Conecuh County News

Last year the New Year's Eve Moonpie hoisting sparked somewhat of a poetry reading at Mobile's City Council.

The Ansley surname is not a common one in Covington County, but a few current residents do wear it.

Just two years after hitting a record low, the unemployment rate in Alabama climbed to 10.9 percent in October, the highest it has been in more than 25 years, state officials announced Friday.

Love holiday eating? If so, why not shop and eat locally for Thanksgiving, Christmas and any other upcoming holiday celebrations and feasts? Our pal Amanda at Food Revival has a great list of farms and shops that sell organic or sustainably raised turkeys and vegetables.

Since 2000, a swath of timberland outside of Evergreen, county seat of Conecuh County, has been the hottest oil and gas pay dirt in Alabama.

Covington County Probate Judge Ben Bowden yesterday ordered a Conecuh County attorney to spend 24 hours in jail for contempt.

A Ford Expedition rolled over on Conecuh County Road 21 early this morning, killing a 27-year-old man, Alabama State Troopers said.

Four days after a special judge ruled that Mayor Larry Fluker had lost his runoff last October, Fluker remained in office Friday conducting duties as usual, while the declared winner couldn't find a local judge to swear him in.

At his car business in Evergreen Pete Wolfe is in the driver's seat to become the city's next mayor.

Pete Wolff III has been declared mayor of the city of Evergreen in a ruling today in Conecuh County Circuit Court by retired Mobile County Circuit Judge Edward McDermott.

The Murder Creek Lake Project, PDF touted as a potential tourist attraction and economic boon for southwest Alabama, remains on hold as cash-poor Conecuh County looks for up to $1.5 million to pay for required studies.

This satelite photo taken Sunday, August 16, 2009 shows Tropical Storm Claudette over the Gulf of Mexico.

Municipal Judge John Brock could lose his law license after he pleaded guilty to perjury Thursday in connection with the mishandling of a $3.2 million estate case.

A 64-year-old woman and her 35-year-old son have pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges in the killing of the woman's husband in what authorities describe as a murder for hire case.

EVERGREEN - A 64-year-old woman and her 35-year-old son have pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges in the killing of the woman's husband in what authorities describe as a murder for hire case.

EVERGREEN - A 64-year-old woman and her 35-year-old son have pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges in the killing of the woman's husband in what authorities describe as a murder for hire case.

EVERGREEN - A 64-year-old woman and her 35-year-old son have pleaded not guilty to capital murder charges in the killing of the woman's husband in what authorities describe as a murder for hire case.

The Alabama Court of Criminal Appeals has upheld the conviction of Sherrie Reid Phillips, former probate judge of Covington County.

Limestone County District Attorney Kristi Valls, one of three female district attorneys in the state, has been named president of the Alabama District Attorneys Association.

One of the key witnesses in last year's case against former Covington County Probate Judge Sherrie Phillips has filed a civil lawsuit against the former judge and others involved in the case that led to Phillips' conviction on charges of criminal theft and ethics charges.