Impeachment, Divorce and a Murder Inquiry: A Commissioner’s Long Friday
In a single day, Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine left a psychiatric ward, was impeached by a grand jury, was named the sole suspect in a murder investigation and was…
Ethics Charges Loom for Mobile County Commissioner as Death Inquiry Widens
Sources said Commissioner Stephen Nodine could face ethics charges within days, even as Baldwin County detectives searched for a missing bullet in the shooting death of Angel Downs.
County Commissioner Hospitalized as Investigators Probe Gulf Shores Shooting Death
Mobile County Commissioner Stephen Nodine was under psychiatric care at Mobile Infirmary as Baldwin County detectives worked to determine how Angel Downs died outside her Gulf Shores townhouse.
Hangout Fest’s Debut Weekend Pledges All Profits to Gulf Oil Spill Cleanup
As the Deepwater Horizon oil spill spread across the Gulf, organizers of the brand-new Hangout Beach, Music and Arts Festival in Gulf Shores announced all profits from its inaugural weekend…
The Roots Step In for Flaming Lips at Inaugural Hangout Music Festival
Days before the first Hangout Music Festival opened in Gulf Shores in May 2010, organizers replaced the Flaming Lips, sidelined by multi-instrumentalist Steven Drozd's illness, with the Roots — a…
Newcomer Outraises the Field in Baldwin County District Attorney’s Race
Magnolia Springs attorney David Green raised more than his three Republican rivals combined and enters the final six weeks with nearly twice the cash of incumbent Judy Newcomb.
Jones Abandons Pay Cut, Asks Council for a Penny Sales Tax Increase
With city workers descending on City Hall, Mayor Sam Jones dropped his 10-percent pay cut and took a one-cent sales tax increase to the council's finance committee instead.
First Hangout Music Festival Announces Star-Studded Lineup for Gulf Shores Debut
Organizers of the inaugural Hangout Music Festival have released the first wave of performers for the new three-day event, set to bring a major touring festival to the beach in…
Fairhope Novelist Karen Bonvillain Debuts Gulf Coast Mystery “Who Was Benny Looter”
Baldwin County writer Karen Bonvillain has published her debut novel, “Who Was Benny Looter,” a mystery that opens with a body uncovered on the sand in Gulf Shores and follows…
Gulf Shores Trop Rock Favorite Brent Burns Wins National Songwriting Award
Baldwin County trop rock singer-songwriter Brent Burns has picked up a Just Plain Folks Music Award for Best Novelty Song, adding another honor to a career built around writing about…