South Mobile County Relay for Life Sets Fourth Annual ‘Relay Idol’ Talent Search
Relay for Life of South Mobile County will hold its fourth annual Relay Idol Talent Search at 10 a.m. on May 1 at the Tillman’s Corner Community Center, 5055 Carol…
Naturalist E. O. Wilson Returns to South Alabama for Two Book Events on “Anthill”
Pulitzer Prize-winning biologist and naturalist E. O. Wilson returned to the region where his scientific career began this week for two public appearances tied to his latest book, a novel…
A Senator for the Defense: Richard Shelby Gets Appointed to a Mobile Drug Case
A clerical mix-up in Mobile County District Court assigned U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby to represent an indigent defendant. The senator called the judge himself to sort it out.
Tea Parties Set for Mobile and Daphne as Shelby Renews Flat Tax Push on Tax Day
The Common Sense Campaign will rally at Bienville Square and the Daphne Civic Center on April 15, while Sen. Richard Shelby marks the filing deadline with a call to end…
Bay Sound Marks Record Store Day With Sidewalk Sale and Exclusive Vinyl
Mobile-area record shop Bay Sound is celebrating Record Store Day on April 17 with a dollar sidewalk sale, discounted used vinyl, and limited exclusive releases including a Wilco live box…
Counting to Five: The Sales Tax Vote Rests on One Council Member
Mayor Sam Jones has made his case for a penny sales tax. The measure was laid over Tuesday, and the arithmetic on a seven-member council now points to a single…
Jones Abandons Pay Cut, Asks Council for a Penny Sales Tax Increase
With city workers descending on City Hall, Mayor Sam Jones dropped his 10-percent pay cut and took a one-cent sales tax increase to the council's finance committee instead.
Byrne Camp Sees AEA’s Hand Behind Attack Ad from a PAC Nobody Can Trace
A television spot from True Republican PAC attacks Bradley Byrne's conservative credentials by digging into his Democratic past. His campaign says the money trail leads to the teachers' lobby.
Yo Gotti Show at Mobile Civic Center Called Off
A scheduled Mobile stop on rapper Yo Gotti’s “Live From the Kitchen” tour has been canceled. The Memphis rapper, born Mario Mims, had been set to perform at the Mobile…
Mobile Artist Brad Robertson Wins Statewide Award in Energen Art Competition
A Mobile artist has taken home top honors in one of Alabama’s largest juried art competitions. Brad Robertson won the Non-Representational Award for his piece “Up to the Wall” in…