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Southwest Alabama schools get money for anti-smoking efforts

Nov 20, 2008 5:27 pm

Student anti-tobacco groups from four local schools received a $28,000 check from the Alabama Department of Public Health today that will allow them to continue to discourage their peers from smoking....

Power failure hits north, central Baldwin County

Nov 20, 2008 4:16 pm

More than 12,000 homes and businesses in north and central Baldwin County were without electricity for more than an hour this morning after a switch failure disrupted power feeds, according to utility...

Reports of driver pullovers in Baldwin County, Ala., checked for possible police impersonator

Nov 20, 2008 12:36 pm

Law enforcement officials urged drivers to exercise caution after two women in Baldwin County reported being pulled over this week by someone impersonating a police officer. The Sheriff's Office...

In Baldwin County, Ala., Family, friends celebrate Brianna Parish

Nov 20, 2008 12:34 pm

DAPHNE -- Tears, laughter and music marked a Wednesday event honoring the life of 21-year-old homicide victim Brianna Parish, whose body was found last week in a secluded ditch near the Daphne pub...

State of Alabama to schools: Checks not in the mail

Nov 20, 2008 12:33 pm

For the second time in as many months, state schools Superintendent Joe Morton notified local school superintendents that the state will be late in sending out its monthly funds. And, Morton sa...

Tomorrow's forecast today for southwest Alabama

Nov 19, 2008 10:57 pm

Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy. Seasonably mild. Highs mid-60s to low 70s. Lows low 30s to mid-40s. Rain chance less than 5 percent Thurday and Thusday night.Thursday: Sunny to partly cloudy. Seas...

Baldwin school board planning to approve $25 million loan Thursday

Nov 19, 2008 10:04 pm

The Baldwin County Board of Education is prepared to take out a $25 million line of credit at its meeting Thursday to pay teachers before the holidays and cover funding shortfalls from the state. It...

Waste hauler, mowing contractor seek fuel-related increases; council unsympathetic

Nov 19, 2008 10:01 pm

GULF SHORES, Ala. -- Elected officials earlier this week rejected a request by Allied Waste Services to raise monthly residential garbage rates by $2 and indicated that they are unlikely to vote for a...

Foley names Joseph Darby new fire chief

Nov 19, 2008 9:58 pm

The Foley City Council hired Joseph Darby as the new fire chief. Darby, who is now a battalion chief with the city of Auburn Fire Department and chief of the Stillwaters Volunteer Fire & Rescue, w...

Baldwin officials investigate possible police impersonation

Nov 19, 2008 9:57 pm

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office is investigating a possible police impersonation incident that took place in the Spanish Fort area on Tuesday evening, according to a media release. A woman was ...

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