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Sponsoring a luncheon at the National Association of Sports Commissions' event symposium in Oklahoma City in early April, the city unveiled its first promotional video marketing the under-construction, $27 million Foley Sports Tourism Complex.

Councilmen Fred Richardson and Levon Manzie recognize that other areas of the city are in need of sidewalks after the City Council endorses a project -- funded locally by private money -- along Old Shell Road in the village of Spring Hill.

The Mobile County Health Department celebrated a new partnership with the Mobile County school system on Wednesday with the grand opening of the Family Health clinic on Dauphin Island Parkway.

The man accused of shooting another around the corner from the victim’s home is still in jail after a judge set his bail amount at $100,000.

Baldwin County Engineer Cal Markert discussed the 11 roads with the Baldwin County Commission during the commission's work session Tuesday.

A student at USA reported being abducted and sexually assaulted on Wednesday, according to USA officials.

Officials with Alabama Gulf Coast Zoo are preparing to kick-start stalled efforts to move the facility and its roughly 600 animals to a new location north of the Intracoastal Waterway.

The University of South Alabama is promoting a day of service all over the country to show that alumni care about their communities and want to serve them under the Jaguar banner.

Two people died at local hospitals in recent weeks after they apparently ingested Marijuana Analog, also known as Spice, according to the Mobile Police Department. In recent weeks, area hospitals have seen a sharp increase in the number of life-threatening Spice episodes, police said.

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