Baldwin County News

The summer blooms are out in force in this pitcher plant bog owned by the Weeks Bay Foundation.

Baldwin County Commissioner Tucker Dorsey and Lee Lawson, president and chief executive officer of the Baldwin County Economic Development Alliance, meet with an Airbus supplier during the first day of the 2013 Paris Air Show.

A Robertsdale man who was arrested in February on possession of child pornography charges wants a judge to lower his $201,000 bond.

Hancock Bank announced last month that there would be layoffs in Alabama, as well as other states in the Gulf Coast region.

Finding tar balls linked to the BP oil spill isn't difficult on some Gulf Coast beaches, but the company and the government say it isn't common enough to keep sending out the crews that patrolled the sand for three years in Alabama, Florida and Mississippi.

Guy Busby, a Mobile Press-Register reporter and columnist from 1987 to 2012, explores coverage by the Press-Register during with Civil War years.

MOBILE, Ala. Kids from Mobile and Baldwin County got the chance to learn from the best football coaches for the best price--free! The first NCAA Football Youth Clinic was held at Municipal Park Saturday morning.

Balloon pilots take to the sky over Baldwin County during the 9th Annual Gulf Coast Hot Air Balloon Festival on Saturday, June 15, 2013.

The commission will vote on whether a portion of precinct 30, which includes the Greater Fairhope and West Fish River areas, should be apart of precinct 43, which includes the Marlow Fish River area.

Enjoy the floating works of art as they grace the skies of South Baldwin County on Friday and Saturday morning*.

Southern Airways Express is set to transform travel along Alabama's Gulf Coast Friday when its first 9-seater Cessna lands at Jack Edwards National Airport just after 2 p.m. "Not only do we expect to bring vacationers to the Alabama beaches, but we also hope to provide local residents and business people in Baldwin and Mobile counties with a quick ... (more)

He detailed how he, a friend others happened upon a burning car on Interstate 65 in Baldwin County and how they feverishly tried to save the driver's life.

GULF SHORES, Alabama -- While sargassum is a common sight along the Alabama Gulf Coast, over the last few weeks Baldwin County's shoreline has been blanketed with what some are calling an unprecedented amount of the seaweed, prompting officials to act.

Dr. Josiah Nott, founder of the Medical College of Alabama, demonstrated insight beyond his time when it came to hypothesizing about the causes of yellow fever but racist beliefs common for his era.

SPANISH FORT, Ala. The hurricane season is well underway and food banks are working to make sure they are well stocked in case a hurricane hits.

U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, announced his resignation May 23. Bonner, whose resignation is effective Aug. 15, plans to take a Dorsey, a Republican, said he does have plans to run for the seat at some point, but he does not think this is the right time for him.

Beaches in Gulf Shores were closed after several drowning deaths during hazardous beach conditions Monday.

An effort by a Charlottesville, Va., company to put a wind farm in Baldwin County might be coming to a grinding halt.

Two Mobile residents were arrested in Daphne Monday night as a result of an investigation into their alleged involvement in a fraudulent call-in drug prescription scheme, according to a news release.

Officials say William H. Moore of Jonesboro died Monday when he tried swimming to a woman who was having trouble staying afloat near the Gulf State Pier.