Baldwin Deputies Announced Capital Murder Charge in 2009 Loxley Case
Baldwin County deputies announced a capital murder charge in February 2009 after a man was found dead near Loxley on Truck Trail 17.
Bay Minette Attorney Bob Wills Signed On to Run Tim James’ Baldwin County Campaign
Tim James named Bay Minette attorney and longtime school board president Bob Wills as his Baldwin County regional director, tapping one of North Baldwin's most durable civic figures for his…
Port Director Jimmy Lyons Briefed Sunrise Rotary as Mobile’s Docks Boomed
Alabama State Port Authority chief Jimmy Lyons addressed the Sunrise Rotary Club of Mobile in February 2009, with a $100 million Pinto Island terminal under way to serve the ThyssenKrupp…
Prichard Announced Layoffs and Four-Day Workweeks in 2009
Prichard announced 17 layoffs, four-day workweeks for most city employees and limits on take-home vehicles in February 2009 to address municipal financial problems.
Who Inspires Our Leaders? South Alabama Officials Named Their Political Heroes
Asked to name the political hero who shaped them, area officeholders past and present answered with presidents and prime ministers - and, more often than expected, with their own mothers…
Prichard Residents Pressed for Water-Board Changes in 2009
Prichard residents and Mayor Ron Davis discussed high water bills, water-board authority and public-record costs at a February 2009 City Council meeting.
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Judy Belk Entered the District 22 Senate Race as a Republican; Sheldon Day Stepped Aside
The special election to succeed the late state Sen. Pat Lindsey took shape in February 2009, with Citronelle's Judy McCain Belk running as a Republican and Thomasville Mayor Sheldon Day…
Russell Ladd’s ‘Delta Awareness’ Took Sunrise Rotary Into the Mobile-Tensaw Swamp
A twelve-minute film drawn from six decades in the Mobile-Tensaw River Delta was the program at the Sunrise Rotary Club of Mobile on Feb. 4, 2009, along with a warning…
A Phantom Website Pushed Steve Nodine for Mayor. He Said He Wasn’t Running.
An anonymous website urged Mobile County Commissioner Steve Nodine to challenge Mayor Sam Jones in 2009. Nodine said flatly that he would not run, and his allies accused the mayor's…
Jo Bonner Ruled Out a Run for Governor, Choosing Appropriations Over Montgomery
U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner announced in February 2009 that he would not seek the Republican nomination for governor in 2010, ending months of speculation and clearing the field for other…