DAPHNE – With costs increasing, city officials are looking at ways to keep the Daphne recycling program. With markets for recyclable materials drying up, it now cost more than twice as much to recycle paper, plastic and aluminum collected in Daphne than it would to send the items to the Baldwin County landfill, City Council members said. more

A car loaded with drugs was seized from a transport vehicle during a routine traffic stop Tuesday approximately two miles east of the Wilcox Road exit of Interstate 10. According to a release … more

FAIRHOPE – Paul M. Gaston, a Fairhope native and longtime history professor and author, who credited his long connection with Fairhope with his commitment to civil rights activism, died Friday in Virginia at the age of 91. more

FAIRHOPE – Repairs to a water main on US 98 are expected to be completed by Friday city officials said Monday. Until the repairs are completed, residents in Rock Creek subdivision and surrounding areas may experience low water pressure. more

FAIRHOPE -- The Alabama Department of Public Health has lifted a public swimming advisory for the waters of Mobile Bay at the Fairhope Public Beach. more

MONTGOMERY, Alabama — After a meeting with Coastal Alabama Community College faculty, staff and leadership on Thursday, June 20, Alabama Community College System Chancellor Jimmy H. Baker … more

As they scrambled door to door to alert the residents of Key Harbour to run for their lives, Robin Lusk and Janice Curtis were amazed by the number of people who slowed down to stare at the scene but … more

Decades of bad immigration policies have undermined our laws and led to the worst conditions at our border we’ve ever seen. U.S. Border Patrol agents have apprehended a staggering 56,278 … more

In Alabama’s fastest growing county and fastest growing community, change and development are inevitable. The key to dealing with this change is smart growth management. The actions by the city … more

Today’s Onlooker included, what I assume, is the new Baldwin Entertainment Weekly supplement. Well done! This is a huge improvement to the listings mixed in with the paper that was a huge nuisance … more