Best Mobilian Right Now
Mobile Mayor Spiro Cheriogotis
Best Baldwinian Right Now
Deann Servos, Executive Director, Prodisee Pantry
Quintessential Mobilian
Ron Barrett
Quintessentially Baldwin
Dr. Barry Booth
Awesome Octogenarian (Or Somewhere in That Neighborhood)
Wayne “Chief Slac” Dean
Best Police Officer
Trey Powell
Best Firefighter
Jamie Jordan
Best Annual Fundraising Event
Turkey Trot, Prodisee Pantry
Best Hotel
The Battle House Hotel & Spa
Best High School Marching Band
Baker High School
Best Mardi Gras Parading Society
Mystics of Time
Best Mardi Gras Marching Society
The Mystic Dollys of Folly
Best Mardi Gras Float Designer
Meagan Marler, Mythic Float Works
Best Mardi Gras Ball
Order of Osiris
Best Mardi Gras Throw
Oyster Shell Necklaces – Pelican Girls/Wild Mauvillians
Coolest Church or House of Worship
Christ United
Best Clergy/Pastor/Spiritual Leader
Fr. Nicholas Napolitano, St. Pius X
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners (Attraction)
Bellingrath Gardens and Home
Best Place to Take Out-of-Towners (Restaurant)
Felix’s Fish Camp
Best Local Merch or Apparel Company
The Nutria Rodeo Trading Co.
Coolest Apartment Community
D’Iberville Apartments
Best Retirement Community
Westminster Village
Best Golf Course
Magnolia Grove
Best Local Company to Work For (Under 50 Employees)
RGG Cardiology
Best Local Company to Work For (51-500 Employees)
Premier Medical Group
Best Local Company to Work For (Over 500 Employees)
University of South Alabama
Best Corporate Citizen
Hargrove Engineers & Constructors
Best Local College
University of South Alabama
Best Local College Professor
Dr. Marcelle Naman, University of South Alabama, Mitchell College of Business
Best Local College President
President Jo Bonner, University of South Alabama
Best Local Athlete – High School Boys
Tres Watson, Wrestling, Alma Bryant High School
Best Local Athlete – High School Girls
Gabby Grant, Golf, McGill-Toolen Catholic High School
Mobile Bay’s Most Adorable Dog
Kevin Grindall
Mobile Bay’s Cutest Cat
Oreo Young
Most Pet-Friendly Bar or Restaurant
HopHounds Brew Pub & Dog Park
Mobile Bay’s Best New Small Business (Less Than 2 Years Old)
Soul Kiss Vintage
You Are So Mobile If You …
hate tunnel honkers
Best Animal Rescue Organization
The Haven
Best Local Nonprofit
Aubreigh’s Army
Best Place to Volunteer
Feeding the Gulf Coast
Nappies Category for 2027
Best Gas Station
My Business Is Awesome, But There Is No Category For Me (Name, Type of Business)
Cane Brew Sweet Tea, Tea Company
The finalists in each category can be viewed here.
