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AL.com
April 27, 2018
A Mobile teenager who was shot and killed Wednesday has been identified as 21-year-old Carey Wheat. Wheat was shot around noon in the 400 block of North Lafayette Street. A 19-year-old man was also shot during the same incident and taken to hospital for treatment. His injuries are nonÃÂ ...
AL.com (blog)
April 12, 2018
Island residents and visitors are invited to participate in two special events this weekend on Dauphin Island, include a plant giveaway and sale on Saturday and a vintage motorcycle show Sunday. The plant giveaway and sale will be from 9 a.m.-noon Saturday, April 14, in front of Green Park.
FOX10 News
April 9, 2018
Recovery efforts are moving along on Dauphin Island after Hurricane Nate. It's been nearly six months since the storm hit our beautiful coastline. The city hasn't taken a break with recovery efforts. Mayor Jeff Collier says crews have been working non-stop picking up, sifting and relocating 200-hundredÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
April 6, 2018
The Dauphin Island Water and Sewer Authority experienced a sanitary sewer overflow Thursday, according to the Mobile County Health Department. Personnel at the waste water treatment plant at 701 Lemoyne Drive responded to the overflow in the main pumping station, the health department reportedÃÂ ...
WKRG
April 5, 2018
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) - It's been six months since Hurricane Nate hit the Gulf Coast and Dauphin Island is still recovering. Although the storm was relatively small, it caused between five and six million dollars in damage. In the past few months, contractors have moved more than 160,000 cubicÃÂ ...
WKRG
April 4, 2018
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) - The Gulf Coast is rich in marine life. Researchers at the Dauphin Island Sea lab work to study as much of our coastal ecosystem as possible. "It's not just fish and turtles and alligators and horseshoe crabs," said Angela Levins with the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. "There's aÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
April 4, 2018
Here's something fun you can do with the family this weekend. Saturday is "Discovery Day" at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab. This open house is a chance to learn about our coastal environment and get a close-up look at sea life. There are lots of things for kids like touch tanks, arts and crafts and interactiveÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
March 31, 2018
By boat, by air, and by foot, people from Dauphin Island have kicked their search for Jevon Lemke in high gear. The official meet up started at 2 pm at the water tower. Several people gathered, ready to hit the ground running, but others got an early start. We tagged along with a group of commercial fishersÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
March 29, 2018
She's helping launch a search on Dauphin Island. She says it started with a Facebook post about letting Jevon's biological mother stay with her, and now dozens of islanders are chipping in to help. "I just did what I would want somebody to do for me, if that was my child," McClure said. Nicki McClure saw aÃÂ ...
Mulletwrapper
January 18, 2018
The University of South Alabama Gulf Coast Campus 2017-2018 Distinguished Lecture Series continues Feb. 22 when the topic will be Sharks! Dispelling Myths Through Research presented by Dr. Marcus Drymon, Mississippi State University, Coastal Research and Extension Center. The one hour lectureÃÂ ...
WKRG (blog)
January 17, 2018
The Delta Bridges is closed the Delta britches on I-65 are also closed the Cochrane africatown Bridge also close and now the Dauphin Island Bridge their Highway 193 also is close with ice on the roadway. 5:30 a.m. With weather conditions as they are there's really not much of a commute here on yourÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
January 17, 2018
According to Dauphin Island police dispatch, the Dauphin Island Bridge is open. They do advise drivers to use extreme caution if they choose to cross it. At about 8:45 a.m., ALDOT reports crews re-opened the westbound on-ramp from the Causeway to I-10 through the Wallace Tunnel at Exit 27.
Detroit Metro Times
January 16, 2018
It's called Dauphin Island, and it's written by actor, award-winning playwright, and Inkster native Jeffry Chastang. The play was well-received at its world premiere at the Alabama Shakespeare Festival in March 2017, and has now been given its Midwest premiere this month at the Detroit Repertory Theatre,ÃÂ ...
