Prichard Council President Bracy Draws Endorsements in House Runoff
Prichard City Council President Napoleon Bracy picked up the backing of two former lawmakers as he headed into a Democratic runoff for the Alabama House District 98 seat.
After the Sales Tax Vote, a Mobile Citizen Presses the City Council on Discipline
A Mobile resident wrote the City Council after its vote to raise the sales tax for 16 months, urging members to demand austerity, transparency and hard metrics from the Jones…
Prichard’s Own: How Lil Greenwood Went From Sunday School to Duke Ellington’s Bandstand
Long before she earned the nickname "One Take Lil" from Duke Ellington, Prichard native Lil Greenwood was a schoolteacher with a voice that would carry her from a San Francisco…
A Decade On: How a Grand Jury Moved to Remove Prichard’s Mayor and Council
Ten years after a Mobile County grand jury accused Prichard's mayor and council of willful neglect and incompetence, the case remains a cautionary tale about municipal finances gone wrong.
Erwin Rolls Out the Heavy Artillery: A Host List That Reads Like Mobile’s Political Rolodex
Mark Erwin's district attorney campaign assembled a fundraising host list spanning ex-congressmen, former mayors, sitting legislators and both parties, aiming to raise roughly $70,000 in two hours.
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…
Prichard Rewrites Its Bingo Rules as the District Attorney Calls the Machines Illegal
The Prichard City Council moved to amend its electronic bingo ordinance, arguing that machines are still bingo. Mobile County's district attorney said the law says otherwise.
A Mobile Family’s Son Leads the Birmingham Mayor’s Race Into a Runoff
Attorney Patrick Cooper, son of retired Maj. Gen. Gary Cooper of Mobile, led the field in the Birmingham mayoral election and headed into a January runoff against William Bell.
Tyson’s Options Narrow: Democrats Look Elsewhere for an Attorney General Candidate
Mobile County's district attorney was his party's nominee for attorney general in 2006. Three years on, the path to a rematch looks steeper, and other Democrats are circling the 2010…
Hearts of Gold: Mobile Volunteers Honor the Students Behind the Prom Dress Boutique
Volunteers of Mobile recognized the St. Paul's Interact Club for its Pretty in Pink prom dress giveaway, and gave a youth merit award to classmates who volunteered in Prichard and…