Sheriff Cochran Stays Neutral in Governor’s Race as Endorsements Shift Around Him
Mobile County Sheriff Sam Cochran flirted with backing Tim James for governor but stayed publicly uncommitted. Former Sheriff Jack Tillman is in the James camp.
Foster Would Take the Party Label Off the District Attorney’s Race — and the Bench
The Democratic nominee for Mobile County district attorney says prosecutors and judges should not run under party banners at all, even as he prepares to appear on the November ballot…
USA Health System Could Be Mobile’s Big Winner as Health Care Law Takes Hold
The University of South Alabama has long carried most of the region's indigent care at a loss. With coverage expanding under the new federal law, that arithmetic may finally change.
Mobile’s $18.5 Million Hole: Every Option on the Table, and None of Them Painless
Facing an $18.5 million shortfall, Mobile officials weighed pay cuts, a sales tax increase, a garbage collection fee and layoffs. Each carried a political price nobody wanted to pay.
Home Builders Back Bradley Byrne in Fairhope as Governor’s Race Money Trickles In
The Home Builders Association of Alabama endorsed Bradley Byrne in Fairhope, his third major business endorsement, while Ron Sparks and Robert Bentley worked the Mobile Bay donor rolls.
Irvington Democrat Scott Buzbee Launches Challenge to State Sen. Ben Brooks
Scott Buzbee of Irvington announced a Democratic bid against Republican Sen. Ben Brooks in District 35, arguing south Mobile County has gotten talk instead of results in Montgomery.
Democrats Land Don Foster for District Attorney as Qualifying Deadline Passes
Former U.S. Attorney Don Foster qualified just before Friday's deadline, giving Mobile County Democrats a candidate for an office their party has held for more than three decades.
Arts Alive Returns to Cathedral Square, Bringing Three Days of Free Performing and Visual Arts to Downtown Mobile
Mobile's Arts Alive festival returned to the historic Cathedral Square Arts District for a free, three-day celebration of theater, film, music, dance and visual art beginning April 9, 2010.
Jazz Appreciation Month: Remembering Mobile-Born Violinist Billy Bang
April is Jazz Appreciation Month, a nationwide observance created to highlight the history and living legacy of jazz. In Mobile, that history includes a musician whose name is far better…
When Could You Wear White? Mobile’s Forgotten Straw Hat Day and the Rules of a Southern Spring
Long before Memorial Day became the national starting gun for white shoes, Mobile mayors proclaimed Straw Hat Day just before Easter. The city archives still hold the proclamations.