Spanish Fort News

Hurricane Insurance Initiative set Tuesday - al.com : "The Homeowners Hurricane Insurance Initiative will hold a follow-up community meeting with south Baldwin County legislators at 7 p.m. Tuesday.

Baldwin District Attorney Candidates - Bay Minette Alabama - WKRG.com : "BAY MINETTE, Alabama - Some harsh criticism has been leveled at the Baldwin County District Attorney's office since the acquittal of Eric Buzby--charged with murder in the death of Spanish Fort service station owner Bobby Wilson.

Nov. 3 - For the first time since Eric Buzbee was found not guilty in the brutal beating death of Bobby Wilson, Wilson's family is speaking out.

The daughter of slain Spanish Fort businessman Arthur "Bobby" Wilson said today that her family grew frustrated with how prosecutors tried the Leslie Eric Buzbee capital murder case -- especially that District Attorney Judy Newcomb was not the state's lead lawyer.

The Coast Guard rescued four seamen after a 70-foot-long tugboat sank in Mobile Bay early Saturday morning, a spokesman said.

JASPER, Alabama - A judge has ruled that bingo halls in Walker County that use electronic player stations are illegal and has ordered the halls shut down immediately.

'Walkable' cities plans discussed - al.com : "SPANISH FORT a ' About two dozen officials from cities on both sides of Mobile Bay talked Thursday about how to make the entire area a nicer place to walk or bike through, and a safer place to raise children.

It was a chilly day that only got colder as the night came to the Florida panhandle this past Saturday.

Oct. 19 - Testimony continued Monday in the murder case against Eric Buzbee. Buzbee is accused of killing Spanish Fort gas station owner Bobby Wilson, in 2007.

LeFlore football player Timothy Robinson has shown promising signs of recovery in the last few days, family spokesman Jakki Able said today.

Oct. 14 - The family of a football player says it is holding onto hope. Timothy Robinson, 17, went into a coma Friday night after he took a hit during the football game between Leflore High School and Spanish Fort High School.

Baldwin County Sheriff's Deputies were called to a home off Highway 225 North of Spanish Fort for a shooting.

A 45-year-old man was being treated at the University of South Alabama Medical Center tonight for a shotgun wound to the upper body after what Baldwin County deputies said was a domestic dispute at a home north of Spanish Fort.

An August Press-Register file photo shows Timothy Robinson of LeFlore High School.

A LeFlore football player underwent emergency brain surgery after suffering a concussion near the end of the Rattlers' victory over Spanish Fort.

Oct. 8 -- The third trial for accused murderer Eric Buzbee has begun in Bay Minette.

To read the jury questionnaire click here . 5:25 p.m. -Prosecutors want to call a doctor to testify about sexual fetishes during the Thomas trial.

Baldwin County Music Teachers Association presents Jerry Alan Bush, Ph.D., professor of music and coordinator of keyboard studies at the University of South Alabama in a lecture and recital, "The Golden Era of the Piano," at 3 p.m. Nov.

Oct. 2 a ' A Baldwin County judge has denied a motion to dismiss charges against Eric Buzbee.

The recession is forcing more education cuts for local school systems. Alabama Governor Bob Riley announced Tuesday the new state education budget that takes effect Thursday is being cut seven and a half percent.