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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: Fairhope Fish River Water Main Loop Lands $2 Million in Hurricane Recovery Funds

Government

Fairhope Fish River Water Main Loop Lands $2 Million in Hurricane Recovery Funds

Sep 30, 2026 Fairhope

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Budget Cut to $19 Million as Mayor Says City Has Left Millions in Taxes Uncollected

Public Safety

Prichard Budget Still Unsettled as Mayor Presses Businesses to Pay Taxes, Leaders Seek Employee Raises

Sep 30, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Regions Arena Equipment Purchase: Mobile Council OKs Nearly $800,000 in Dining Gear, Asks for More Notice

Government

Regions Arena Equipment Purchase: Mobile Council OKs Nearly $800,000 in Dining Gear, Asks for More Notice

Sep 30, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Shovels Go In Friday: Ivey Clears Mobile River Bridge Construction as Baldwin Commuters Count Down to Relief

Government

Shovels Go In Friday: Ivey Clears Mobile River Bridge Construction as Baldwin Commuters Count Down to Relief

Sep 30, 2026 Daphne

Illustration for the news story: Atlanta Lawyer and Driver Sue Prichard, Ex-Officers Over Alleged Fentanyl Frame-Up at Strip Club Meeting

Crime

Atlanta Lawyer and Driver Sue Prichard, Ex-Officers Over Alleged Fentanyl Frame-Up at Strip Club Meeting

Sep 29, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Mobile County Approves $232.9 Million Budget With Raises, New Health Plan and Money to Run Aquatics Center, Soccer Fields

Sports

Mobile County Approves $232.9 Million Budget With Raises, New Health Plan and Money to Run Aquatics Center, Soccer Fields

Sep 29, 2026 Mobile County

Illustration for the news story: Foley Wins National America in Bloom Award, Earns Special Honor for Community Vitality

Government

Foley Wins National America in Bloom Award, Earns Special Honor for Community Vitality

Sep 29, 2026 Foley

Illustration for the news story: Ex-Bayou La Batre Housing Director Says Lost Evidence Would Show Agency Lawyer Pushed $4.18 Million Retirement Deal

Crime and Courts

Ex-Bayou La Batre Housing Director Says Lost Evidence Would Show Agency Lawyer Pushed $4.18 Million Retirement Deal

Sep 29, 2026 Bayou La Batre

Illustration for the news story: Mobile City Council Moves Oct. 6 Meeting to 6 p.m. So Working Residents Can Attend

Government

Mobile City Council Moves Oct. 6 Meeting to 6 p.m. So Working Residents Can Attend

Sep 29, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Vibration Monitors Will Watch Over Old City Hall, Phoenix Fire Museum as I-10 Bridge Construction Nears

Government

Vibration Monitors Will Watch Over Old City Hall, Phoenix Fire Museum as I-10 Bridge Construction Nears

Sep 28, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Lights, Camera, Accountability: Mobile Council Committee to Examine Film Office’s Impact and Local Opportunities

Government

Lights, Camera, Accountability: Mobile Council Committee to Examine Film Office’s Impact and Local Opportunities

Sep 28, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Forecasters Now Favor Democrats for House Control; Alabama’s 2nd District Stays ‘Likely Republican’ as Figures, Marques Head Into Final Stretch

Politics

Forecasters Now Favor Democrats for House Control; Alabama’s 2nd District Stays ‘Likely Republican’ as Figures, Marques Head Into Final Stretch

Sep 28, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Snow Plows for the Port City: Mobile Council Approves $73,372 Purchase of Four Truck-Mounted Plows

Weather

Snow Plows for the Port City: Mobile Council Approves $73,372 Purchase of Four Truck-Mounted Plows

Sep 28, 2026 Mobile