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Long before Memorial Day became the national starting gun for white shoes, Mobile mayors proclaimed Straw Hat Day just before Easter. The city archives still hold the proclamations.
A survey of political insiders across Mobile and Baldwin counties turned up a long list of up-and-coming names, from young council members to legislators eyeing higher office.
Fairhope novelist C. Terry Cline Jr., whose suspense and crime novels have spanned decades, says the roots of his career trace back to a violent scene he witnessed as a…
Fairhope parents asked city leaders in 2009 to study forming an independent school district as Baldwin County schools faced a $56 million budget shortfall.
Tim Fuhrman, who once served as assistant special agent in charge in Mobile, was expected to return as the head of the FBI's Mobile office, succeeding Debra Mack after her…
Talk among defense lawyers has the veteran Baldwin County prosecutor mulling a comeback. Whetstone says he intends to get more politically active, but not to run for office again.
A Fairhope resident launched FrugalFairhope.com in 2009 to connect consumers with coupons, discounted gift certificates and local deals during the recession.
The Baldwin County School Board voted unanimously in 2009 to close the Alternative School in Fairhope while delaying a decision on Vaughn Elementary in Stockton.
A one-day boutique at Bel Air Mall handed out roughly 300 free prom dresses to girls from Mobile, Fairhope, Loxley, Gulf Shores and as far away as New Orleans. Only…
The former South Alabama congressman told a packed Eastern Shore Republican Women luncheon at the Fairhope Yacht Club that the party's future depends on drawing in the voters it has…