Clarke County Commissioners Say They Have No Power to Block Data Center Near Thomasville
Clarke County commissioners told a Thomasville-area resident the county has no zoning authority to stop a proposed data center from locating nearby.
Baldwin County Will Lay Out a Decade of Road, Intersection and Bridge Plans at a Robertsdale Public Meeting
The Baldwin County Commission will present a proposed 10-year roadway connectivity plan, a 45-intersection improvement program, bridge replacement schedules and land use revisions at a public Road and Bridge Meeting…
Judge Voids $4.2 Million Retirement Deal, Finds Bayou La Batre Housing Board Broke Open Meetings Law
A Mobile Circuit judge ruled the Bayou La Batre Housing Authority board violated Alabama's Open Meetings Act in approving contracts behind closed doors that created a $4.2 million retirement payout…
Baldwin County Budget Earns National Recognition From Government Finance Officers Association
The Baldwin County Commission has received the Government Finance Officers Association's Distinguished Budget Presentation Award, clearing proficiency standards in all four categories and 14 mandatory criteria.
Flomaton Asks to Be Placed in the West End as Escambia County Splits Its Health Care Authority
The Flomaton Town Council has adopted a resolution asking to be included in the western service area when the Escambia County Health Care Authority is divided in two, a decision…
Grove Hill Revives a Forgotten Truck Ordinance as Council Pursues Street and Water Grants
Grove Hill will again enforce a long-dormant ordinance barring through-truck traffic on city streets, while the council pursues nearly $900,000 in grants for street resurfacing and replacement of aging lead…
Stockton Votes Itself a Zoning District as a 4,500-Acre Solar Farm Looms
Residents of Stockton's Planning District 3 voted 215-161 to bring their area under Baldwin County planning and zoning, a grassroots response to a proposed 4,500-acre solar farm they say blindsided…
Baldwin County Fires Rental Assistance Contractor Amid Slow Payouts, Shifts Aid to Local Nonprofits
Baldwin County has cut Hagerty Consulting from its federal Emergency Rental Assistance Program after just 83 of more than 1,400 applicants received help, handing the work instead to a coalition…
Mobile County Relocates 21 Polling Places Ahead of Elections to Aid COVID-19 Social Distancing
The Mobile County Commission approved relocating 21 polling places for upcoming elections, citing the need for larger spaces to allow social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Baldwin County Approves New Rental Fees for Historic Park Facilities
Baldwin County commissioners approved new rental fees for a historic church and pavilions at Bicentennial Park and Live Oak Landing park sites.