RANDOM ACTS OF KINDNESS Do something nice for someone you know or don't know. Do something nice for someone in your family. Do something in your community to help a school. Do something nice for someone who helps others — a teacher, law enforcement, fireman, or military personnel. Encourage people who create music, art or short stories and make the world a better place. Pass this message on so others too can enjoy the joy of giving and caring!
Following up on our recent coverage, Fairhope City Council members secretly pushed through costly legal moves while hiding the truth from taxpayers. Records show how officials completely ignored a unanimous Supreme Court ruling just to protect their own disastrous decisions. The Ripp Report shines a light on the backroom deals they desperately tried to hide.
Continuing our investigation into county development, local planners are allowing reckless growth to steamroll right over local infrastructure. Internal reports reveal how uncoordinated zoning decisions and private sewer deals created a ticking time bomb for coastal residents. Can anyone stop this out-of-control machine before our communities completely collapse?
Continuing our coverage of Fairhope’s legal blunders, Council President Jack Burrell and former Mayor Tim Kant dragged the city into an endless loop of costly litigation. Court transcripts prove city leaders created bogus regulations after the fact to block legitimate property development. Discover how council leadership spent eleven years running in circles on the taxpayers' dime.
Following up on our Catalyst investigation, political insiders in Daphne moved quickly to stack local government with hand-picked puppets. Documents expose how high-ranking operatives secretly maneuvered candidates into vacant seats to keep total control over Baldwin County. Our investigation exposes the shadow network deciding who really runs local councils.
Continuing our probe into city hall mismanagement, former Mayor Tim Kant and council leaders gambled with millions in taxpayer funds on losing court battles. Sworn court testimony reveals how city officials hid massive insurance problems while claiming bad legal deals were actually victories. Find out how close Fairhope came to financial ruin under these corrupt high-stakes gamblers.
City officials actively protected a violent bar owner from criminal prosecution to shield their own political interests. Court filings and surveillance footage show prosecutor Marcus McDowell intentionally botched legal paperwork to drop serious assault charges. Read the shocking truth behind the local elite who cover up crimes over drinks.
Continuing our investigation into systemic obstruction, the Catalyst faction on council repeatedly sabotaged city budgets to serve wealthy special interests. Leaked records expose direct deals between airport board members and political operatives demanding million-dollar private hangars. We break down the corrupt machine pulling the strings behind city hall.
State ethics officials and legal watchdog agencies completely abandoned their duty, allowing systemic corruption to run wild across Alabama. Financial documents reveal how key regulators received private tuition payouts and provided get-out-of-jail-free advisory letters to political allies. Why are corrupt politicians allowed to drive state government straight off a cliff?