Should Mobile Pay Its Mayor Like a CEO? A Council Idea Stirs Debate
A Mobile city councilor is expected to propose more than doubling the mayor's salary to $200,000, making the case that the city must pay a market rate to attract executive…
Insurance Reform Panel to Hear Coastal Voices in Mobile
The Alabama Affordable Homeowners Insurance Commission scheduled a public forum in Mobile, and Sen. Ben Brooks urged a strong coastal turnout on the anniversary of Hurricane Katrina.
Lipstick, Lies & Alibis Brings Murder Mystery Theater to Mobile’s Carnival Museum
Mobile Mystery Dinners and the MMD Players stage their next whodunit, Lipstick, Lies & Alibis, on Saturday, August 13, 2011, inside the Mobile Carnival Museum — with doors at 6:30…
Golfers Name Their Nemesis: The Toughest Holes in Mobile and Baldwin
From the pond-guarded par 3 at Lake Forest to the island hole at Lakewood and the long par fours at Azalea City, area golfers offered spirited nominations for the region's…
Flutist Kent Jordan and Chris Saunders Headline GCEH Jazz Fest’s ‘Jazz in Bienville’ Concert
New Orleans flutist Kent Jordan returns to the Gulf Coast to headline the “Jazz in Bienville” concert presented by the Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival on Saturday, August…
Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Fest Poetry Slam Draws Crowd to Museum of Mobile
The Museum of Mobile was alive with the rhythm and power of spoken word on the evening of August 4, 2011, as poets gathered for the poetry slam competition held…
Nodine Defense Points to Drug Theft in Baldwin Coroner’s Office
An attorney for Stephen Nodine demanded scrutiny of a theft of evidence drugs from the Baldwin County coroner's office, seeking to link it to the medications of Angel Downs as…
California City Votes to Boycott Alabama Over Immigration Law
Leaders in Carson, California, adopted a resolution calling for a boycott of Alabama in protest of the state's tough new immigration law, directing staff to review contracts with Alabama businesses.
Study Ranks Alabama Counties, and Flags Mobile’s Juvenile Arrests
An 80-page Alabama State University study ranked all 67 counties on economy, health care, public safety and education, listing Mobile County with the state's highest number of juvenile arrests.
Bentley Names Malone Chief Justice, Setting Up a Statewide Contest
Gov. Robert Bentley appointed his chief of staff, Chuck Malone, to lead the state Supreme Court, but Mobile County's Charlie Graddick and Baldwin native Lyn Stuart set up a potentially…