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08/25/2025

Tomorrow is the day to make your voice heard—exercise your right to vote! YOUR VOICE, YOUR VOTE!

From mayoral seats to city council positions, the individuals on this year’s ballot represent a wide range of experience, leadership styles, and community values. Whether you're passionate about preserving our coastal charm, improving infrastructure, supporting local schools, or fostering responsible growth, your vote plays a critical role in shaping the future of your hometown.

This guide features a complete list of qualified candidates running for office in Orange Beach, Gulf Shores, and Foley. You’ll also find details to help you prepare for election day—including polling place information.

Take time to read through the list of candidates and reflect on the kind of leadership you want for our community.

08/21/2025

08/21/2025

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As the heat of summer wraps the coast in a golden glow, we’re turning up the volume this August with a lineup as vibrant as a Taylor Hicks performance. Yes, we had the chance to sit down with Alabama’s own American Idol winner, and he’s sharing more than music this month. From stage lights to ...

08/20/2025

Dr.Corbett Uncorked
Baldwin GYN’s Guide to Self-Care and Wellness
DR. JUDY CORBETT MD. FACOG
MIND OVER MAYHEM

Backpacks are packed, alarms are set, and the pace of life is picking up. As the back-to-school season shifts everything into high gear, it’s easy to lose yourself in the hustle. But what if this fall, instead of just getting back to routine… you got back to you?

EXOMIND is helping individuals reset their nervous systems and reclaim mental clarity with a science-backed, non-invasive brain treatment called ExoTMS. FDA-cleared for depression and showing remarkable promise for anxiety, OCD, and stress-related habits, ExoTMS works by sending targeted magnetic pulses to the part of the brain that regulates mood, focus, and emotional balance.

The result? Less mental fog. More calm. A clearer sense of control—even when life is anything but.

This time of year is also the perfect moment to re-evaluate your daily fuel. Whether you’re juggling kids’ schedules or heading into a packed meeting calendar, balanced nutrition plays a critical role in supporting your mental well-being. A protein-rich breakfast, smart hydration, and brain-boosting nutrients (think omega-3s, leafy greens, and B vitamins) can support cognitive function, emotional resilience, and energy levels throughout the day.

When combined with EXOMIND’s mind-stabilizing treatments, this holistic approach becomes a quiet superpower—a way to step into your day feeling grounded and fully present.

“Peace isn’t passive—it’s something we can actively rebuild,” says Dr. Corbett. “EXOMIND gives you the space to do that.”

So as everyone else prepares for the back-to-school rush, give yourself permission to pause. To reset. To come home to yourself—mind, body, and spirit.

Because the world will keep moving fast. But your peace? That’s worth protecting.
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08/20/2025

Your Health Is Personal
Your Care Should Be Too!

We know that discussing health changes like fatigue, weight gain, hair thinning, or low libido can feel personal. That’s why we’ve created a welcoming environment where you can feel comfortable, ask questions, and take control of your well-being with the support of a team that truly cares. Read more…https://joom.ag/nGwd/p41

08/20/2025

Dr. Carrie Morris
Restoring Confidence
Hair Restoration RE-DEFINED

Dr. Carrie Morris Offers a Personalized, Artful Approach to Hair Restoration. Hair restoration is more than a cosmetic concern — it’s a deeply personal experience that affects self-image and confidence. At Southern Coastal Aesthetics in Gulf Shores, Dr. Carrie Morris is changing the way patients view and experience hair restoration by offering customized, natural-looking results rooted in both surgical precision and artistic design.

Dr. Morris is one of the nation’s few providers personally trained by renowned surgeon Dr. Jeffrey Epstein in the Foundation Aesthetic Hair Restoration Method. This leading-edge approach integrates advanced hair science with individualized, aesthetic-focused treatment planning.

“The Foundation method allows me to bring the same surgical finesse and eye for proportion that I use in facial plastic surgery into the realm of hair restoration,” says Dr. Morris. “It’s not just about replacing hair — it’s about restoring balance, confidence, and the way a person sees themselves.”

At Southern Coastal Aesthetics, Dr. Morris offers a full range of hair restoration services for both men and women, including:

Follicular Unit Extraction (FUE)
No-Shave FUE for a discreet recovery
Hairline-lowering and forehead-reduction surgery
Eyebrow and beard transplantation
PRP (Platelet-Rich Plasma) and medical therapy for hair loss

Every procedure is performed with meticulous technique, resulting in high graft survival rates and virtually undetectable healing. Patients benefit from sedation options, refined incision patterns, and advanced graft placement techniques that ensure the outcome looks as natural as it feels. Dr. Morris’s approach has a very high success rate and can transplant hair from the beard and body for those who have more significant loss on their scalp. This is due to the Foundation technique and other technological advancements, as well as ancillary procedures that are typically used in conjunction with the transplant, such as PRP and exosomes. Dr. Morris is involved in every step of the process and transplant, unlike many other hair loss clinics. Patients can start to see results at four months, yet the final results may take a year. The results are permanent.

Dr. Morris is also pioneering the use of plant-based exosome therapy within her practice — a regenerative, non-surgical option that stimulates hair growth and enhances post-procedure healing.

Whether addressing early-stage thinning or designing a new hairline, Dr. Morris approaches every case with the same attention to detail and patient-centered philosophy that defines her work in facial aesthetics. The result? Not just restored hair, but restored confidence.

“When you restore someone’s confidence, you restore their presence — and that’s powerful.” –

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08/20/2025

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08/20/2025

Grocery Isle Rings Up Big Win in Front of
Record Crowd of 15,770
746.2-Pound Blue Marlin Earns $405,977

Devotion Takes Catch & Release and Gulf Coast Triple Crown

Sixty-six teams competed for a $1.8M purse at the Blue Marlin Grand Championship in Orange Beach, AL, this past weekend. Over 110 billfish were released during the tournament. The Blue Marlin Grand Championship still holds the American record with 106 Blue Marlin releases, which was set in 2024. Another tournament record was broken this year at The Wharf in Orange Beach, as 15,770 spectators were in attendance for the Saturday night weigh-in finale, the largest crowd ever to watch The Greatest Show in Sportfishing.

Captain Wilks Hammock on Grocery Isle, an 80' Weaver out of New Orleans, and angler Donny Rouse watched four other Blue Marlin be weighed on Saturday night before bringing their 124" fish to the scale. The huge crowd knew they were looking at the tournament winner even before Weigh Master Craig Martin made it official.

Their 746.2-pound Marlin was more than one hundred pounds heavier than the second-place finisher, and Grocery Isle's total winnings were $409,977.

Just 0.2 of a pound separated the second and third place Blue Marlin. Easy Trigger, a 64' Viking from Panama City, FL, weighed in at 645.8 pounds, which just edged out Cole Play, a 58' Viking from Orange Beach, which had previously weighed in a 645.6-pound Blue Marlin that finished in third place.

In the Catch and Release Division, Devotion released six Blue Marlin to claim the top spot while also capturing their second Gulf Coast Triple Crown Championship (2021). A Work of Art released five Blue Marlin and a White Marlin, good for second place, while Breathe Easy finished in third place with five Blue Marlin releases.

Nikki Bella set a new tournament record with a 203.2-pound Yellowfin Tuna to win the Tuna category. Lady D came in second at 175.6 pounds, followed by Perseverance in third at 165 pounds.
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