Mobile’s Four-Term Mayor Ruled Out the School Board, and Left the Door Open on Governor
Former Mayor Mike Dow said his wife would tolerate only one more campaign, and it would not be for the school board. In a long reply, he laid out his…
Workforce Alliance Finished Its Plan and Went Looking for Someone to Run It
With a strategic plan complete and major industrial projects arriving in Mobile County, the South Alabama Regional Workforce Development Alliance opened a search for a director to carry the plan…
Ludgood Sworn In, Restoring Mobile County Commission to Full Strength
Merceria Ludgood took the oath as District 1 Mobile County commissioner, telling a Government Plaza crowd that anyone who thought she was too nice to fight for her district should…
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.
Could Surplus FEMA Trailers House the Steel Mill’s Construction Army?
With 29,000 construction workers expected for a $3.7 billion steel mill in north Mobile County, a former Mobile mayor floated an unusual fix: haul surplus FEMA trailers to a planned…
Gary Cooper Quits USA Fundraising Drive, Charging the University Has Failed Black Mobile
Retired Marine general and banker J. Gary Cooper resigned from the University of South Alabama's capital campaign, accusing the school of neglecting the Black community. President Gordon Moulton answered point…
Gunfire Struck a MAWSS Truck as Crews Turned On Water in North Mobile
Two Mobile Area Water and Sewer System employees escaped injury when a shot shattered the rear window of their truck on Next Street. The utility's director called the episode very…
A Mobile Native’s Long-Shot Bid for Birmingham City Hall Drew Notice Back Home
Patrick Cooper, son of a Mobile banker and former ambassador and nephew of a pioneering Prichard mayor, entered Birmingham's mayoral race as an underdog with a famous surname and no…
Sheriff Nomination in Doubt Again as Judge Questions Davon Grey’s Filings
Probate Judge Don Davis cited attorney general's opinions suggesting Davon Grey's failure to meet campaign disclosure deadlines could disqualify him as the Democratic nominee for Mobile County sheriff.
Political Notebook: Sheriff Tillman Prepares to Step Down as a Crowded Field Forms
Mobile County Sheriff Jack Tillman prepared to step down short of finishing his third term, opening the door to a 10-candidate scramble and a governor's pledge to appoint the GOP…