Mobile County announces Chickasabug Park reopening, distribution of NOAA school radios, traffic‑signal sync completion and hosting Super 7 football

Mobile County officials used part of the meeting to share a series of community announcements: the reopening of Chickasabug Park, distribution of NOAA weather radios to public schools, the completion of a regional traffic-signal synchronization project and the county’s role in helping bring the Alabama High School Athletic Association’s Super 7 football championships to Mobile.

County officials said Chickasabug Park will reopen Sunday, February 23, with a ribbon-cutting and activities from 2 to 4 p.m. The county described park improvements that include a new day-use area and parking, a new playground and splash pad, upgraded courts for basketball, pickleball and tennis, a new restroom facility, a pavilion and an upgraded disc-golf course.

On school safety, the county said the Emergency Management Agency provided a NOAA weather radio to every public school in Mobile County — described in the meeting as benefiting “102 schools and four school systems” — and that more than 60,000 students and school personnel would be affected. "This will help give early warnings to a hundred and 2 schools and 4 school systems, and that's, will impact more than 60,000 students and school personnel," an official said.

Officials also announced that the Alabama Department of Transportation, Mobile County and the city of Mobile completed a regional traffic-signal synchronization project. The county credited its engineering teams, and specifically named traffic engineer Brad Whitman for the work.

Separately, a visitor representing the event bid described Mobile’s successful effort to win hosting rights for the AHSAA Super 7 football championships in 2026 and 2028. The speaker said the Super 7 — the state’s high-school football championships — historically rotated among Tuscaloosa, Auburn and Birmingham and that Mobile’s bid was awarded after other cities shifted dates tied to the college playoff. "It could be anywhere from 40 to 60,000 people coming to Mobile in December of '28," the visitor said, and noted the community partners involved included the city, the county, the school system, the University of South Alabama, Visit Mobile and local hoteliers.

The speaker also said the county recently hosted bowling state championships that brought 32 teams to the area and crowned four state champions, noting that other championship events draw visitors and economic activity.

County officials also reminded residents that this week is National Severe Weather Preparedness Week and provided links to ready.gov and local EMA resources for preparedness information.

The announcements were presented for public information; no formal actions or vote tallies were recorded in the provided transcript excerpt related to these announcements.