Perdido News

A 15-year-old Escambia County hunter on a deer drive with friends in dense woods took two "00" pellets to the lower back when one or both of his friends on the hunt fired at a deer that stepped out near him on Thursday in Perdido, authorities said today.

Business owners took a hit and schools closed Tuesday after flash floods dumped a foot of water in the Brewton area in a few hours Monday night, turning downtown streets into fast-moving torrents.

Worsening road conditions led Baldwin County education officials to close Perdido School east of Bay Minette.

JaNay Dawson has been named the Baldwin County Public Schools interim superintendent.

It's always disappointing and sometimes scary when your car or home gets broken into.

Prospects are not promising for fishing over the next few days with wind and cold making it difficult to reach most open-water fishing holes and another cold front forecast to hit the central Gulf Coast Friday.

Dec. 3 - H1N1 vaccine clinics at schools in Baldwin County started Thursday. Pre-Kindergarten through third-grade students were given the mist versions of the vaccine at 17 schools.

The Baldwin County Sheriff's Office arrested seven individuals in connection with three burglaries, officials announced today.

The winter storm is threatening some of the same areas that were damaged during Tropical Storm Ida just three weeks ago.

Bay Minette mayor Jamie Tillery, seen here on Sept. 24, 2009, said it's a "real mystery" why the state is considering a toll road route on the eastern side of Baldwin County.

David Gilchrist Jr. sat in jail for 30 days for a murder at the Oakcrest Lounge that he didn't commit.

Due to Tropical Storm Ida, the following establishments will be closed: Baldwin County Baldwin County will be under curfew from 10p.m. Monday until 5a.m. Tuesday morning.

Signs and banners attached to their boats gave voice to fishermens displeasure with federal fisheries management decisions during a protest at Perido Pass on Saturday that attracted upward of 80 charter and recreational boats.

Just Coasting - al.com : "Most music festivals are all about what happens when the electricity hits the loudspeaker.

Due to Hurricane Ida, the following establishments will be closed: Baldwin County Baldwin County Public Schools Closed Monday Baldwin County Catholic Schools Closed Monday Courthouse Closed Shelter at Colliseum - Open 10am Monday ***Call EMA is you need at ride Voluntary Evac of Low Lying Areas Brats Bus Service Not Running Monday or Tuesday There ...

Baldwin County is under a curfew tonight until five in the morning. But on the other side of the county line, Escambia County, Fla., has not issued one.

Ahh, the martini. That adult beverage served in hundreds of different kinds of recipes, shaken, stirred or chilled.

While Pensacola has been honoring its 450th birthday of late, this past year, Baldwin County has been celebrating its 200th year since being founded.

Frank Brown International Songwriters Festival Celebrates 25 Years : "October 30, 2009 a ' Orange Beach, AL & Perdido Key, FL a ' Starting November 12th and running through the 22nd, more than 100 acclaimed Songwriters will converge on the Florida/Alabama Gulf Coast to celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Frank Brown International Songwriters ...

A 52-year-old elementary school principal has died three weeks after contracting an illness doctors said was swine flu.