Good morning, Mobile.

A community fundraiser raised over $4,200 for Vigor High School band students with unpaid dues after the band missed a football game; organizer De London Kyles said donations poured in over the weekend & school officials will review the funds to help the band return.

Local festival organizers launched a contest to let fans coin a creative, family-friendly nickname for the Annual National Shrimp Festival, with entries due by 10 p.m. Wed., Sept.

30 + winners to be announced during the event. The festival runs Oct. 8-11 in Gulf Shores.

Retail expansion continues at Tanger Outlets Foley as Victoria’s Secret opens in a 7,281 sqft space near Ann Taylor and Pandora will open in November (next to Bath and Body Works) while renovations improve movement and dining areas across the center.

Semmes has hired attorney Nash Campbell to guide its study on launching a standalone school system—following an overwhelming community survey—and expects study results by the end of November to plan possible annexation of current school properties from Mobile.

The Alabama Port Authority has joined the federal review of an $85 billion merger between Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern to examine if the consolidation could limit rail competition + impact local businesses.

Formal comments are due by Nov. 18.

The Mobile County Health Department inspected 54 local eateries in August and found all passed with scores between 80 and 100.

One venue earned a perfect 100 while most scored between 90 and 99, with ratings recorded through Aug. 31.

Coastal Alabama high school football is heating up as No. 9 Orange Beach takes on LeFlore at 7 p.m. Friday, with both teams starting 3-0 while many local schools gear up for key matchups later this week.