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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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In 2021, after Orange Beach’s softball team won their first state championship, Ava Hodo, who was then a seventh grader, went up to head coach Shane Alexander.
“She told me ‘Before I leave …
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BY COLIN JAMES
Reporter colin@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/22/26 |
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Chefs from across the state competed at The Wharf in Orange Beach in Sweet Grown Alabama's 10th annual Seafood Cookoff.
Four teams of chefs representing restaurants from across the state …
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BY COLIN JAMES
Reporter colin@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/21/26 |
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Column: Gulf Shores’ Jonathan Young didn’t win “Survivor 50.” But he should have.
Voting is an inexact science. Humans are involved, and votes go different ways for a variety of …
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BY VINCE JOHNSON
Publisher vince@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/21/26 |
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St. Andrew by the Sea Community Church will host its “Race for Grace” one-mile fun run and walk on Saturday, June 13, from 9 to 11 a.m. at the church grounds, 17263 Fort Morgan Road in Gulf …
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5/20/26
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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 |
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The Orange Beach Performing Arts Center will host its inaugural Coastal Spotlight Summer Theatre Camp from July 6-17, offering students ages 8-13 an opportunity to explore acting and backstage …
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5/19/26
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Results are starting to come in across the state for Alabama’s Republican and Democratic primary elections.
When Baldwin County precincts are tallied and reported, find results here for the …
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5/19/26
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Gulf Shores artist Tara McMeans is once again putting her creative stamp on one of Alabama’s most recognizable coastal traditions after being named the winner of the 53rd Annual National Shrimp …
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5/19/26
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ORANGE BEACH — The Alabama Gulf Coast's local castaway is headed to the "Survivor 50" finale. Jonathan Young, who placed fourth in his original season of "Survivor 42," has outlasted 19 of the 24 …
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BY VINCE JOHNSON
Publisher vince@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/19/26 |
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The 30th annual Orange Beach Billfish Classic took place last week as a record fleet of boats and crews from across the Gulf competed for nearly $1.6 million in tournament prizes.
The tournament …
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BY COLIN JAMES
Reporter colin@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/18/26 |
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The time of year when influxes of people flock to Gulf Shores for the Hangout Music Festival usually occurs this month.
However, in case you have not been following the past five months, the …
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BY COLIN JAMES
Reporter colin@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/13/26 |
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Generations of Gulf Coast families have spent summers racing down water slides, steering go-karts and cooling off under the Alabama sun at Waterville USA.
Now, as the longtime Gulf Shores …
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5/13/26
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“America has rolled by like an army of steamrollers… but baseball has marked the time.” — "Field of Dreams"
There are places in a ballpark where the game slows down a little. Where time …
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By Wayne Smith
Gulf Coast Media Contributor | 5/8/26 |
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Action Roofing marked Teacher Appreciation Week with a community cookout honoring 220 teachers and staff at Gulf Shores Elementary School, a news release said.
The event underscored the …
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5/8/26
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Gulf Shores International Airport is moving forward with a $15 million terminal expansion after bids opened earlier this week, marking a major step in its effort to keep pace with rapid passenger …
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5/7/26
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ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Orange Beach residents packed the Performing Arts Center Wednesday night for a Town Hall meeting on the proposed Pirates Voyage Dinner Theater project as city leaders sought …
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BY GABRIELLA CHAVEZ
Report for America Corps Member GCM Staff Reporter gabriella@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/6/26 |
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Lee Charities gathered more than 175 attendees representing over 60 organizations April 28 for its first nonprofit appreciation event at CoastAL in Orange Beach.
The evening focused on …
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5/6/26
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GULF SHORES — Did you know Alabama's state flower, the camellia, is native not to our rich soils but to China and Japan?
Or that there are hosts of carnivorous marine flowers that call the …
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By KAYLA GREEN
Executive Editor kayla@gulfcoastmedia.com | 5/6/26 |