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South Alabama is a term used to describe various parts of southern Alabama. Its usage does not however reflect a strictly defined geographic region. The most general description of the area would be all Alabama counties south of the Black Belt.

However, the largest population center of Mobile, Alabama, often makes the argument that South Alabama refers only to the extreme southernmost parts of Alabama. This is reflected in the name of the University of South Alabama, located in Mobile.

Following that usage, South Alabama is properly applied only to the two counties which border the Gulf of Mexico and Mobile Bay: Baldwin County and Mobile County. The area is characterized by extensive wetlands, but also by long, sandy beaches which are very conducive to tourism. Many deluxe golf courses have been developed in the area in recent decades.

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U.S. House takes up oil spill legislation that would remove $75 million cap

Jul 30, 2010 7:20 pm

WASHINGTON -- The House has begun debate on a bill to boost safety standards for offshore drilling and remove a $75 million cap on economic liability for oil spills...

Swim advisory lifted for Alabama beaches as conditions improve after oil spill

Jul 30, 2010 4:46 pm

MONTGOMERY, Ala. -- The Alabama Department of Public Health says conditions have improved at beaches in Baldwin and Mobile counties, and swimming advisories are bei...

BP hires James Lee Witt, former FEMA director, to help coastal communities in wake of oil spill

Jul 30, 2010 3:52 pm

BP PLC announced today that it has hired Witt Associates -- named for CEO James Lee Witt, the former FEMA director -- to support BP's work to restore Gulf ...

Cleanup process continues on Baldwin County beaches

Jul 30, 2010 2:07 pm

While the amount of oil observed in the Gulf and on local beaches has declined, cleanup efforts will not be cut back until the sand and water are as clean as they w...

Baldwin County restaurants disappointed in failure of cleanup worker catering plan

Jul 30, 2010 1:00 pm

Chris Sherrill said he and other business owners began working on what they called the Restaurants of Opportunity plan in late April. It took until July 12 to get t...

BP begins downsizing oil cleanup crews

Jul 30, 2010 12:30 pm

The number of local people working on recovery efforts had declined significantly from its height a couple of weeks ago: 1,099 people were cleaning Alabama beaches ...

Video: Lakeside Steel to build new pipe mill in Thomasville

Jul 30, 2010 12:00 pm

The Canadian firm is likely to be followed by several suppliers, companies that would process steel and finished piped, Lakeside Chief Executive Officer Ron Bedard ...

Baldwin County sheriff asks for $20 million for department

Jul 30, 2010 11:30 am

Baldwin County Sheriff Huey "Hoss" Mack asked county commissioners for $20 million to run his department next year, but $2.1 million could be cut if reven...

Editorial: BP has broken enough promises

Jul 30, 2010 10:30 am

TAKE YOUR promises and shove 'em, BP. From what we've seen, they're not worth much anyway. View full size(AP Photo/Simon ...

Seeking oil spill work, homeless fill Gulf Coast shelters

Jul 30, 2010 10:00 am

The director of the homeless service center 15 Place in downtown Mobile calls them "rainbow chasers" -- unemployed, sometimes unemployable, people who&...

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