Bay Minette News

People across Alabama took time over the three-day holiday weekend to pause to remember the sacrifices made by those who serve in the country's military.

After a year in flux, the Columbus Municipal School District has a new superintendent, Board President Tommy Prude announced Saturday afternoon, declining to release the name of the chosen candidate.

Dr. Pamela Taylor Henson speaks to an audience of Columbus Municipal School District board members and Columbus citizens Thursday evening during her interview for the district's superintendent position at Brandon Central Services.

Tom Sisk of Bay Minette in Baldwin County was selected to be the new superintendent of Limestone County school district .

MOBILE, Alabama -- A 15-bed inpatient mental health program recently opened at North Baldwin Infirmary for the short-term treatment of those 55 and older with behavioral issues stemming from illnesses that include dementia and depression.

Monday Steve Nodine's defense argued the murder charge against him should be dismissed for prosecutorial misconduct.

Four students were taken to North Baldwin Infirmary Monday morning after a bus accident between Bay Minette and Stapleton.

A Baldwin County sheriff's deputy leads a handcuffed Stephen Nodine to the Baldwin County Corrections Center on Monday, May 24, 2010, in Bay Minette, Alabama.

After three full days of music, 35,000 fans on a steady rotation and picture-perfect weather, closing headliner the Dave Matthews Band took the stage with everything the Hangout Music Fest had left to offer spread out on the beach as far as the eye could see.

Kenneth Moore was pronounced dead early Wednesday at the scene of a two-vehicle wreck near Fountain Prison north of Atmore, NorthEscambia.com reports .

It's one of the most popular fishing spots in Orange Beach but safety concerns have forced the state to fence off the area under Perdido Pass Bridge.

Bay Shore Construction of Bay Minette has 365 days to complete the new 26,174-square foot physical education facility, a new 6,818-square foot boys' PE facility, renovation to a 5,949-square foot girls' PE facility, renovations to the 630-square foot shop building and miscellaneous site work on the AHS campus.

U.S. Attorney Kenyen Brown announced Friday, May 11, 2012, that his office would not seek criminal charges against Baldwin County officials who installed security cameras that record sound.

After a year of transition, the city school board met last week to review superintendent resumes, swiftly choosing from 20 applicants to four preferred candidates.

Prosecutors said Wednesday there could soon be more arrests in the burglary ring that led up to the death of a 17-year-old girl last month.

"RELIGIOUS -- The exercises at the Catholic church in this city on Sunday were quite interesting, and the building was crowded to its fullest extent to witness the conferment of the holy order of priesthood on Wm.

With one of the last segments of a 29-mile walking and cycling trail through the Eastern Shore nearing completion, organizers are looking at ways to extend the route to other areas of Baldwin County.

Daniel Parnell appears in court for a hearing Thursday, May 3, 2012, in Bay Minette, Ala.

MOBILE, Alabama -- Police have identified a driver killed in a one-vehicle crash as Corey Ladd Jones, 34, of Bay Minette, officials said today in a news release.

The search for missing man David Dill, who told his wife early Monday that he was going for a swim and disappeared, ended when his wife found him at a Waffle House in Bay Minette, according to a report by WALA-TV10. Baldwin County sheriff's spokesman Maj.