Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of county government from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
Neighbors along Lillian Highway say the abandoned former Vallarta's restaurant is a blighted eyesore and want it demolished, but Escambia County says the owners plan to renovate within 60 to…
Jeff Ates and Dean Light are set to join the Santa Rosa County Commission after primary wins, with Ates focused on East Milton infrastructure and Light prioritizing road connections to…
Clarke County Commissioner Tyrone Moye has been appointed to a National Association of Counties policy steering committee focused on economic and workforce development.
A Baldwin County judge ruled the county commission violated state law in redrawing Point Clear's zoning boundaries, a decision the county is now appealing to the Alabama Supreme Court.
The Clarke County Commission tabled a tax abatement request for the PCA paper mill in Jackson, delaying action on an equipment upgrade while also handling other county business.
Mobile County approved an $801,000 contract to add a second horse arena, new parking and gated access at the Jon Archer Agri-Ed Pavilion.
Baldwin County officials cut the ribbon on a new sally port at the county courthouse in Bay Minette, giving deputies a secure, enclosed area to bring inmates into court.
Clarke County Revenue Commissioner Tyler Montana Prescott of Thomasville has been elected first vice president of a national association representing county tax and finance officials.
Clarke County Revenue Commissioner Tyler Prescott told commissioners that ad valorem tax collections have grown nearly $4 million since 2020, with the county also profiting from interest on unpaid Thomasville…
Baldwin County has released its Draft Master Plan 2026 and is asking residents to review it ahead of Planning and Zoning and County Commission votes in August and September.