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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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Utility crew in a bucket truck repairing power lines on a tree-lined Mobile street after Hurricane Isaias

Weather

Cheriogotis Thanks Mobile Storm Crews After Isaias’ Late Shift Spares the City

Oct 13, 2026 Mobile

City public works crew clearing storm debris from a street in Gulf Shores, Alabama, after Hurricane Isaias

Weather

Gulf Shores Storm Crews and Emergency Manager Brandan Franklin Thanked for Isaias Response

Oct 13, 2026 Gulf Shores

Exterior of Orange Beach City Hall on Orange Beach Boulevard, where the Planning Commission meets

Government

Orange Beach Planning Commission Takes Up Margaritaville Villas, Sign and PUD Zoning Rewrites

Oct 13, 2026 Orange Beach

Industrial waterfront along the Mobile River with cranes and warehouses, downtown Mobile skyline in the background

Politics

Cheriogotis Proposes Midtown and South Riverfront TIF Districts to Reshape Mobile

Oct 11, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: FEMA Emergency Declaration Approved for Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia Counties and Poarch Creek as Isaias Hits

Public Safety

FEMA Emergency Declaration Approved for Mobile, Baldwin, Escambia Counties and Poarch Creek as Isaias Hits

Oct 10, 2026 Atmore

Illustration for the news story: Judge to Rule on Prichard Mayor-Council Dispute on Existing Record, With No More Testimony

Crime and Courts

Judge to Rule on Prichard Mayor-Council Dispute on Existing Record, With No More Testimony

Oct 9, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Animal Control Ordinance Approved After Months of Debate and Revisions

Government

Mobile Animal Control Ordinance Approved After Months of Debate and Revisions

Oct 7, 2026 Mobile

Robert Keith Miller and family

Crime and Courts

The Case Against Robert Keith Miller: Stolen Property, a Contempt Order, and Allegations Involving Dakota and Cheyenne Miller

Oct 7, 2026 Chickasaw

Illustration for the news story: Neighbors Urge Mobile Council to Reject Sea Pines Rezoning on Dauphin Island Parkway; Vote Set for Next Week

Government

Neighbors Urge Mobile Council to Reject Sea Pines Rezoning on Dauphin Island Parkway; Vote Set for Next Week

Oct 6, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Gulf Shores Council Weighs Plate-Based Beach Parking, Canal Road Reroute Survey and New Assistant Administrator Post

Public Safety

Gulf Shores Council Weighs Plate-Based Beach Parking, Canal Road Reroute Survey and New Assistant Administrator Post

Oct 6, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Councilwoman Samantha Ingram Sets Community Safety Forum at Mobile’s Rickarby Center

Public Safety

Councilwoman Samantha Ingram Sets Community Safety Forum at Mobile’s Rickarby Center

Oct 5, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Council Holds $9 Million Brookley by the Bay Grant for a Week at First Night Meeting in 12 Years

Government

Mobile Approves $9 Million Brookley by the Bay Grant as Councilman Questions City’s $5 Million Share

Oct 5, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Three Greer’s Grocery Stores, Including Two Downtown, Seek Mobile City Council Approval to Sell Hemp Beverages

Government

Three Greer’s Grocery Stores, Including Two Downtown, Seek Mobile City Council Approval to Sell Hemp Beverages

Oct 4, 2026 Mobile