Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of city government from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
PENSACOLA, Fla. — Pensacola is preparing to loosen some of its COVID-19 restrictions as vaccination numbers climb and hospitalizations continue a steady decline, a pivot that would mark the most…
SARALAND, Ala. — Residents of Saraland and the surrounding Mobile County area have a familiar waterfront spot open once again. The Bayou Sara boat launch, located on Ruben Avenue in…
Pensacola residents have a chance to give their input on the search for the city’s next police chief during virtual community forums this week, part of a national recruitment effort…
MOBILE, Ala. — Mayor Sandy Stimpson has made two interim appointments to his senior staff following the death of Paul Wesch, the City of Mobile’s Chief of Staff and Executive…
Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall is warning city and county leaders statewide against removing Confederate monuments in violation of state law, months after Mobile settled its own dispute over the…
The city of Chickasaw has lifted its curfew effective immediately, according to Captain Tommy McDuffie of the Chickasaw Police Department. The announcement, made Saturday, Oct. 31, ends the nighttime movement…
The Mobile City Council voted 5-2 to raise the mayor's salary to $125,000 and council members' base pay to $24,600 starting in November 2021, despite objections over the timing amid…
Anyone counting on a weekend on the sand in Gulf Shores or Orange Beach had to wait a little longer. Officials in both cities said their public beaches would remain…
The Mobile City Council approved the city's 2020-21 budget 6-0 with one abstention, following a heated dispute over capital funding for District 1 and park projects across the city's seven…
The City of Mobile has rolled out an interactive map documenting damage across the city from Hurricane Sally, giving residents a way to see which locations have been designated as…