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07/09/11 A south Baldwin County man apparently killed himself today after attempting to kill his wife, the Sheriff's Office said in a news release.
07/09/11 ELBERTA, Alabama - Elberta man tries to kill wife before shooting himself to death. Baldwin County Sheriff's investigators say an Elberta man tried to kill his wife before killing himself. It happened around 9:30 this morning at a home on Daw Road in Elberta. Elberta Police arrived to find that Evelyn Polk had been stabbed in the chest and back. She was flown to the hospital where she is listed ...
07/09/11 ELBERTA, Alabama - Authorities in Baldwin County are investigating an attemped murder-suicide. Police say an Elberta man attacked his wife with a knife while she was still asleep Saturday morning. Eveyln Polk was stabbed multiple times in the head and chest. Evelyn managed to escape and run to a neighbor's house to call 911, but before police could arrive, her husband pullled a gun and shot ...
07/08/11 ELBERTA, Alabama -- Becky Holliday will be remembered today with a memorial service, but one continuing legacy for the former director of the Baldwin County Heritage Museum is the Elberta facility itself, Ralph Veller, museum board chairman said.
07/06/11 ELBERTA, Alabama - A familiar sight in Baldwin County. Another forest fire, putting firefighters back on the frontline. According to the Alabama Department of Forestry, this is the 12th wildfire in Baldwin County within the last week. This one was just South of Elberta near Wolf Bay. A plume of smoke rises from a stand of trees and volunteer firefighters are called into action again to battle ...
06/30/11 MOBILE, Alabama - Emergency blood drives have been set up across Mobile & Baldwin counties to ease need this holiday weekend. Have you donated blood recently? If not, now is a great time to help save a life. LifeSouth Blood Centers say there is an emergency need for Type O blood here on the Gulf Coast. Busy holiday weekends often mean an increased need because of car accidents and other ...
06/27/11 PENSACOLA, Florida - The fire is burning in an area known as Jones Swamp. Crews have the fire contained, but not yet under control. 11:50 p.m. The fire is burning in an area known as Jones Swamp. Crews have the fire contained, but not yet under control. 7:30 p.m. The fire is contained but not under control. Firefighters will remain on scene all night. Crews have reopened Highway 98 between ...
06/26/11 PENSACOLA, Florida - Firefighters in the Florida panhandle have contained a 170 acre wildfire burning in the Jones Swamp off Fairfield Drive in West Pensacola...but haven't gotten the blaze under control yet. Firefighters are still battling a 170 acre wildfire off Fairfield Drive in West Pensacola tonight. The fire is burning in an area known as Jones Swamp. Crews have the fire contained, but ...
06/24/11 ELBERTA, Alabama - Thives steal more than 100-thousand dollars worth of equipment from South Baldwin County farms. First the drought...now thieves! Farmers in South Baldwin County just can't seem to catch a break. In Elbertal, thieves have stolen more than 100-thousand dollars worth of farm equipment from at least five Elberta-area farms: aluminum irrigation pipes, brass valves, fittings ...
06/23/11 Ralph F. Lucas, 76, of Verbena passed away Sunday, June 19, 2011 at his residence.
05/25/11 FOLEY, Ala. and ORANGE BEACH, Ala. -The South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce did not merge Wednesday, as the Gulf Coast Chamber only received around a 65 percent approval for the proposed consolidation.
05/23/11 BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- A man accused of impersonating a police officer waived his arraignment in Baldwin County Circuit Court last week. Sean Christopher Scott, 32, entered a not guilty plea to the charge.
05/22/11 FOLEY, Ala. and GULF SHORES, Ala. - Area businesses will decide the fate next week of two local chambers of commerce as members vote on the proposed merger of the South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and the Alabama Gulf Coast Area Chamber of Commerce.
05/17/11 Update (5/16/2011, 11:09 a.m.): The Baldwin County Public Schools system announced that it met its goal -- and exceeded it, raising $30,074.51 for Tuscaloosa school children.
04/30/11 The Holocaust Days of Remembrance, an annual memorial for the victims of the genocide of World War II, begins throughout the nation on Sunday. In Mobile tomorrow evening, a prayer service for all faiths, and with participation by area schools, is being held at Ahavas Chesed Synagogue in west Mobile.
04/29/11 BAY MINETTE, Alabama -- Former Elberta Police Chief Mickey Pledger, charged with shooting into the town';s police station early this year, waived his preliminary hearing Thursday morning in Baldwin County District Court. The case will proceed to a grand jury. Pledger, 56, of Spanish Fort is accused of shooting into an occupied building, filing a false report and tampering with evidence.
04/26/11 MOBILE, Alabama - Texting while driving has been the cause of thousands of crashes around the country. But one study claims banning texting and driving may actually make things worse. April is National Distracted Drivers Awareness Month, and the Mobile City Council is taking notice. On Tuesday the council is discussing a possible ban on texting while driving in the city limits. Elberta, Spanish ...
04/25/11 The family medicine cabinet is one of the biggest sources of pharmaceutical drug abuse, especially by teens and young adults, according to a Drug Enforcement Agency official. To prevent abuse and to rid homes of potentially dangerous expired, unused and unwanted prescription drugs, the DEA in conjunction with Baldwin County law enforcement is taking part in "National Prescription Drug Take-Back ...
04/12/11 FOLEY, Ala. - South Baldwin Chamber of Commerce and Alabama Gulf Coast Area CHamber of Commerce representatives gave a rundown of a possible merger to chamber members on Thursday and why they think a merger would help strengthen the area.
04/10/11 FOLEY, Alabama -- Steven Jones could have been the next generation of a vicious cycle. Jones was born into a family that had long suffered from substance abuse, and he appeared to be on a similar path of destruction during middle school, battling discipline and attendance issues. |
