.
The move …
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BY KAMALA ROSSI
Reporter kamala@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/9/26 |
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A growing number of Baldwin County residents are working full time, paying their bills as best they can and still falling short of covering life's basic expenses.
They're known as ALICE …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/8/26 |
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A grant from the Alabama Department of Environmental Management has helped fund stormwater infrastructure improvements at the City of Orange Beach's Wind and Water Learning Center, reducing localized …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/3/26 |
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Tanger Outlets Foley has expanded its roster with the addition of fashion retailer Buckle and a Toys R Us pop-up shop as the center continues a multi-phase renovation.
The brands join more than …
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By Emma Parvin
Gulf Coast Media | 7/2/26 |
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Stockton residents voted a majority in favor for coming under county zoning regulations after a community referendum was held Tuesday, June 30.
The result of the election for Planning District 3 …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 7/1/26 |
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Baldwin County Commission approved a $60,000 agreement with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab and Mobile Bay National Estuary Program to expand efforts aimed at understanding flooding and guiding future …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/25/26 |
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A North Baldwin community action group says it is prepared to challenge Baldwin County’s grandfather rule that would allow a proposed utility-scale solar project to proceed even if residents vote …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/24/26 |
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South Alabama Land Trust has taken over a long-standing agreement with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to help protect habitat for the federally endangered Alabama beach mouse, expanding the …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/16/26 |
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STOCKTON — With a historic zoning referendum less than a month away, 91 residents of Planning District 3 gathered on Monday, June 8, at the Stockton Civic Club to discuss what supporters see as the …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/10/26 |
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It happens every year. They come lugging loads of beach gear. They leave with sunburns and sand in their suitcases.
Millions of people visit Alabama's beaches in Baldwin County every year, but …
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By KAYLA GREEN
Executive Editor kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 6/3/26 |
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FOLEY — The Sea Glass Initiative officially launched its new Community Resource Hub Initiative on May 21 at Morning Star Missionary Baptist Church, marking the beginning of a countywide effort to …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/28/26 |
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LOTTIE — Residents from Lottie and other neighboring areas gathered Thursday night for a town hall meeting focused on proposed industrial-scale solar developments and related energy infrastructure …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/27/26 |
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Boaters heading to the waters around Orange Beach this summer are being urged to slow down and avoid sensitive habitat areas as part of a new safe boating campaign tied to the restoration of the …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/22/26 |
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GULF SHORES — Gulf State Park unveiled its newly expanded RV resort Monday, adding 103 campsites and making it the largest state park-operated RV campground in the country, according to state …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/20/26 |
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The proposed Pirates Voyage Dinner Theater development in Orange Beach has been deferred by the applicant and will no longer go before the Planning Commission or City Council this month, according to …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/20/26 |