Citronelle Man Was Named Suspect in 2007 Homicide Investigation
Archived WKRG coverage reported that a Citronelle man was named a suspect in a 2007 homicide investigation while facing separate allegations.
Former Prosecutor Michel Nicrosi Joins Herman Thomas’s Legal Team
Mobile attorney Michel Nicrosi, who won an acquittal in the Siegelman corruption trial, joined the defense of former Judge Herman Thomas as the district attorney pressed a criminal investigation.
Money Gap Yawns in Mobile County’s District 1 Commission Race
Democratic nominee Merceria Ludgood held a nearly 100-to-one fundraising lead over Republican Juan Chastang heading into the Oct. 9 special election to restore the Mobile County Commission to full strength.
Judicial Panel Begins Search for Successor After Herman Thomas Resigns
With Judge Herman Thomas gone from the bench, a selection committee chaired by Presiding Judge Charlie Graddick prepared to screen candidates for a Mobile County circuit judgeship, and the list…
County Turns to New Bond Counsel for $70 Million ThyssenKrupp Incentive Issue
Mobile County tapped Matt McDonald and Brian Cash of Miller Hamilton to handle a $70 million bond issue tied to incentives for the $3.7 billion ThyssenKrupp steel plant in north…
Alabama Leads the Nation in Fourth Grade Reading Gains, National Report Card Shows
Alabama's fourth graders posted the largest reading gain of any state on the 2007 National Assessment of Educational Progress, an eight-point jump credited to the Alabama Reading Initiative.
Brooks Files Coastal Insurance Bill, Bringing Riley to Irvington to Sell It
State Sen. Ben Brooks proposed an Alabama Coastal Insurance Authority to draw private carriers back to the coast, and scheduled a news conference with Gov. Bob Riley at First Baptist…
Judge Herman Thomas Faced Inmate Paddling Claims Five Years Before Investigation
Sworn statements filed in a 2002 lawsuit by a Mobile inmate accused Judge Herman Thomas of paddling prisoners, five years before a judicial inquiry took up the same allegations.
Shelby Announces $4.76 Million for Mobile’s State Docks Intermodal Project
U.S. Sen. Richard Shelby announced a $4.76 million federal award to the Alabama State Port Authority in Mobile for the State Docks intermodal facility, the second installment of a $20…
Schillinger Road Business District Annexed Into Mobile in 2007
A 2007 special election brought a West Mobile business district along Schillinger Road into Mobile's city limits.