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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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A quiet tree-lined residential street with single-family homes near a busy commercial intersection in Mobile, Alabama

Government

Dogwood Drive Office Rezoning Fails at Mobile Planning Commission After No Second; Neighbors Cite Traffic, Trees

Oct 19, 2026 Mobile

A Greek Orthodox church with a dome and arched windows surrounded by live oaks in a historic Mobile neighborhood

Government

Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church Moves Closer to 3.58-Acre Campus as Mobile Planning Commission Approves Subdivisions

Oct 19, 2026 Mobile

A modern arena under construction beside an older exhibition hall awaiting demolition in downtown Mobile, Alabama

Government

Mobile Civic Center Expo Hall to Be Demolished Before Regions Arena Opens, but Future of the Site Remains Undecided

Oct 19, 2026 Mobile

A paved greenway trail with walkers and cyclists winding along a tree-lined creek in Mobile, Alabama

Government

Mobile City Council to Consider $500,000 Grant for Three Mile Creek Greenway Trail Segment 5 and $20,000 Tree Lighting Drone Show

Oct 19, 2026 Mobile

City crews clearing fallen tree limbs from a residential street in Prichard, Alabama, after a hurricane

Public Safety

Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis Says Insurance Secured Before Isaias, Calls for Zoning Map and Business License Overhaul

Oct 19, 2026 Hurricane

Shopping cart filled with groceries in a supermarket aisle with a printed receipt in the foreground

Government

Alabama Grocery Sales Tax Now 2%, but Gulf Shores, Orange Beach Shoppers Still Pay 8%

Oct 18, 2026 Gulf Shores

Building permit application form and blueprints on a desk with a pen and hard hat

Government

Foley Nonprofit Permit Fees Cut Up to 50% Under New City Council Ordinance

Oct 18, 2026 Foley

Illustration of a pedestrian bridge under construction over the Intracoastal Waterway with plaza site work, retaining walls and concrete paving in Gulf Shores, Alabama

Government

Gulf Shores Pedestrian Bridge Opening Delayed to March as Council Weighs $1.28 Million Plaza Work

Oct 17, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration of official public notices pinned to a bulletin board inside a city government building in Fairhope, Alabama

Government

Fairhope Legal Notices Leave the Newspaper: City Will Post Them at Four Buildings and Online

Oct 17, 2026 Fairhope

Mobile County Government Plaza in downtown Mobile

Government

Oliveth McConnell Archer, First Woman Elected to an Alabama County Commission, Dies

Oct 16, 2026 Mobile

Speakers addressing an audience at the Semmes State of the City and County Breakfast

Government

Semmes School Split in Early Stages, Mayor Says, as City and County Leaders Share Growth Plans

Oct 16, 2026 Semmes

Local officials at a podium during an award presentation at a community breakfast in a banquet room

Politics

Connie Hudson Receives Semmes Lifetime Achievement Award at State of the City/County Breakfast

Oct 15, 2026 Semmes

Residents seated at tables in a library meeting room listening to a speaker during a Lunch & Learn

Government

Baldwin County Coroner Brian Pierce to Take Questions at Robertsdale Library Lunch & Learn

Oct 13, 2026 Robertsdale