Mobile-Based Fighting Owl Films Aims to Revive Classic Horror
Mobile, Alabama, is not typically the first place that comes to mind when people think of independent filmmaking. For decades the industry’s center of gravity has sat on the coasts,…
Acquitted Ex-Judge Herman Thomas Weighs a Run Against Vivian Figures
Months after his acquittal, former judge Herman Thomas was among several prominent figures weighing a challenge to state Sen. Vivian Figures, whose family had testified for the prosecution at his…
A Mobilian Takes Over Griffith’s Office After the Staff Walks Out
Michael Galloway, a Mobile native who worked for Sonny Callahan and Jo Bonner, became chief of staff to Rep. Parker Griffith days after the congressman's entire staff resigned over his…
Mobile Woman’s Call for Prayer Vigils Over Airbus Tanker Bid Draws City Hall’s Attention
A Mobile woman's call for weekly prayer meetings tied to the city's Air Force tanker bid, complete with a warning about rising floodwaters, reached Mayor Sam Jones, who said he…
Mobile-Area Blues Musician Hank Becker Hospitalized in ICU With Pneumonia, Staph Infection
Hank Becker, a longtime fixture of the Mobile-area blues scene known for decades of work with his band The Boogie Chillin’, remains hospitalized in intensive care this week battling pneumonia…
White Powder Closes Bonner’s Mobile and Foley Offices as Labs Test the Substance
The Mobile and Foley district offices of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner were closed and checked for contamination after employees opened envelopes containing baggies of white powder.
Byrne Brings His Jobs Plan to Brookley as the Governor’s Race Comes to Mobile
Bradley Byrne chose Brookley Field to unveil his economic plan on the first working day of 2010, while rival Bill Johnson addressed the Mobile County Republican Executive Committee the same…
Davis Hits Byrne Over PACT, and 48,000 Alabama Families Are the Audience
Artur Davis attacked Bradley Byrne over a remark about the state's legal obligation to the failing PACT college tuition program, opening a general election fight months before either man had…
A Facebook Page and a Promise: Nathan Davis Challenges Jim Barton in District 104
Republican Nathan Davis launched a primary challenge to veteran state Rep. Jim Barton with a Facebook page and a platform built on one very local promise: no more annexation of…
Army’s First Black Senior Research Scientist to Speak at Mobile’s King Breakfast
Dr. Paul Ruffin, the U.S. Army's first Black senior research scientist, will address the 21st annual Martin Luther King Memorial Breakfast at Bishop State Community College in Mobile.