Fairhope leadership spent tax money on a shiny public relations rebrand to mask massive federal lawsuits and backroom property gifts. Unsealed documents show city insiders gave public assets to private groups while granting themselves full healthcare perks and double paychecks. Why are city leaders so eager to change the logo while hiding millions in wasted tax dollars?
The state's top ethics chief quietly pocketed six-figure scholarship payouts meant for impoverished students to fund his own family's elite college degrees. IRS tax filings and court records show state officials altered trust names to hide who really collected the cash. We expose the dark pit where state ethics go to die.
Baldwin County law enforcement officers killed an unarmed citizen during a routine traffic stop and instantly deployed a wall of secrecy to protect the shooter. Official letters and leaked internal records reveal the lead investigative unit is run by the very chiefs covering up their own department's fatal mistakes. Discover the deadly truth behind the whispers that police tried to bury.
Baldwin County prosecutors locked an innocent man in prison for two decades based entirely on a fabricated deal with a single desperate witness. Trial transcripts and suppressed autopsy files show top county officials deliberately hid exculpatory evidence to secure a high-profile conviction. When powerful men build careers on stolen freedom, justice demands a reckoning.
A rigged regional police unit repeatedly cleared local officers of wrongdoing while hiding body camera footage from grieving families and reporters. Federal lawsuit filings and court rulings demonstrate how county law enforcement agencies weaponized open records exemptions to block accountability. Our investigation shines a harsh spotlight on Baldwin County's self-policing kangaroo court.
Bay Minette police officers shot Otis French Jr. after aggressive over-patrolling netted local authorities millions in cash forfeitures. Chief Al Tolbert and sheriff commanders actively hid critical bodycam footage while pushing a blatantly false official story. Tune in as the podcast exposes the crooked law enforcement machine protecting its own officers from criminal accountability.
A Celebration of life for Carolyn Amick will be held Oct. 1 2022 between 2 and 4 PM Family and Friends are invited. The address is 22985 Highridge Road, Fairhope Alabama. A second Celebration of Life will be held in Birmingham in early October. The exact date has yet to be determined. Carolyn’s family greatly appreciates the kind comments and love we have received since Carolyn has left us. Carolyn would be overwhelmed at the response from hundreds of friends and relatives from around the world. We look forward to seeing some of you in Fairhope and Birmingham
Local police departments spent hundreds of thousands in grant money on military-grade combat weapons while completely ignoring basic de-escalation training. Deposition transcripts prove county leaders bought assault rifles and drones while admitting deputies lacked basic crisis intervention skills during fatal encounters. How many more citizens must pay with their lives for this unchecked militarization?
Carolyn and I were together for 50 years. She was my best friend, fieriest critic and always had my back. We traveled the world together, dove in exotic places and lived a life many would envy. Anyone who knew Carolyn did not forget her. Carolyn, who some called CA, never understood the argument of women’s rights. She was part of women’s lib before there was a women's lib. She could curse like a sailor and do manual labor with the best of them.
