Mobile Council Committee to Weigh Dropping the Word ‘Race’ from City Forms
A Mobile City Council committee is set to take up a proposal that would scrub the word “race” from the city’s forms and documents, replacing it with “ethnicity” in official…
Downtown Mobile’s Broad Street Corridor Set for Two-Week Closure as Utility Work Begins
Drivers who rely on Broad Street through downtown Mobile will need to find another route for roughly two weeks this summer. The City of Mobile announced that the stretch of…
Several Hundred People March Through Downtown Pensacola in Peaceful Protest
Up to 300 people marched down Palafox Street in downtown Pensacola Friday evening in a peaceful demonstration in solidarity with the black community. The march began at Plaza de Luna…
Albert Simpson Returns to LuLu’s Gulf Shores as Local Live Music Finds Its Way Back
The Alabama Gulf Coast’s live music calendar is showing signs of life again, and veteran troubadour Albert Simpson’s return is one of the clearest signals. After a stretch in which…
State Inmate Backlog in County Jails Raises COVID-19 Risks, ACCA Warns
Gov. Kay Ivey has ordered the Alabama Department of Corrections to develop a plan for moving thousands of state inmates out of county jails, where they have been held for…
State Inmate Backlog at Mobile County Metro Jail Raises COVID-19 Concerns
A backlog of thousands of state inmates left in Alabama county jails during the COVID-19 pandemic has strained Mobile County Metro Jail, prompting Gov. Kay Ivey to order a state…
Dauphin Island Begins Cleanup After Tropical Storm Cristobal Floods West End
Crews on Dauphin Island started pumping out floodwater and clearing debris Monday morning after Tropical Storm Cristobal sent water and sand washing over roads in south Mobile County. The work…
Tropical Storm Cristobal Floods Downtown Mobile Streets, Stranding Drivers
Streets in downtown Mobile took on water Monday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Cristobal moved through the Gulf Coast, leaving at least one driver’s car stranded and others wary…
Pensacola protest organizer tells mayor ‘we are here to stay until we get change’
Pensacola Mayor Grover Robinson is asking peaceful protesters to leave Graffiti Bridge after some demonstrators stepped into the street at the Three Mile Bridge over the weekend. The appeal came…
Mobile County Relocates 21 Polling Places Ahead of Elections to Aid COVID-19 Social Distancing
The Mobile County Commission approved relocating 21 polling places for upcoming elections, citing the need for larger spaces to allow social distancing during the COVID-19 pandemic.