Mobile public transit gets Mardi Gras-inspired rebrand with new name

By John Sharp | jsharp@al.com

Mobile’s launch of a new public transit system will include a new brand embracing its Carnival roots.

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South Alabama fires: 1,400 acres burn in Citronelle, over 800 in McIntosh

It's been a rough few days for Alabama when it comes to fire. A statewide fire alert remains in effect as dozens of wildfires continue to burn across the state amid extremely dry conditions. 

The Alabama Forestry Commission says more than 2,300 of forestland burned in just the past weekend alone — across 50 separate fires. No outdoor burn permits are being issued, and anyone burning without one could face misdemeanor charges. The commission will reassess the alert next week. 

A wildfire near Citronelle — about three miles west of Highway 45 — has scorched roughly 1,400 acres since Saturday, nearly tripling in size in just 24 hours. It's about 80 percent contained. A separate fire outside McIntosh burned more than 800 acres — an area larger than the town itself — and has since been fully contained with help from multiple agencies. 

In Mobile, a fire on Hannon Road off Dauphin Island Parkway that crews battled last week reignited Tuesday morning. Fire-Rescue Chief Barry Glisson says it's still smoldering but under control. 

Also Tuesday, Mobile Fire and Rescue responded to two simultaneous fires at the Kimberly-Clark facility on Africatown Boulevard — one fully contained by midday, crews still working the second.

And in north Alabama, fire claimed a piece of history. The Stiefelmeyer Building in downtown Cullman — built in 1892 and considered one of the last remaining wooden commercial structures in the city — was destroyed in an early morning blaze Monday. The building is a total loss. No injuries were reported, and the cause remains under investigation.

South Alabama fires: 1,400 acres burn in Citronelle, over 800 in McIntosh | WKRG.com