Good morning, Mobile.

Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis hosted Coffee with Carletta on Tuesday so residents could raise concerns about illegal dumping, overgrown lots, stormwater drainage, and a blocked roadway in Alabama Village.

She said her proposed budget would fund a four-person public works crew, rent a trash truck, explore outsourcing collection, and the police chief search continues.

Six new businesses have opened around Mobile Bay: de Maíz Taco Cantina at 360 Dauphin St, Follies Oyster and Cocktail at 800 Monroe St, two 7 Brew drive-thrus at 679 Schillinger Rd and 3180 Dauphin St, and Atticus at 61 N Section St in Fairhope.

Adoption Rocks will hold a ribbon-cutting Thursday, Nov. 5 (4:00 to 6:00 p.m.) at 6001 Grelot Rd.

A federal judge on Oct.

23 dismissed a suit by two Mary G. Montgomery mothers over AHSAA’s May decision to bar their sons (T.D., B.G.) from football for attending freshman signing ceremonies, ruling the plaintiffs lacked standing and that the recruiting rules serve a legitimate interest; the dismissals were without prejudice.

Keep Mobile Beautiful will host its annual America Recycles Day on Nov.

14 from 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. at American Legion Post #250 (10950 Dauphin Island Parkway, Theodore). Paper shredding stops when the truck fills; volunteers will unload electronics, cans, plastics, cardboard, tires, and MAWSS grease containers, and organizers ask for canned-food donations.

World Atlas named Gulf Shores one of nine most laid-back towns in the U.S., citing Gulf State Park's 2.5 miles of beach and 28 miles of trails, Bon Secour National Wildlife Refuge, and resort beach access that keep the town quiet in fall and winter.

Tasting Table named Doc’s Seafood Shack in Orange Beach Alabama’s best crab cake, praising its lump crab cakes; the 40-year-old spot offers three crab cakes, fried or grilled, for $36.99 and is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Alabama rushed for 68 yards in Saturday's win over Texas A&M, and coach Kalen DeBoer said on Monday the problems are execution and identification errors the team must fix; the Tide will return (Nov.

7 at LSU).

The high school boys basketball season will tip off Nov.

5 statewide, and returning standouts to watch include LJ Williams Jr. (Saraland), Evan Toms (Huntsville) and Brendon Davis (Wenonah), each coming off strong 2026 campaigns and expected to lead title charges this winter.

Six Baldwin County girls flag football teams qualified for the state playoffs, with Spanish Fort and Baldwin County hosting first-round games on Tuesday, Nov.

3, St. Michael earning a top A/AA seed, and Daphne and Fairhope holding byes until Nov. 10. Championship games are set for Tuesday, Dec. 1 at Hancock-Whitney Stadium in Mobile.