Mobile and Baldwin County News
News from Mobile in Mobile County, Alabama.
Author Ravi Howard has settled in Mobile with his family after publishing his debut novel, “Like Trees Walking,” which tells the story of the 1981 lynching of Michael Donald through…
Mobile indie band El Cantador is riding a wave of local recognition after taking home three 2009 awards, including Best Local Band. Bassist Johnny Gwin won Best Area Bass Player,…
The 2009 Gulf Coast Ethnic and Heritage Jazz Festival wrapped up in downtown Mobile last week, and organizers say the annual event pulled off a strong showing despite a shoestring…
One of the more remarkable chapters in Mobile County’s history begins with a bet. In 1860, Mobile shipyard owner Timothy Meaher wagered $100,000 with friends that he could defy the…
Nearly two centuries after the United States banned the importation of enslaved people, a Mobile-area businessman financed one final, illegal voyage across the Atlantic — and the community founded by…
In a lengthy letter, Dale Mims disputed a published account of Mobile's era of political indictments, arguing the prosecutions of the 1970s and 1980s were shaped by displaced money and…
State Rep. Jamie Ison, R-Mobile, prepared to launch her campaign for a third term in House District 101 with a July 14 reception in Spring Hill backed by a host…
Mobile's Stop the Madness rally brought businesses, churches and community groups together in 2009 to connect teenagers with positive activities, jobs and alternatives to gangs and crime.
The Sunrise Rotary Club of Mobile devoted its first June 2009 meeting to a report on China by two local portfolio managers, days after honoring high school athletes from McGill-Toolen…
Several Mobile public pools remained closed after Memorial Day in 2009 while the city addressed federal safety requirements and repairs estimated at about $25,000 per pool.