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government accountability

Coverage of government accountability from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.

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Illustration for the news story: Two Orange Beach Council Members Never Signed the Kennon Ethics Complaint. Here’s Why.

Orange Beach

Two Orange Beach Council Members Never Signed the Kennon Ethics Complaint. Here’s Why.

Jack Robertson wanted peace and Jerry Johnson was gone; the stories behind the two absent signatures on the ethics complaint against Orange Beach Mayor.

Sep 22, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Orange Beach Withholds Police Survey Narratives That May Pinpoint When Officials Learned of 2024 Incident

Government

Orange Beach Withholds Police Survey Narratives That May Pinpoint When Officials Learned of 2024 Incident

Sep 22, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: More Alabama Families Come Forward With Altered-Paperwork Claims in Medicaid Waiver Denials

Government

More Alabama Families Come Forward With Altered-Paperwork Claims in Medicaid Waiver Denials

Sep 22, 2026 Gulf Shores

Illustration for the news story: Orange Beach Paid a Fired State Investigator Nearly $6,000 for a Four-Day Probe of a 911 Call Involving the Mayor

Government

Orange Beach Paid a Fired State Investigator Nearly $6,000 for a Four-Day Probe of a 911 Call Involving the Mayor

Sep 22, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Agency Reviewing Allegations of Altered Paperwork Behind Medicaid Disability Denials

Government

Agency Reviewing Allegations of Altered Paperwork Behind Medicaid Disability Denials

Sep 22, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: No Deal on the Table: Prichard Mayor-Council Lawsuit Heads Back to Court After Failed Mediation

Local Government

No Deal on the Table: Prichard Mayor-Council Lawsuit Heads Back to Court After Failed Mediation

Aug 27, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Water Fires Licensed Operator for Falsifying Chlorine Records

Mobile

Prichard Water Fires Licensed Operator for Falsifying Chlorine Records

Aug 25, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Former Bayou La Batre Housing Officials Seek Trial Venue Change Over Media Coverage

Crime

Former Bayou La Batre Housing Officials Seek Trial Venue Change Over Media Coverage

Aug 21, 2026 Bayou La Batre

Illustration for the news story: Former Prichard Finance Director Charged With Theft Over Alleged Overtime Scheme

Crime

Former Prichard Finance Director Charged With Theft Over Alleged Overtime Scheme

Aug 18, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon Served Notice of October Ethics Commission Hearing

Politics

Orange Beach Mayor Tony Kennon Served Notice of October Ethics Commission Hearing

Aug 17, 2026 Orange Beach

Illustration for the news story: Sheriff Burch: Deputy With 2,613 Overtime Hours ‘Cheated the System’

Mobile County

Sheriff Burch: Deputy With 2,613 Overtime Hours ‘Cheated the System’

May 18, 2023

Illustration for the news story: Chickasaw Residents Protest Ban on Speaking at City Council Meetings

Chickasaw

Chickasaw Residents Protest Ban on Speaking at City Council Meetings

Feb 14, 2023

Illustration for the news story: Trust Records Show Scholarships to Children of Ethics Commission Director Tom Albritton

Politics

Trust Records Show Scholarships to Children of Ethics Commission Director Tom Albritton

Jul 1, 2022