Mobile and Baldwin County News
Coverage of public records from South Alabama News, the local news source for Mobile, Baldwin and the surrounding counties of the Alabama Gulf Coast.
A Mobile County Metro Jail booking photo circulated on Facebook this week with a false claim that the man was charged with practicing optometry without a license. Records showed a…
Baldwin County District Attorney Hallie Dixon called for modifications to courthouse surveillance equipment after learning that certain cameras were recording audio, a capability she said raised legal problems.
An interactive crime “hot spot” map published on the Mobile County Sheriff’s Office website has sat frozen since 2006, even as public interest in how local law enforcement shares crime…
A filmmaker and the Gulf Shores Police Department are offering sharply different accounts of an encounter that unfolded on the city’s public beach as officers and paramedics responded to a…
State examiners flagged the Mobile County Commission for paying travel claims that did not fully meet its own reimbursement policy during the 2009-2010 fiscal year, and urged tighter documentation going…
Documents produced during the city's deficit crisis show 100 employees earning between $63,127 and $161,333. The public works director tops the list, ahead of the police and fire chiefs.
Documents tied to Mobile's effort to close a projected $18.5 million budget gap listed the city's 100 highest-paid employees, topped by the public works director.
A $25,000 city advertising allocation for Mobile's New Year's Eve MoonPie Drop drew criticism in December 2009, as local bloggers and independent outlets questioned whether the municipal media-buy process fairly…
Prichard residents and Mayor Ron Davis discussed high water bills, water-board authority and public-record costs at a February 2009 City Council meeting.
A fire-sprinkler system flooded Mobile County Probate Court in January 2009, damaging documents at the Government Street building that holds records including marriage licenses and voting materials.