One State Senate Race Could Topple a Row of Political Dominoes in Mobile
If Ben Brooks unseated Sen. Gary Tanner in 2006, the result would open a Mobile City Council seat, revive a county commission rivalry and set off a scramble that would…
Bernie Dittman, the Man Who Made WABB the Sound of Mobile, Dies at 79
For nearly 50 years Bernie Dittman ran WABB as an independent family station, turning down offers from the giants of corporate radio. Colleagues remembered a fierce competitor and a loyal…
In the Dog Days of Summer, Mobile’s Officials Introduce Their Pets
With the summer heat settling in, area officials past and present shared the boxers, hounds, cats and rescues that keep them company, a warmer counterpoint to the city's debates over…
Transit Money, Drainage Work and Tennis Courts on the Mobile City Council Agenda
The Mobile City Council took up a $650,000 budget increase for the Wave Metro Transit System, drainage contracts and a rebuild of the Mobile Tennis Center at its Aug. 1,…
Mobile Business Leaders to Host a Major Fundraiser for Tyson’s Attorney General Bid
An array of Mobile-area leaders lined up to host a major fundraiser for District Attorney John Tyson's Democratic campaign for attorney general, with contributions sought at $500, $1,000 and $2,500.
Political Notebook: Democrats Seek a Soft Spot in Bob Riley’s Re-election Armor
With Amendment One fading from memory and Gov. Bob Riley courting industry, Alabama Democrats searched for a weakness heading into the fall campaign, while local sidewalks and a federal lawsuit…
Alabama’s Longest-Serving Judge to Leave the Mobile Bench Three Months Early
Circuit Judge Ferrill D. McRae, appointed by George Wallace 41 years earlier and the longest continuously serving judge in Alabama history, planned to step down from the Mobile bench on…
Political Notebook: A Redneck Woman for BayFest and a New Fire Chief for Bayou La Batre
Country star Gretchen Wilson was headed to BayFest, a longtime Mobile firefighter was poised to lead Bayou La Batre's department, and a former sheriff was at work on a book.
Shelby Presses Senate to Restore Funding for Tanker That Could Be Built in Mobile
Alabama's senior senator warned a Senate defense panel in July 2006 that cutting $203.9 million from the KC-135 tanker replacement program would delay a contract that could bring aircraft work…
Senate Passes Homeland Security Bill Carrying Mobile River Bridge and Coast Guard Aircraft Money
The full Senate approved a 2007 homeland security spending bill in July 2006 with $155.6 million for Coast Guard patrol aircraft trained on in Mobile and $4 million for the…