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Category: Semmes
News from Semmes in Mobile County, Alabama.
Dauphin Island
The Woman Who Walks Dauphin Island’s Beaches Every Day, Looking Down
Leslie Norris drives from Semmes to Dauphin Island nearly every day for work, then comes back on weekends to shell. Twelve years in, she has found two Johnstone’s junonias, the rare state shell most collectors never see.
Mobile County
Semmes School Board Veteran Ken Megginson Weighs One More Term
Longtime Mobile County school board member Ken Megginson of Semmes said he was torn over whether to seek re-election, calling the stewardship of 60,000 students an awesome responsibility he was reluctant to leave.
Baldwin County
Small Business Group Endorses Bipartisan Slate of Coastal Legislators
The National Federation of Independent Business backed a bipartisan slate of state legislative candidates ahead of the November election, including a roster of incumbent lawmakers from Mobile and Baldwin counties.
Semmes
Semmes Voters to Decide Whether to Become Mobile County’s 11th City
Residents of the west Mobile County community of Semmes were set to decide at the polls whether to incorporate as the county’s 11th municipality, with organizers predicting a lopsided margin in favor.
Local News
Field Grows to Six in Mobile County Commission District 2 Special Election
A towing company owner and a school board member joined the scramble for the vacant District 2 seat, bringing the Republican field to six, with a party-sponsored candidate forum set for July 8.
Baldwin County
Turnout Runs ‘Extremely Low’ Across Mobile County on Primary Day
Mobile County Probate Judge Don Davis reported light voter participation at polling places from Citronelle to Saraland as Alabamians voted in party primaries, while campaigns readied election night gatherings across the city.
Local News
Connie Hudson to Announce Bid for Mobile County Commission District 2
Mobile City Councilwoman Connie Hudson prepared to formally launch her campaign for the vacant District 2 seat on the Mobile County Commission, joining a Republican field forming quickly ahead of the July 13 special election.
Local News
Nodine Resigns County Commission Seat; Special Election Set for July 13
Stephen Nodine’s resignation from the Mobile County Commission ended the impeachment case against him and set off a scramble for the District 2 seat, with a special election scheduled for July 13.
Local News
An $8,500 Pass-Through Splits Mobile County’s Democrats: Outrage or Politics as Usual?
Mobile County’s Democratic leaders were divided over $8,500 in state party money that moved through their committee to a get-out-the-vote group. The chairman called it laundering. Others called it Tuesday.