Derrick Dearman found guilty in 5 Citronelle murders, jury recommends execution
Derrick Dearman, the man charged with killing five people, one of whom was a pregnant women, and kidnapping his estranged girlfriend and an unrelated infant, has been found guilty of 10 counts of...
View ArticleDerrick Dearman to face death penalty hearing in October
Derrick Dearman, who killed five people and an unborn baby with an ax and gun in Aug. 2016, will be formally sentenced during a death penalty hearing Oct. 12. The hearing comes a little less than a...
View ArticleDerrick Dearman to face final death penalty hearing
Dearrick Dearman, the man who killed five people and one unborn baby during a meth-induced killing spree in Citronelle more than two years ago, will be formally sentenced in Mobile Friday afternoon....
View ArticleDerrick Dearman joins 179 inmates on Alabama's Death Row
On Monday morning Derrick Dearman, the Citronelle man that murdered five people and an unborn baby, will become the newest member of Alabama's Death Row. The exclusive club is spread out over three...
View ArticleDozens of Pay-As-You-Go projects on Mobile ballot
More than a hundred projects are included in the program in both Mobile County and cities in the county, like Mobile, Prichard, and Citronelle. If the program is approved, Airport Boulevard would be...
View ArticleAlabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa prays with boy battling brain cancer
A 10-year-old boy got the surprise of a lifetime on Friday, October 30, from his favorite football player - Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa. Sid Hobbs, of Citronelle, is battling brain cancer for...
View ArticleCitronelle fire claims life
Shortly before 5 a.m. today emergency crews were dispatched to a fire at a home north of Citronelle that claimed the life of a local resident. According to Citronelle Fire Chief Johnny Simison, the...
View ArticleWoman found dead in Citronelle was shot before her home was set on fire
The Mobile County Sheriff's Office said a woman found dead in a burned out trailer was shot before her home was set on fire. Investigators believe the body is that of 35-year-old Candy Jansen Newburn.
View ArticleCitronelle Christmas parade moved to Dec. 8
The date of the annual Citronelle Christmas parade, originally scheduled for this Saturday, Dec. 1, has been changed to Saturday, Dec. 8, according to city officials.
View ArticleAlabama School Will Perform Elf Jr. With Largest Child Cast of a Broadway Jr....
Over 500 North Mobile county children from McDavid-Jones Elementary School in Citronelle will make history when they perform a production of Elf The Musical JR.on December 5th on the Citronelle High...
View ArticleSuspect sought after body found in burned-out home
A suspect has been named as part of a homicide case that saw a body discovered in the burned-out remains of a home in Citronelle mid-November. Mobile County Sheriff's Office said Thursday it would not...
View ArticleNewburn is accused of shooting his sister before setting her home on fire.
The man accused of shooting his sister-in-law then setting her Citronelle house on fire had his bond set during a hearing in Mobile Monday. Jason Newburn, 25, was granted a $200,000 bond for the murder...
View ArticleQuiz: Most Adults Can't Pass This Basic 3rd Grade Test. Can You?
Questions from 3rd grade aren't THAT hard... are they?
View ArticleQUIZ: Can You Name These Pieces Of Military Equipment?
Can you tell a mortar from a MOAB?
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