Bay Minette News

BAY MINETTE, Ala. -- A Foley man was charged with first-degree robbery after taking money from a car wash and hiding it in a box at the neighboring Walmart store, police said today.

A man charged with killing a worker and wounding five others in the Orlando engineering firm where he once worked has been denied bond.

The Baldwin County Drug Task Force will use $465,705 in economic stimulus funds to help the unit investigate, arrest and prosecute drug offenders.

Alpin Hong is a very cool guy and a joy to chat with, as ArtBeat learned during a recent long-distance conversation with the concert pianist.

A life sentence was handed down today for a Bay Minette man convicted of sexually assaulting the young daughter of a woman he was dating.

Baldwin District Attorney Candidates - Bay Minette Alabama - WKRG.com : "BAY MINETTE, Alabama - Some harsh criticism has been leveled at the Baldwin County District Attorney's office since the acquittal of Eric Buzby--charged with murder in the death of Spanish Fort service station owner Bobby Wilson.

Stanley Walker, 71, is charged with participating in a scheme that swindled two Foley residents of over $1 million.

The Baldwin County Commission voted 3-0 this morning to oppose a potential new private landfill in this city.

Baldwin County is a step closer to a second permanent child advocacy center with the awarding of a $90,000 grant by Impact 100 to CARE House.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 11:34 p.m. BAY MINETTE A 52-year-old ele-mentary school principal has died three weeks after contracting an illness doctors said was swine flu.

Oct. 29 - Expressions of grief for Leah Ann Overstreet, the beloved principal of Delta Elementary School are coming in many forms.

Two Baldwin County High students were injured in an accident Wednesday while working on an HVAC unit at the North Baldwin Center for Technology in Bay Minette, an education system official said today.

Oct. 28 - A Baldwin County community is mourning the death of Delta Elementary School Principal Leah Ann Overstreet, 52.

Alabama Gov. Bob Riley and Mississippi Gov. Haley Barbour have scheduled a press conference for Monday to announce the launch of an aerospace alliance.

The governors of Alabama, Louisiana and Mississippi have announced the launch of an alliance designed to create an aerospace and aviation corridor from Panama City, Fla., to Louisiana.

Staff cuts hit Baldwin bands - al.com : "Several rounds of staffing cuts have taken a heavy toll on Baldwin County school band programs, with directors and assistants in many schools among those laid off, education officials said.

The governors of Alabama and Mississippi plan to try to rally support for a plan to turn a four-state region along the Gulf of Mexico into an Aerospace Alliance.

The man who killed his stepfather in a hunting accident has been charged with criminally negligent homicide.

Oct. 21 - The competition for the contract to build a fleet of air force refueling tankers is about to heat up again.

Hunting accident ends in arrest - al.com : "BAY MINETTE a ' The man who killed his stepfather in a January hunting accident was booked into jail Sunday on a misdemeanor criminally negligent homicide charge, Baldwin County authorities said.