AL.com
January 14, 2018
More tangibly, Buchanan said the governor is committed to the coastal region and "has proved so with contributions for Airbus' Aviation Education Center, more public land protection for Dauphin Island and support for the Gulf State Park project, and millions in road funding." The Gulf State Park complex,ÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
January 11, 2018
The holiday season continue to roll which means the gulf coast is rolling right into carnival season. Revelers on Dauphin Island have just three days to get ready for the annual bead and moonPie street party and preps are already underway. "We actually took our Christmas decorations off our tree andÃÂ ...
Broadway World
January 9, 2018
The Midwest Premiere of Jeffry Chastang's comic drama about two displaced souls in the backwoods of Alabama, Dauphin Island, will have a Champagne Celebration on Thursday, January 11, 2018 at the Detroit Repertory Theatre at 8:30 pm. Opening Nights at the Rep are always full of camaraderie andÃÂ ...
AL.com (blog)
January 8, 2018
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama - For more than a quarter century, Dauphin Island has kicked off south Alabama's Mardi Gras parade season, and island residents will continue the tradition this year with the Krewe de la Dauphine's annual parade on Saturday, Jan. 13. It will be followed by the Dauphin IslandÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
January 5, 2018
Multiple fire departments were dispatched to the fire, reported by the Grand Bay Fire Department to be on Bienville Boulevard on the east end of the island. According to the Grand Bay department, the fire is near the Mobile Bay Ferry and the Dauphin Island Campground. Also assisting Dauphin Island's fireÃÂ ...
AL.com
December 27, 2017
The man accused of robbing BBVA Compass Bank on Dauphin Island Parkway Friday night as been arrested, according to the Mobile Police Department. Terry Devan Smith, 62, was wearing an army green wool mask and carrying a semi-automatic handgun when he entered the bank just before 1 p.m.ÃÂ ...
FOX10 News
December 18, 2017
Hurricane Nate made landfall October 8th, bringing strong winds and pounding storm surge to Dauphin Island. The high waves brought tons of sand from the beach, covering the island's main thoroughfare and side streets. Crews on Dauphin Island are still removing the sand from right-a-ways on the westÃÂ ...
AL.com (blog)
December 31, 1999
Area residents will have an opportunity Saturday, Jan. 6, to meet members of the Krewe de la Dauphine at a pre-Mardi Gras season open house. Hours will be from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the krewe's float barn on Highway 193 north of Dauphin Island. Marguerite Noel, chairwoman of KDLD's parade, saidÃÂ ...
WKRG
December 31, 1999
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — A fire on Dauphin Island on Friday destroyed a home and also burned several vehicles. In one video that News 5 obtained, you can see the entire home engulfed in flames and spreading to the vehicles. “God Almighty…trucks on fire, cars on fire,” says the person whoÃÂ ...
WKRG
December 6, 2017
We do have an accident I-10 Westbound there between Dauphin Island Parkway and the I-65 interchange where car ran off the right hand side of the road and Mobile police are on the scene. It's not really affecting traffic too much but there is an accident there. Another accident Half Mile Road and Padgett ...
Mulletwrapper
December 6, 2017
The Pleaure Island based Share The Beach program was honored with a Dauphin Island Sea Lab Marine Environmental Award during a November awards luncheon in Mobile. Scientist Dr. Carl Safina as the luncheon's keynote speaker. Share The Beach was recognized for its “outstanding contributions to ...
WKRG
December 6, 2017
MOBILE, Ala. (WKRG) — The Alabama Law Enforcement Agency is investigating a car accident that claimed the life of a Coden man and injured two others. According to ALEA, the four-vehicle crash took place at 12:50 p.m. Monday on Dauphin Island Parkway at the 16.50-mile marker, seven miles south of ...
Lagniappe
November 29, 2017
Shop the farmers market at Providence Hospital every Wednesday through Dec. 6, 1:30-4:30 p.m. Providence Hospital, Parking Lot F. Call 251-266-3501. Dauphin Island Boardwalk Talks Boardwalk Talks are held the first and third Wednesday of each month at 11:15 a.m. at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab, ...
