Infrastructure BBE Toll Plaza demolition construction update Demolition teams are now working on final removal of the toll plaza structure. StaffJune 20, 2024
State Federal, state, local leaders cut ribbon on new coastal office Construction of the $13 million, 15,000-square-foot building began in 2022. StaffMarch 29, 2024
Opinion Opinion | Beach mouse takes a bite out of Alabama’s growth It’s way past time for the Alabama beach mouse to be removed from the Endangered Species List. Jerry CarlSeptember 5, 2023
Environment Wildlife Federation partners for environmental restoration effort on Gulf Coast Limestone for the restoration project is provided by Vulcan Materials Company and will be transported by Cooper Marine. StaffAugust 15, 2023
Environment How Alabama Extension restores Dauphin Island oysters Reefs of Little Dauphin Bay have shrunk in recent years, as Dauphin Island and the Alabama coast have faced erosion. Samuel StettheimerJuly 10, 2023
Environment NOAA awards more than $27M to The Nature Conservancy in Alabama Funding will be split between two coastal Alabama projects. StaffApril 24, 2023
Opinion Opinion | When the world was a mess, Alabama showed plain common sense In 2021, 26 percent more tourists vacationed in Alabama and spent a record amount of almost $20 billion. Kay IveyJune 20, 2022
Legislature Legislature OKs tax cut bill for Gulf Coast commercial fishing operations The measure now travels to Gov. Kay Ivey’s desk for her signature. StaffMarch 18, 2022
Legislature Legislature approves bill to keep GOMESA money in coastal counties The bill now heads to Gov. Ivey’s desk to be signed. StaffFebruary 25, 2022
Economy ALDI begins construction on regional headquarters, distribution center in Loxley The project will bring an estimated $100 million in capital investment and more than 200 jobs to Loxley. Brandon MoseleyFebruary 18, 2021