Former school board president Bill Meredith threw his support behind Grand Bay farmer David Sessions in the House District 105 special election, as a third rival signaled he would vote for the Constitution Party candidate instead.
Category: Grand Bay
News from Grand Bay in Mobile County, Alabama.
Dauphin Island
Consultants Enlisted to Steer BP Claims for Coastal Communities
A state consulting firm hired to help BP navigate its dealings with governments turned to familiar Gulf Coast hands, including Grand Bay’s Taylor Harper, to coordinate communications for Dauphin Island and Bayou la Batre.
Bayou La Batre
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.
Bayou La Batre
A Fundraising Letter, a Field House Debt and a Commissioner’s $200,000 Promise
A supporter’s letter told the men who co-signed a loan for the Alma Bryant field house that Commissioner Mike Dean would steer $200,000 in county money toward the debt if re-elected. Both men denied any deal.
Bayou La Batre
Retired Police Lieutenant Opens Republican Challenge for District 3 County Commission Seat
John E. Graham, a retired Mobile police lieutenant who has run a west Mobile fitness and martial arts gym for two decades, said he would seek the Republican nomination for the District 3 seat on the Mobile County Commission.
Bayou La Batre
First Jobs, Part Two: Crab Picking in Bayou La Batre and a Quarterback Sweeping the Shop
More Mobile-area figures recalled the work that started them off, including a summer picking crab in Bayou La Batre that produced a lifelong vow about education, and a future NFL quarterback cleaning parts.
Bayou La Batre
Bayou La Batre Mayor Backs Challenger, Touching Off Feud Over Block Grant Money
Bayou La Batre Mayor Stan Wright endorsed challenger Mike Burdine over incumbent Mobile County Commissioner Mike Dean in 2004, alleging the fishing village had been shortchanged on block grant funds. Dean called the claim false.