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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of joyful revelers, many without masks, competed for...

MOBILE, Ala. (AP) — Thousands of joyful revelers, many without masks, competed for plastic beads and trinkets tossed from floats as Alabamas port city threw a Mardi Gras-style parade Friday

Parade during COVID; Mobile officials preach ‘personal responsibility’ ahead of Mardi Gras event Updated 10:23 AM; Facebook Share Makayla Pitts is a recent high school graduate who isn’t vaccinated against COVID-19 but is young enough where she probably would not suffer serious health consequences if she contracted the virus. The 18-year-old who is graduating from B.C. Rain High School isn’t taking any chances, however. She’s not going to Friday’s Mardi Gras-style parade in downtow...

‘There is going to be a parade’: Mobile poised for first post-COVID Mardi Gras-like parade on Gulf Coast Updated 6:30 AM; Facebook Share It’s been a little more than two months since Mardi Gras Day ushered out the 2021 Carnival season on a whimper: With all the parades canceled in Mobile due to the coronavirus pandemic, the city’s Fat Tuesday celebration drew an anemic 1,700 revelers during a cold day to the downtown streets. But the self-branded “Birthplace of Mardi Gras” isn’t ...

Mardi Gras in May? If COVID cases fall, Mobile may roll out Carnival-like parade Updated Mar 12, 2021; Posted Mar 09, 2021 A Mardi Gras-style parade featuring Reeses Senior Bowl players is held Friday, Jan. 24, 2020, in downtown Mobile, Ala. The parade has become a popular event occurring outside the traditional time period for Carnival. (Mike Kittrell/AL.com) Facebook Share Mobile is ready to give Mardi Gras another try with a one-night Carnival-style parade through the downtown streets on M...

Tardy Gras? Mobile considers Carnival-style parade for May March 10, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail FILE- In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, the Mystic Stripers Society parade rolls along during Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala. Mardi Gras celebrations along the Gulf Coast were all but a bust this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the city of Mobile is considering staging a Carnival-style parade through downtown in May 2021 after the state’s mandatory face mask rule expires. News ou...

Tardy Gras? Mobile considers Carnival-style parade for May | 2021/03/11

Tardy Gras? Mobile considers Carnival-style parade for May FILE- In this Feb. 12, 2015, file photo, the Mystic Stripers Society parade rolls along during Mardi Gras in downtown Mobile, Ala. Mardi Gras celebrations along the Gulf Coast were all but a bust this year because of the coronavirus pandemic. But the city of Mobile is considering staging a Carnival-style parade through downtown in May 2021 after the state’s mandatory face mask rule expires. News outlets report that ...

Alabama crossroads: Will Kay Ivey follow other Republican governors in lifting mask orders? Updated Mar 03, 2021; Posted Mar 03, 2021 A sign outside Fridas Mexican restaurant in Northport, Ala., informing patrons masks are required to enter under Alabama state government mandate due to coronavirus. (Ben Flanagan / AL.com) Facebook Share Valerii De Loach lost more than $10,000 in income last year after five of her clients permanently stopped seeking her services once the coronavirus pandemic b...

Two of the authors of an eye popping analysis of the 2020 Mardi Gras in New Orleans believe that Mardi Gras celebrations this year could lead to a coronavirus spread. At least one of the authors says that the deadly virus is in its final months of creating havoc in the U.S., but that irresponsible behavior at a time of new COVID-19 variants, will lead to more deaths.