Hurricane Isaias: Hurricane and Storm Surge Warnings for coastal Baldwin County. Gulf Shores and Orange Beach urge non-residents to leave. Storm desk → · NHC Advisory 6, 11 p.m. ET Wed., Oct. 7 (10 p.m. CT)
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Information as of Wednesday, Oct. 7, 2026, 10:30 p.m. CT.
Orange Beach ·
Two Orange Beach High School juniors started Tees to Tugs, turning donated T-shirts into handmade tug toys for Angie's Dog House, a Foley rescue. The first event was Oct. 3 at The Wharf.
Source: southalnews.com
Gulf Shores ·
Concession volunteers have turned their tip jars over to local nonprofits for about 20 years; in 2025 that came to more than $28,000 for 25 groups. This year's festival was later canceled because of Isaias.
Source: southalnews.com
Island-wide ·
Alabama's largest annual volunteer event ran Sept. 19, 8 a.m. to noon, with seven Orange Beach-area check-in sites and free boat shuttles from Boggy Point to isolated shorelines.
Source: southalnews.com
Orange Beach ·
Portia Hollis, recognized by Gulf Shores and Orange Beach for organizing Healthcare Appreciation Week and twice a winner of the AmeriCorps Presidential Volunteer Service Award, received the top award in the program's sixth year.
Source: obawebsite.com
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