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Paul Burch

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

62 stories

Voters marking paper ballots at privacy booths inside an Alabama polling place on Election Day

Politics

Alabama Election Results: Tuberville Ahead of Jones in Partial, Unofficial Returns

Partial, unofficial returns late Tuesday showed Tommy Tuberville ahead of Doug Jones for governor and Shomari Figures ahead of Rhett Marques in the 2nd…

Nov 4, 2026 Mobile

A sheriff's office patrol vehicle parked outside a county government building at dusk

Crime & Public Safety

Paul Burch Wins Second Term as Mobile County Sheriff, Defeating Pamela Laffitte

Nov 4, 2026 Prichard

Illustration of a nighttime downtown rally crowd facing a stage with a GOTV Blue Jamboree sign

Politics

Mobile Democrats Rally at ‘GOTV Blue Jamboree’ Downtown, Urging Supporters to Turn Enthusiasm Into Votes Tuesday

Nov 2, 2026 Mobile

Row of voting booths with privacy screens and a vote here sign inside a community center

Politics

Nov. 3 Ballot Guide for Mobile and Baldwin: Governor, Congress, Legislature, Sheriff and Amendments

Oct 31, 2026 Mobile

Rows of public housing apartment buildings in a small Gulf Coast town with a courthouse gavel concept

Crime and Courts

Bayou La Batre Housing Authority Trial Pushed to 2027 After Judge’s Family Emergency

Oct 30, 2026 Bayou La Batre

Walkers in purple shirts and tutus on a park path during a Domestic Violence Awareness Walk in Mobile

Events

Penelope House Domestic Violence Awareness Walk Brings Purple and Tutus to Mobile’s Medal of Honor Park

Oct 25, 2026 Mobile

Politics

Sheriff Candidate Pamela Laffitte Urges Mobile to Freeze Reserve Transfers Over $14.7 Million Fraud Loss

Oct 22, 2026 Mobile

Public Safety

Prichard Mayor Carletta Davis Says Insurance Secured Before Isaias, Calls for Zoning Map and Business License Overhaul

Oct 19, 2026 Hurricane

Piles of tree limbs and logs stacked along a rural roadside after a hurricane, with a utility bucket truck in the background

Public Safety

Hurricane Isaias Recovery in Escambia County Presses On as Displaced Brewton Families Get Help

Oct 18, 2026 Brewton

Sheriff's office patrol vehicle parked outside a county building, illustrating Alabama sheriff races

Public Safety

SPLC Action Fund Endorses Pamela Laffitte for Mobile County Sheriff, Brett Jones in Madison County

Oct 17, 2026 Mobile

A city garbage truck parked along a residential street in Mobile County, Alabama

Crime

Prichard Sanitation Worker Clifton DuBose Jr. Dies Two Months After Road-Rage Shooting

Oct 15, 2026 Prichard

A Mobile County Sheriff's Office patrol vehicle parked on a residential street in Prichard, Alabama

Public Safety

Prichard Domestic Violence Calls Top Sheriff’s Workload; Most Involve Strangulation, Burch Says

Oct 15, 2026 Prichard

Stone courthouse with columns framed by moss-draped live oaks, illustrating the Rocket Docket murder case in Mobile County

Crime and Courts

Rocket Docket Sends Gethsemane Cemetery Murder Case to Grand Jury as Motive Remains Unknown

Oct 14, 2026 Prichard