Good morning, Mobile.

Fairhope Lions Club will host its 20th annual golf tournament on Oct.

4 at Quail Creek Golf Course in Fairhope to raise money for community outreach programs. Golfers will enjoy a scramble format, lunch, awards, and contests while supporting groups like Ecumenical Ministries and the Alabama Free Clinic.

Slurp Society, the downtown ramen shop at 609 Dauphin St., will close on Wednesday, Sept.

30 — its owners will serve guests for one last week and are reaching out to local restaurants to secure jobs for their staff.

University of South Alabama sophomore Bryce Smith won the Launch Lower Alabama pitch competition at the Melton Center last night by pitching hardware and software solutions to help protect costly saltwater aquariums.

Hometown band Red Clay Strays will headline the grand opening of Regions Arena on Friday, March 26.

They will also perform with St. Paul & the Broken Bones as Mobile debuts its new live entertainment venue.

Little Bird in downtown Fairhope celebrated Tuesday night after being named on The New York Times’ 2026 list of best restaurants in America.

Chef Bill Briand (James Beard-nominated) said the honor reflects the team's hard work, joining Perennial as one of only two in Alabama.

Alabama’s Clean Indoor Air Act will treat vaping as smoking in public spaces when the law takes effect Oct.

1 (Act 2026-505), and businesses statewide are encouraged to update policies to protect public health.

Local tailgate cooks now have three football party recipes (Conecuh sausage cornbread, warm potato salad, and dill pickle dip) to try as game day nears in Mobile.

The dishes offer hearty flavors to boost gatherings during the cooler season.

Veteran Jackson Serman earned Gulf Coast Media’s Athlete of the Week award after recording six tackles and 2.5 sacks in a 54-0 win over Murphy last Friday; the Dolphins (5-0, 3-0) will face Baldwin County at 7 p.m. Friday, Oct.

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The Alabama Independent School Association Board voted yesterday to end its athletics programs after the 2026–27 school year, with private schools planning to transition to a new athletic association (the Gulf States Independent Athletic Association) in the coming months.

The decision follows planning discussions that began in July.