Fourth person dies from Flomaton wreck
Edward Bradford, 80, of Pensacola, has become the fourth fatality of a Flomaton car wreck that occured Aug. 31. Bradford died Friday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Pensacola, according to…
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Labor Day traffic heavy on Alabama beaches, but off from previous years
On the last day of what many consider the unofficial end of summer — the last big hurrah for businesses along Alabama’s Gulf Coast — the beaches were full but…
Former Baldwin administrator, circuit judge want to help Hobson City get stimulus money
Anniston native Jim Meads, Rick Eckert and Thomas Norton met with the Hobson City Town Council to discuss plans to obtain stimulus Eckert is a former city administrator for Baldwin…
Atmore man slapped with several hunting violations
Clinton Earl Philyaw was hit with several fines last week stemming from hunting violations earlier this year.
On Aug. 30, Philyaw pleaded guilty to charges of hunting after dark, hunting from…
Gulf Shores man accused of tying up woman with phone cord, then beating and sexually abusing her
BAY MINETTE — A man acquitted of rape and kidnapping in 2004 is facing similar charges stemming from an alleged assault on a woman last month in Foley.
Mark Anthony…
Bad economy, Baldwin County growth fuel jump in food stamp requests
Since the economy hit the skids, a growing Baldwin County has experienced a jump in requests for food benefits over the past year, according to local officials with the Alabama…
Continuance granted in manslaughter case of Perdido man
The driving under the influence case of a Perdido man charged with the death of a passenger has been continued. Christopher Hadley, 42, appeared Aug. 26 before Circuit Judge Robert…
Mobile man pleads after shooting up ex’s Fairhope home with her, kids and other man inside
Mobile resident Charles M. Sullivan, 43, accused of repeatedly shooting a rifle around his former girlfriend’s home in 2007, received probation last month after entering a plea agreement on a…
Trial delayed in Silverhill slaying
The trial of Amen Wellock, one of five people accused in the 2009 death of Robert Aitcheson, has been delayed.
Wellock had been scheduled to be in court Tuesday but…
Man pleads guilty to drug possession
A man accused in a cocaine trafficking case pleaded guilty last week to amended charges of cocaine possession in two cases in Baldwin County Circuit Court.
Error in ADEM review of landfill indicated arsenic; other testing continues
BAY MINETTE, Alabama — An enforcement letter ordering future action to correct arsenic detected in groundwater tested at Magnolia Landfill came from misinterpreted data, according to officials.
Baldwin County Public Schools eye $257 million budget for 2011
LOXLEY, Alabama — Even with an additional $23.5 million expected from the new 1-cent sales tax, Baldwin County Public Schools will operate on a budget reduced by $8.7 million in…
Mullet festival to go on without mullet
Submitted photoParticipants dance to band music at the 2009 Perdido Bay Mullet Festival. The 2010 festival is Monday. LILLIAN, Alabama — Even without its namesake, the 24th annual Perdido Bay…
Swimming advisory lifted at Spanish Cove Pier
The Alabama Department of Public Health on Saturday lifted a swimming advisory for Perdido Bay at the Spanish Cove Pier in Lillian.
Samples collected on Friday indicated that enterococci levels at…
Preliminary report by incoming Baldwin County DA not made public yet
The incoming Baldwin County district attorney who drew fire over a contract to study court caseloads has filed a preliminary report and submitted two requests for payment, according to the…
Seafood quality still concern for many after Gulf oil spill
The Perdido Bay Mullet Festival in Lillian has endured two postponements and one cancellation in its quarter-century history, but the BP PLC oil spill has left organizers with a new…
Fewer cars on the road another sign of oil spill impact
Traffic counts this summer on highways leading to Baldwin County beaches were down by thousands of cars compared to last year, yet another indication of the oil spill’s impact on…
