Nick Saban Spoke at Team Focus Dinner in Mobile in 2009
Alabama football coach Nick Saban was the featured speaker at Team Focus's 2009 dinner at the University of South Alabama's Mitchell Center in Mobile.
Jo Bonner Reflects on TARP Vote, Tanker Fight and His Decision to Skip the 2010 Governor’s Race
The city of Mobile, founded in 1702, sits at the head of Mobile Bay on the Gulf Coast and serves as the regional hub for much of southwest Alabama. U.S.…
MASA Chairman Vic Lott Fires Back at Tampa Rumors as Mayor Jones Muddies Senior Bowl Funding Fight
Facing a Tampa Tribune report that the Senior Bowl was eyeing a move, MASA chairman Vic Lott issued a detailed rebuttal in April 2009, even as Mayor Sam Jones' comments…
Dark Skies Over the Jail: Herman Thomas Surrenders on a 57-Count Indictment
The former Mobile circuit judge surrendered on charges of extortion, kidnapping and sexual abuse involving nine inmates, while his lawyer denounced the case outside the jail as a 'high tech…
The House That Burns on Purpose: How Donated Homes Became Mobile’s Fire Academy
Not every house fire in Mobile is an accident. Some are set by firefighters, with the owner watching and a tax deduction waiting. The department is also quietly planning for…
A Sponsor at Last? Gulf Coast Classic Said to Be Near a $1.5 Million Deal
Reports circulated that the Gulf Coast Classic was nearing a three-year, $1.5 million title sponsorship, badly needed good news for an event that survived a bruising fight over Mobile city…
Gateway to the Gardens: Stimulus Money Could Reshape the Springhill Avenue Corridor
Federal stimulus dollars are set to resurface Springhill Avenue from I-65 to Municipal Park. A councilwoman wants to add median landscaping and turn the stretch into a proper entrance to…
‘Bama Girl’ Comes to Bienville Square: A Homecoming Campaign, a Secret Society and a Free Screening
The Southern Circuit tour of independent filmmakers closes at Mobile's Ben May Main Library with a documentary about a Black student's run for homecoming queen against the University of Alabama's…
Bluff or Bye-Bye? A Tampa Rumor Puts Mobile’s Senior Bowl on the Bargaining Table
A Tampa newspaper report that the Senior Bowl might leave Mobile set off a firestorm. With the Ladd-Peebles lease expired and city funding denied twice, the timing looked less like…
Mobile School Chief Considered Revising 2009 Closure and Consolidation List
Mobile County school leaders said in March 2009 that some proposed campus closures or consolidations could be reconsidered after public hearings and funding news.