Reward Offered After a Deaf Woman’s Deaf Dog Was Fatally Shot in Satsuma
Satsuma police investigated the fatal shooting of a deaf dog owned by a deaf woman in October 2014, as the Humane Society of the United States offered a $5,000 reward…
Daphne Utilities General Manager Steps Down to Join Bayfront Algae-Fuel Venture
After nine years leading Daphne Utilities, General Manager Rob McElroy resigned in August 2014 to join Algae Systems, the company turning the city's wastewater into biofuel on Mobile Bay.
Baldwin County Schools Revise Meal Policy So No Student Goes Without Lunch
Ahead of the 2014-15 year, the Baldwin County school board revised its meals payment policy so children short on money would not be denied breakfast or lunch, while requiring schools…
Baldwin Beach Express Interchange Opens, and Officials Bet It Will Boost Beach Tourism
With the final interchange complete, Gov. Robert Bentley helped open the Baldwin Beach Express to Interstate 10 in August 2014, giving beach traffic a new route and easing pressure on…
Fort Morgan Museum Unveils Rarely Seen Relics for the Battle of Mobile Bay’s 150th Anniversary
For the 150th anniversary of the Battle of Mobile Bay, the Fort Morgan Museum assembled a special collection of artifacts, several never before shown to the public, focusing on the…
Satsuma Schools Open Their Third Year With a Smooth Carpool Line and Bigger Ambitions
Satsuma City Schools opened the 2014-15 year with a calm first morning, an enrollment of 1,300 and a $6 million capital campaign, as the young district began its third year…
Baldwin County School Board Restores Assistant Superintendents in a Return to a Familiar Structure
The Baldwin County school board appointed two assistant superintendents in August 2014, unwinding the executive-principal model and returning the system to a more traditional organization.
Prichard Homeowner Shoots Intruder as Two Juveniles Break Into Thors Avenue Home
A 63-year-old Prichard homeowner shot and wounded one of two juveniles who broke into her home on Thors Avenue, telling officers she realized someone was inside when a light switched…
Mobile County Sheriff’s Booking Page Returns to Full Speed After a Data-Scraping Bot Bogged It Down
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office restored its 24-hour booking page after a third-party site's automated code repeatedly hammered the system, slowing access to public mugshot records.
Mobile Police Open Homicide Case After Woman Found Stabbed in Burning Navco Road Apartment
An early-morning fire at Mobile's Chaumont Apartments on Navco Road became a homicide case in July 2014 after crews found a woman who had been stabbed inside the burning building.