Elks care: 80 food boxes and toys for 140 kids in Baldwin county… Members of Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879 load toys DEC 16th 2025 as part of their annual participation in the Toys for Tots program with the U.S. Marine Reserves… The Elks is a private, benevolent organization whose members regularly launch projects to help…
The American flag at Fairhope’s pier flies at half staff DEC 16th 2025 in memory of Ella Cook, the 19-year-old student who was one of two people murdered in a DEC 13th 2025 shooting at Brown University in Providence, RI. A native of Mountain Brook, Brown is described by her pastor as “an incredible, grounded,…
It’s a busy week for members of the Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879. Over the weekend, the Elks’ annual food drive ramps up with food being brought to the Lodge and organized to help individuals and families in need. Today, members place food in boxes which will be delivered to various locations around the eastern shore….
The passenger ship Carnival Spirit heads out of a frigid, wind-whipped Mobile Bay late Sunday afternoon, as it begins a voyage to the port of Grand Bahama in the Bahamas. The ship will continue to sail to the Bahamas and Western Caribbean while operating out of its current homeport in Mobile through early 2026. In…
Dirty Santa, food, camaraderie and fun with Fairhope Elks Lodge 1879… The Elks is a private, benevolent organization whose members regularly launch projects to help people in need. The four cardinal virtues of the Elks are Charity, Justice, Brotherly Love and Fidelity. Elks are also known to have a lot of fun, by holding events…
You can’t see very much of Ordu, a 751 foot by 106 foot bulk carrier sailing under the flag of Malta, as it heads out of Mobile Bay DEC 13th 2025 on a voyage that will last well into next year. That’s because so much of the ship is underwater, after being heavily loaded with…
𝙋𝙧𝙤𝙢𝙤𝙩𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝘾𝙝𝙧𝙞𝙨𝙩𝙢𝙖𝙨 𝙨𝙥𝙞𝙧𝙞𝙩 𝙞𝙣 𝙁𝙖𝙞𝙧𝙝𝙤𝙥𝙚: Jefferson and Kelly Moore, founders of Kelly’s Filmworks Studios, ring the bell DEC 12th 2025 for the Salvation Army’s annual red kettle donation drive…
Move over Christmas, carnival season starts in four weeks. And in case you want to stock up on Mardis Gras decorations–not that you’ve put the Christmas tree away yet–the opportunity to load up right now awaits. A stop at Bob’s Discount Hardware store in Robertsdale will remind you in no uncertain terms that Mardis Gras…
A new Airbus A321 passes over the eastern shore during flight testing the afternoon of DEC 9th 2025. Moving at 170 knots or 195 mph, the aircraft is captured at about 1,750 feet up as it prepares for landing at Brookley Field. Airbus is reported to have delivered 3,536 A321s as of the end of…
A US Air Force C-146A Dornier Wolfhound passes over Fairhope DEC 9th 2025 while doing training exercises. Wolfhounds are the military version of the Dornier 328 turboprop commuter airliner. They are used to transport US Special Operations Command teams and cargo. The aircraft are capable of short takeoffs and landings on rough airstrips, making them…
