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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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New home construction on an elevated stem wall foundation in Foley, illustrating the Foley flood ordinance

Weather

Foley Flood Ordinance Would Add 150-Foot Floodway Buffer, Allow Stem Walls in Coastal Zones

Oct 23, 2026 Foley

Rural road in west Alabama as the Choctaw County road tax goes before voters

Politics

Choctaw County Road Tax: Voters to Decide 5-Mill Levy for $13.1 Million Plan

Oct 23, 2026 Choctaw County

Piles of Isaias debris including broken lumber and roofing at a landfill debris field

Weather

Baldwin County Landfills to Take 500,000 Cubic Yards of Escambia County Isaias Debris After 3-1 Vote

Oct 23, 2026 Baldwin County

DHR childcare subsidy - DHR Childcare Subsidy Terminations Empty Prichard Daycare Classrooms as Agency Stays Silent

Government

DHR Childcare Subsidy Terminations Empty Prichard Daycare Classrooms as Agency Stays Silent

Oct 22, 2026 Prichard

senior property tax exemption - Senior Property Tax Exemption Goes to Voters in Mobile, Clarke, Monroe and 15 Other Counties Nov. 3

Elections

Senior Property Tax Exemption Goes to Voters in Mobile, Clarke, Monroe and 15 Other Counties Nov. 3

Oct 22, 2026 Mobile

Mobile city government building under a cloudy sky with a news banner about the fraud investigation

Crime

Mobile City Fraud Tied to Regions Arena Payment; Mayor Says $14.7 Million Loss Will Come From Contingency

Oct 21, 2026 Mobile

Residents seated in folding chairs at a community center meeting listening to city officials at the front of the room

Public Safety

Rickarby Park Safety Takes Center Stage as Neighbors Press Mobile Leaders

Oct 20, 2026 Mobile

A freight train traveling on a single-track rail line through pine forest and open farmland under a clear sky

Government

Black Belt Rail Line Lands $27 Million Federal Grant for Track and Crossing Upgrades

Oct 20, 2026 Monroeville

Illustrated aerial graphic of a public boat launch beside a marina with boat slips on Fowl River, with a highlighted conflict zone between them

Government

Mobile County Asks Army Corps to Deny Paradise Found’s Fowl River Marina Over Clash With Public Boat Launch

Oct 20, 2026 Mobile County

Two-story commercial building under renovation with construction crews and scaffolding beside a palm-lined boulevard

Government

Orange Beach Begins $1.4 Million Conversion of Old Finance Building Into Medical Hub

Oct 20, 2026 Orange Beach

Softball field with LED light poles at a community park beside a modern indoor aquatic center building

Government

LED Field Lights, Buried Power Lines Coming to Foley’s Max Griffin Park

Oct 20, 2026 Foley

City council members seated at a dais in a council chamber during a public meeting

Government

Magnolia Walk Deals, Highway 98 Crosswalks Top Foley Council’s Packed Agenda

Oct 20, 2026 Foley

Government building with a blue City of Fairhope sign and American flag beneath headline text about the immunity ruling

Government

Fairhope Wins Immunity Ruling as Alabama Justices Toss Developer’s Negligence Claim

Oct 20, 2026 Fairhope