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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.

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Illustration for the news story: Prichard Prepares to Place Remaining Officers on Paid Leave During Full Police Review

Public Safety

Prichard Prepares to Place Remaining Officers on Paid Leave During Full Police Review

Aug 26, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Mayor Puts Remaining Police Officers on 30-Day Administrative Leave

Public Safety

Prichard Mayor Puts Remaining Police Officers on 30-Day Administrative Leave

Aug 26, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Council President Says Mayor Put Entire Police Department on Leave Without Telling Council

Government

Prichard Council President Says Mayor Put Entire Police Department on Leave Without Telling Council

Aug 26, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Mobile County Sheriff’s Office to End Municipal-Level Patrol and Dispatch Services in Prichard Sept. 4

Prichard

Mobile County Sheriff’s Office to End Municipal-Level Patrol and Dispatch Services in Prichard Sept. 4

Aug 24, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Ivey Awards $115,179 for a Sheriff’s Task Force Targeting Gangs and Gun Violence in Prichard

Crime

Ivey Awards $115,179 for a Sheriff’s Task Force Targeting Gangs and Gun Violence in Prichard

Aug 22, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Call Volume Pushes Mobile County Dispatchers to the Breaking Point, Sheriff Says

Crime

Prichard Call Volume Pushes Mobile County Dispatchers to the Breaking Point, Sheriff Says

Aug 13, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Town Hall Draws Large Crowd to Weigh Future of Police Department

Crime

Prichard Town Hall Draws Large Crowd to Weigh Future of Police Department

Aug 5, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Prichard Sanitation Worker Faces Charges After Road-Rage Shootout Injures Him

Prichard

Prichard Sanitation Worker Faces Charges After Road-Rage Shootout Injures Him

Aug 5, 2026

Illustration for the news story: Conflict of Interest, Ethics Violations, and a Failed Privatized System: The Untold Story of Kevin Naman, Greg Wood, and Pegasus Services in Mobile County

Crime

Conflict of Interest, Ethics Violations, and a Failed Privatized System: The Untold Story of Kevin Naman, Greg Wood, and Pegasus Services in Mobile County

Aug 1, 2026 Mobile

Illustration for the news story: Seventh Prichard Officer Arrested as Corruption Probe Widens, Captain Accused of Double-Dipping

Crime

Seventh Prichard Officer Arrested as Corruption Probe Widens, Captain Accused of Double-Dipping

Aug 1, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Mobile Man Arrested in Deadly Prichard Shooting Outside Fry Daddy’s

Crime

Mobile Man Arrested in Deadly Prichard Shooting Outside Fry Daddy’s

Jul 21, 2026 Prichard

Illustration for the news story: Archdiocese of Mobile: Father Alex Crow Not Permanently Removed From Priesthood

Mobile

Archdiocese of Mobile: Father Alex Crow Not Permanently Removed From Priesthood

Aug 17, 2023

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