Mobile Water and Sewer Rates Set to Rise 5 Percent in 2015
MAWSS customers will see a 5 percent rate increase starting January 2015 as the utility funds repairs to aging pipes and treatment plants.
Mobile City Council Approves Overhaul of Police, Fire Promotion Process
Mobile City Council approved a new promotion testing contract for police and fire departments and debated a residential road closure request.
Mobile City Council Backs ‘Ban the Box’ Resolution on Job Applications
The Mobile City Council unanimously approved a resolution urging the county personnel board to remove criminal history questions from initial job applications.
Thousands of Mobile, Baldwin County Students Missing Updated Vaccine Records
More than 8,000 students across Mobile and Baldwin county schools lack current immunization records, according to local health department data.
Council President Gina Gregory Outlines 2015 Priorities for District 7
Mobile City Council President Gina Gregory highlighted infrastructure, sidewalks and community volunteer efforts as priorities for District 7 in 2015.
Two Found Dead in Mobile Photography Studio in Double Homicide
Mobile police opened a double homicide investigation after a man and woman were found dead inside a longtime photography studio on Florida Street.
Mobile Man Accused of Pistol-Whipping Wendy’s Worker, Carjacking Driver on Dauphin Street
A Mobile man is accused of striking a fast-food worker with a gun and carjacking a driver at gunpoint on Dauphin Street before a brief police chase.
Mobile Lands Bloomberg Grant to Build City Innovation Team
Mobile was selected among 14 cities worldwide for a Bloomberg Philanthropies grant worth roughly $1.65 million to fund a city innovation team.
Family Mourns Mobile Man Killed on Thanksgiving, Survivor of Earlier Shooting
A 23-year-old Mobile man was fatally shot on Thanksgiving night, a year after surviving a separate shooting that left him wounded ten times.
Mobile Housing Board Picks Developers for $439 Million Overhaul
The Mobile Housing Board chose three developers for a sweeping public housing overhaul estimated at up to $439 million under its Transformation Plan 2020.