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The ex-USS Enterprise is headed to Mobile to be dismantled

Plus, a Fairhope toy shop wins a statewide retail award and two local singers reach The Voice live shows.

The Mobile Daily News team2 stories12 sources5 min read

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The ex-USS Enterprise has left Virginia for Mobile, where it will be dismantled

The Enterprise's trip from commissioning in 1961 ends in Mobile

  1. Nov. 1961Enterprise enters service as the first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier.
  2. 2012The Navy inactivates the carrier.
  3. 2017Its reactor plants are defueled and it is formally decommissioned.
  4. July 2026The Navy awards NorthStar a $418.5 million dismantling contract.
  5. Nov. 2Enterprise leaves Newport News for Mobile.
  6. Nov. 13Enterprise is expected to arrive in Mobile.
  7. Sept. 2030Dismantling is expected to be complete.

Sources: NBC 15 WPMI, Business Insider Africa

The world's first nuclear-powered aircraft carrier is headed our way. The ex-USS Enterprise began its final voyage Monday from Newport News Shipbuilding in Virginia, and it's expected in Mobile around Nov. 13.

will take the carrier apart at its Mobile facility. The first award drew a challenge from , which said technical problems kept it from filing a final proposal on time. A federal judge ordered the Navy to pause and reopen the competition, and the new NorthStar contract came in about $118 million lower.

  • Fuel: removed from all eight reactors, though some components stay radioactive
  • Waste: radioactive and hazardous waste goes to licensed facilities
  • Finish line: expected by September 2030

The Enterprise's retirement program has topped $1.3 billion

$418.5 million
for NorthStar's dismantling contract
$1.3 billion
or more for the Navy's retirement and disposal program
1 million
nautical miles traveled under nuclear power

Sources: NBC 15 WPMI, Business Insider Africa

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Fairhope's Fantasy Island Toys owners are named Silver Alabama Retailers of the Year

If you grew up shopping Fairhope's Fantasy Island Toys, here's some good news. Amanda Calhoun and Stephanie Bell have been named Silver Alabama Retailers of the Year by the . Lagniappe Daily notes the sisters also added a second location in Mobile and a growing online business.

4,500members in the Alabama Retail Association

The association, founded in 1943, has more than 4,500 members operating more than 6,000 locations statewide.

Source: Gulf Coast Media

“It's just a phenomenal honor because fellow retailers, who really understand the business of retail and the challenges and all the rewarding aspects that come along with it, have given us this award because of the growth that we've seen and our commitment to our community.”

Stephanie Bell

The award comes in the shop's 50th year. Jeane Byrd founded it in 1976, and it has been an association member since 1994. Calhoun and Bell bought it in 2022 from Byrd's daughter, Ginger Milligan.

Fantasy Island Toys turns 50 and the owners are named Silver Alabama Retailers of the Year

  1. 1976Jeane Byrd founds Fantasy Island Toys.
  2. 1994The shop becomes a member of the .
  3. 2022Amanda Calhoun and Stephanie Bell buy the business from Ginger Milligan.
  4. 2026The owners are named Silver Alabama Retailers of the Year.

Sources: Lagniappe Daily, Gulf Coast Media

  • Locations: Fairhope and Mobile, plus an online shop
  • Sellers: Ginger Milligan ran the shop with her sister, Kathy Byrd

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Oyster shells

The celebrated the 10th anniversary of its Oyster Shell Recycling Program on Fri., Oct. 30. Since 2016, the program has collected approximately 31.6 million shells. More than 30 coastal restaurants now recycle their shells, and executive director Mark Berte said the foundation has helped restore about 120 acres of oyster reefs. Gulf Coast Mediafox10tv.com

The Voice

Anna McElroy of Mobile and Joe Henley of Grand Bay advanced past Cut Week into the final 13 on Season 30 of The Voice. Mobile native Alexia Jayy won last season. Mobile Bay Now

Buffett exhibit

The Jimmy Buffett Son of a Son of a Sailor Experience at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf landed praise from The New York Times and SPIN Magazine. The 6,000-square-foot exhibit holds 130+ artifacts. Mobile Bay Now

Cross country

Of the 35 schools in Lagniappe's coverage area, 27 will compete in the AHSAA cross country state championships Saturday at the Oakville Indian Mounds course in Moulton. Lagniappe Daily

Area teams took sectional titles ahead of Saturday's state meet

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CPR save

Youth soccer referee Brock Cole collapsed in cardiac arrest during an Oct. 11 game at Al Trione Sports Complex in Daphne. Bystanders began chest compressions and grabbed an AED from a nearby concession stand. FOX10 News

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Bourbon by the Bay turns 10 this Sunday, Nov. 8, at the National Maritime Museum of the Gulf. To mark the milestone, Cottage Hill Package and Clyde May's are pouring an exclusive seven-year, cask-strength single barrel, and proceeds benefit the Coastal Alabama Partnership. Bourbon by the Bay's 10th year sounds well aged. Sip, sip, hooray.

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The ex-USS Enterprise is headed to Mobile to be dismantled

Plus, a Fairhope toy shop wins a statewide retail award and two local singers reach The Voice live shows.

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  1. The ex-USS Enterprise is headed to Mobile to be dismantled
  2. Fairhope's Fantasy Island Toys owners win a state retail award
  3. Two Mobile-area singers reach The Voice live shows
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