AL.com (blog)
November 29, 2017
DAUPHIN ISLAND - Town officials have announced several upcoming Christmas season events and activities on Dauphin Island, including a pageant Friday night (Dec. 1) and parade Saturday morning (Dec. 2). The pageant is set for 7 p.m. Friday in the parish hall of St. Edmund's Catholic Church.
Advocate.com
November 27, 2017
I have written a lot about that part of the country, things like Dauphin Island [Ala,] and owls singing in pine trees, and trains. There are the less ...
AL.com
November 22, 2017
"Being a new player in the ecosystem confers a lot of advantages," said Mark Albins, a PhD research associate at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab.
Lagniappe
November 21, 2017
Dauphin Island Art Gallery is located at 918 Bienville Blvd. Call ... Sea” is the latest permanent exhibit at the Dauphin Island Sea Lab Estuarium.
Miami Herald
November 21, 2017
Dena McKee received a call about a pelican with a hook and a lure under his wing on Saturday and drove to the west end of Dauphin Island to ...
AL.com
November 16, 2017
Additionally, funding is included to acquire and enhance important bird habitats on Dauphin Island to benefit shorebirds, wading birds and ...
WKRG
November 14, 2017
This project will enhance coastal bird habitat along one mile of recently restored beach that is immediately adjacent to a 200 acre bird sanctuary on Dauphin Island. The project will include sand fencing, dune plantings, signage, stewardship, and, if necessary, additional sand placement. Additionally ...
WKRG
November 13, 2017
According to MCSO, a mysterious “ninja impersonator” came through the roof of Greer's Store on Dauphin Island Parkway on November 9.
FOX10 News
October 31, 2017
Along with the Dauphin Island Fire Department, Grand Bay Fire Rescue and the Southern Mobile Volunteer Fire Department were among the ...
WKRG
October 31, 2017
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WKRG) – The State Fire Marshal's Office is investigating Monday's fire on Audubon Place that destroyed two ...
WKRG
October 31, 2017
UPDATE (10/31) 6:50 am — Fire crews return to the scene of two homes that were destroyed in a fire Monday night on Dauphin Island.
RollingStone.com
October 30, 2017
For example, The New York Times reported in 2012 that homeowners in beach vacation spot Dauphin Island, Alabama have received $72.2Â ...
WSFA
October 21, 2017
On Friday morning, AOS birders took the ferry from Dauphin Island to the Fort Morgan peninsula for a day of birding there. The birding, however ...
WKRG
October 20, 2017
... person was shot at the intersection of Riverside Drive and Club House Road off of Dauphin Island Parkway in Mobile Wednesday night.
WKRG
October 17, 2017
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Alabama (WKRG) – One week after Hurricane Nate, cleanup continues on Dauphin Island. Many residents who have ...
WPMI Local 15 News
October 11, 2017
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WPMI) — Not even a hurricane is going to stop Dauphin Island's seventh annual Art Trail, which is scheduled ...
AL.com
October 11, 2017
The storm's surge created another problem on Dauphin Island, where a three-mile stretch of Bienville Boulevard was left buried in sand up to ...
FOX10 News
October 9, 2017
Dauphin Island is still feeling the effects from Nate. It's not unusual to see water and sand on roadways on the west end of of Dauphin Island.
NPR
October 9, 2017
A Category 1 hurricane may not sound like much, but it can still cause significant damage to specific areas. Dauphin Island in Alabama is a tiny ...
WKRG
October 8, 2017
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WKRG) — Hurricane Nate left damage across the News 5 viewing area, including on Dauphin Island where people ...
WPMI Local 15 News
October 8, 2017
Many of the residents on Dauphin Island who rode out the storm woke up to find that their power was out, and their homes had been flooded.
WKRG
October 7, 2017
As a barrier island, Dauphin Island is one of the places on the coast most susceptible to tropical weather. There is a lot of flooding around the ...
WKRG
October 7, 2017
Saturday was the last calm morning of the weekend before a storm marathon. People were using their time to batten down the hatches before ...
WPMI Local 15 News
October 6, 2017
DAUPHIN ISLAND, Ala. (WPMI) - The scene here on Dauphin Island is the prime example of the calm before the storm. Right now the Alabama ...
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