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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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Teledyne Continental Motors lays off 60 workers from Brookley Field plant

Nov 21, 2008 5:20 pm

MOBILE, Ala. -- Teledyne Continental Motors cut 60 jobs Thursday and Friday, as the market for airplane engines and parts continues to deteriorate. Rhett Ross, president of Teledyne Continental, sai...

23 Orange Beach city workers to be laid off with 1-day notice

Nov 21, 2008 12:42 pm

ORANGE BEACH -- This morning, 23 municipal employees will lose their jobs and many others in the weeks to come will see their pay slashed as city officials scramble to make up a $3 million budget...

Baldwin County family in fear if father is freed on bail

Nov 21, 2008 12:39 pm

BAY MINETTE -- Michael Ross said he fears for himself and his two brothers after a judge significantly reduced the more than $1 million bail for Ross' father, who is charged with killing his wife ...

Orange Beach to lay-off 23 in morning, decrease pay for many more

Nov 21, 2008 1:57 am

ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -- Tomorrow morning 23 municipal employees will lose their jobs and many others in the weeks to come will see their pay slashed as city officials scramble to make up a $3 million bu...

Spanish Fort vote on cell tower delayed

Nov 20, 2008 11:32 pm

SPANISH FORT -- After a 90-minute public hearing on a proposed cellular telephone tower on the Causeway, elected leaders postponed a decisive vote this week for the second time in as many months. T...

Daphne Council tables 2009 budget

Nov 20, 2008 11:30 pm

DAPHNE -- Nearly two months after the 2009 fiscal year began, the City Council tabled its $25.7 million budget this week in order to allow time for another meeting between the mayor and council. Cou...

Mobile police: Man robs Compass Bank, caught when he fell through Emogene Street ceiling

Nov 20, 2008 11:18 pm

MOBILE, Ala. -- A man accused of robbing the Compass Bank in west Mobile this morning was apprehended by police after he partially fell through the ceiling of a vacant apartment on Emogene Street, pol...

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