BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WBRC) – In Mobile County, Alabama’s third-largest county by population, the probate court’s equivalent archival fund spent about 15 cents for every dollar it collected over a recent four-year period.
In Madison County — home to Huntsville and one of the state’s largest metro areas — the figure was roughly 43 cents per dollar.
In Shelby County, one of the fastest-growing counties in the state, it was about 41 cents…