Mobile County Deputies Reported Major Drug Seizure in 2008
In April 2008, Mobile County deputies reported seizing thousands of Ecstasy pills, cocaine, firearms and electronics during an investigation in West Mobile.
Rose Season Arrives in Mobile, and a Wine Buyer Makes His Annual Case for Pink
Rose wines reach the shelves in late spring and vanish by midsummer. In April 2008 a Mobile wine merchant explained how they are made, why they were long dismissed, and…
Mobile Public Library Closes Out Independent Film Series With Jim Haverkamp’s ‘Willow Garden’
The Mobile Public Library wraps up this year's Southern Circuit Tour of Independent Filmmakers on April 29 with a free screening of Jim Haverkamp's 'Willow Garden and Other Short Films.'
‘Where’s Waldo?’ Alabama Republicans Dispute Whether Jill Simpson Was Ever a Player
As the Siegelman prosecution became a national controversy, Alabama Republicans mocked the idea that Jill Simpson, the operative at the center of it, had ever been a figure in state…
Banks, Condos and a Facelift on Bienville Square: Downtown Mobile’s Spring Ledger
A bank taking space in the Athelstan Club, condominiums nearing completion on Dauphin Street and two buildings being restored on Bienville Square marked downtown Mobile's revival in spring 2008.
Jack Burrell Kicks Off a Fairhope Mayoral Campaign at the Pier
Jack Burrell launched his campaign for mayor of Fairhope with a kickoff party at the Yardarm Restaurant at the Fairhope Pier, opening a municipal season that would run to the…
Adam Bourne Runs for Chickasaw City Council on Police, Curfews and ‘the Crown Jewel of Mobile County’
A former Alabama assistant attorney general and industrial development board member announced a run for Chickasaw City Council in 2008, promising more police, a teen curfew and code enforcement.
A Favor, Not an Endorsement: Sen. Rusty Glover Explains a Check to a County Commission Challenger
State Sen. Rusty Glover's $250 contribution to a Republican challenging an incumbent county commissioner needed explaining. He said it was simply reciprocity, and that he stays out of GOP primaries.
Gill Nets in the Statehouse: A Bayou La Batre Lawmaker Faces Down a Conservation Campaign
The Coastal Conservation Association pressed Alabama lawmakers to ban commercial gill nets in April 2008. State Rep. Spencer Collier, the netters' champion, wanted science and a voluntary buyout instead.
Pipes Too Small, a $650,000 Overrun, and a Name City Hall Recognized
An engineering firm designed a Dauphin Street drainage project for 66-inch pipes when 72-inch pipes were needed. The error cost Mobile $650,000, and the firm's principal had given to the…