Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of emergency management from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
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Emergency managers, first responders and state officials met in Robertsdale for a quarterly Alabama Emergency Management Agency training on disaster mitigation, response and recovery.
Baldwin County has grown an estimated 70% in 20 years, and its utilities have spent that time burying lines, adding smart meters and staging crews earlier. Emergency officials say restoration…
With heat index values expected to reach 111 to 115 degrees, the Waterfront Rescue Mission is running its Mobile facility as a 24-hour cooling shelter and seeking bottled water donations.
Gulf State Park closed its fishing pier in Gulf Shores late Monday night as a precaution while Tropical Storm Bertha churned in the Gulf of Mexico, stirring up rougher surf…
A fire reported at 2:20 a.m. on Bayshore Drive North leveled one Bear Point home and spread to a neighboring house. Two vehicles were destroyed, a family dog died, and…
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…
Residents lined the streets and parks of downtown Jackson on July 2 for the city's annual Independence Day fireworks display, this year marking the 250th anniversary of American independence.
Foley will hold its first Hurricane Preparedness Expo on Tuesday, July 14 at the Foley Civic Center, bringing emergency agencies, city departments and local businesses together for a free public…
Barges loaded with limestone are traveling hundreds of miles down Alabama's rivers to Cedar Point in southern Mobile County, where the rock will be spread across the bay bottom to…