A Mobile County judge threw out the capital murder case against former state trooper George Martin, who spent 15 years on death row, citing willful prosecutor misconduct in the 1995 death of his wife.
Category: Tillmans Corner
News from Tillmans Corner in Mobile County, Alabama.
Baldwin County
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Real Estate Roundup: Acme Oyster House Picks Gulf Shores; Publix Says No to Midtown
New Orleans-based Acme Oyster House zeroed in on Gulf Shores for a waterfront restaurant, while Publix declined a Midtown Mobile site and a Flora-Bama spinoff opened on Ole River.
Atmore
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Congressional Challenger Works the Coast as GOP Primary Campaigns Intensify
Peter Gounares carried his challenge to U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner across five counties, Bradley Byrne called a news conference in Orange Beach, and Luther Strange lined up Mobile money.
Local News
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A Facebook Page and a Promise: Nathan Davis Challenges Jim Barton in District 104
Republican Nathan Davis launched a primary challenge to veteran state Rep. Jim Barton with a Facebook page and a platform built on one very local promise: no more annexation of Tillmans Corner.
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A Newcomer on a Flatbed Truck: Nathan Davis Signals a Challenge in House District 104
Political newcomer Nathan Davis appeared in the Tillman’s Corner Christmas Parade with campaign signs, signaling a possible challenge to state Rep. Jim Barton in House District 104.
Baldwin County
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Highway Officials Cool to ‘Northern Route’ as Answer to Wallace Tunnel Gridlock
State and federal highway officials told supporters of a Cochrane-Africatown bridge route that it likely could not meet the purpose of relieving Interstate 10 congestion at the Wallace Tunnel.
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First Jobs, Part Four: The Mail Route, the DDT Truck and the Shoe Department Ambush
A substitute mail carrier’s route through Tillman’s Corner, a summer spent driving a city DDT truck and a teenage boy’s crushing disappointment in a department store shoe department round out the recollections.
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Ben Brooks Set a Barbecue Rally on Highway 90 to Launch His State Senate Campaign
Mobile City Councilman Ben Brooks scheduled an April 2006 rally and barbecue on Highway 90 West to kick off his Republican campaign for Alabama Senate District 35 against George Callahan.
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A Year After Resigning, Holland Seeks His Old School Board Seat Back
Retired grocery executive John Holland moved to reclaim the Mobile County school board seat he gave up after an ethics ruling, setting up a Republican primary against the woman appointed to replace him.
Coden
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George Callahan Launched a Shrimp-Boil Campaign to Retake His South Mobile County Senate Seat
Former state Sen. George Callahan opened his 2006 bid to reclaim south Mobile County’s District 35 seat with a shrimp boil in Coden that he said drew more than 200 people.