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Mobile’s Anna McElroy and Grand Bay’s Joe Henley Make The Voice Top 13 as Live Shows Near Brad Warrick, Elected Washington County Sheriff, Promises ‘Working Sheriff’ as He Succeeds Richard Stringer Tuberville’s Victory Speech Nods to Gulf Beaches, Mobile Shipbuilding and Port, and Statewide Broadband Hundreds Fill Grove Hill Square for Chamber of Commerce Spook Around the Square Halloween Event Theodore Woman, 19, Charged With Felony Murder in Ensley Death of Jaxon Bearden Regional Child Advocacy Center Seeks Nominees for Eddie Slayton Award by Jan. 8 Crenshaw, McDade Win Reelection to Mobile County School Board by Wide Margins in Unofficial Results SBA Opens Disaster Loans for Hurricane Isaias in Northwest Florida; Baldwin, Escambia Businesses Can Seek Economic Injury Aid

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Government news covering local, county, and state officials and policy affecting South Alabama.

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Illustration of a residential garbage truck on a suburban Mobile street lined with trash carts

Government

Mobile Council Weighs Moving Annexed-Area Garbage Contract From A-1 McDuffie to EcoSouth; Rates Would Not Change

Nov 3, 2026 Eight Mile

Construction site of a large new prison complex with concrete housing units and perimeter fencing in rural Alabama

Politics

Speaker Ledbetter Asks Ivey to Halt Escambia County Prison, Seeks Elmore Probe as Board OKs $676M Contract

Oct 30, 2026 Atmore

Exterior of Government Plaza, the seat of Mobile city government, in downtown Mobile, Alabama

Crime

Mobile $14.7 million fraud: Officials lay out timeline as residents demand answers

Oct 28, 2026 Mobile

Downed trees and debris lining a rural Alabama road after a hurricane passed through the area

Weather

Katie Britt Leads Alabama Delegation Urging Trump to Approve Isaias Disaster Declaration

Oct 28, 2026 Baldwin County

A wooden elevated boardwalk winding through coastal wetlands toward a creek in south Alabama

Government

Foley’s Wolf Creek Park Wins Recreational Trails Program Grant Among Six Projects

Oct 28, 2026 Foley

Interstate highway bridge over a river with cargo cranes and a city skyline in the background

Government

ALDOT names former Mobile TV reporter spokesperson for Mobile River Bridge project

Oct 28, 2026 Mobile

Seated municipal officials and guests facing a stage while a speaker addresses them at a convention center

Government

Alabama League of Municipalities Graduates 98 Local Officials in Mobile as Fairhope Mayor Sherry Sullivan Gives Commencement Address

Oct 27, 2026 Fairhope

City hall meeting room with officials, documents and a laptop on a table during a public briefing

Government

Mobile Fires One Employee, Puts Two on Paid Leave Over $14.7 Million Arena Fraud; Mayor Says Scheme Was Not an ‘Inside Job’

Oct 27, 2026 Mobile

County commissioners examining roadway plans and maps laid out on a conference table

Government

Baldwin County Commission Approves Design for CR 54 and CR 55 Roundabout, Updated Hazard Mitigation Plan

Oct 26, 2026 Baldwin County

Tommy Tuberville discusses home rule with Alabama mayors in Mobile

Politics

Tuberville Tells Alabama Mayors State Will ‘Stay Out of Your Business,’ Hinting at Home Rule

Oct 23, 2026 Mobile

Live oaks along a Mobile street, as the Mobile Tree Commission presses for assurance on tree removals

Government

Mobile Tree Commission Still Seeks Mayor’s Assurance Months After Michigan Avenue Oaks Cut

Oct 23, 2026 Mobile

Mobile City Council chamber at Government Plaza where members will question the administration on the fraud loss

Crime

Mobile City Council to Press Administration on $14.7 Million Fraud Loss at Tuesday Meeting

Oct 23, 2026 Mobile

Government Plaza in downtown Mobile, the building at the center of the Government Plaza rent dispute

Government

Government Plaza Rent Dispute Between Mobile and County Stretches Past One Year

Oct 23, 2026 Mobile