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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 for the news story: Foley Weighs Six-Month Moratorium on Data Centers and Crypto Mining

Government

Foley Weighs Six-Month Moratorium on Data Centers and Crypto Mining

Aug 25, 2026 Foley

Illustration for the news story: AAA: Gas Prices Hold Steady Despite Higher Oil Prices, For Now

Government

AAA: Gas Prices Hold Steady Despite Higher Oil Prices, For Now

Aug 25, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Alabama EMA Director Jeff Smitherman updates major FEMA funding changes

Government

Alabama EMA Director Jeff Smitherman updates major FEMA funding changes

Aug 25, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Governor Ivey Announces First Grants in Major New Rural Healthcare Program Totaling More than $144 Million

Government

Governor Ivey Announces First Grants in Major New Rural Healthcare Program Totaling More than $144 Million

Aug 25, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Gulf Shores to Consider 2027 Transportation Plan and Retiree Bonus

Government

Gulf Shores to Consider 2027 Transportation Plan and Retiree Bonus

Aug 25, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Mobile County moves ahead with Sportsplex championship field project

Sports

Mobile County moves ahead with Sportsplex championship field project

Aug 25, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Man Charged With Murder in June Crash That Killed 72-Year-Old Passenger

Crime

Mobile Man Charged With Murder in June Crash That Killed 72-Year-Old Passenger

Aug 25, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Shooting reported in Mobile over weekend

Crime

Shooting reported in Mobile over weekend

Aug 25, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile to Host 80th Annual Labor Day Parade on Sept. 7

Government

Mobile to Host 80th Annual Labor Day Parade on Sept. 7

Aug 25, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Alabama EMA Chief Urges Counties to Prepare for Sweeping FEMA Overhaul

Government

Alabama EMA Chief Urges Counties to Prepare for Sweeping FEMA Overhaul

Aug 25, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Democratic Nominees for Statewide Office Make Their Case to South Baldwin Democrats in Foley

Government

Democratic Nominees for Statewide Office Make Their Case to South Baldwin Democrats in Foley

Aug 25, 2026 Foley

Illustration for the news story: Federal Judge Accepts No-Jail Sentence in Orange Beach International Parental Kidnapping Case

Crime

Federal Judge Accepts No-Jail Sentence in Orange Beach International Parental Kidnapping Case

Aug 25, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Mobile City Council to Weigh Feasibility Study for a Public Marina or Docking Facilities

Government

Mobile City Council to Weigh Feasibility Study for a Public Marina or Docking Facilities

Aug 24, 2026 Mobile