Restaurateur Mead Miller Enters the Race for Mobile’s Open Council Seat
Picklefish co-owner Mead Miller announced his candidacy for Mobile City Council District 7 in June 2005, the only council district with no incumbent seeking re-election.
Ten Names in the Mix as School Board Moves to Fill a Vacant Seat
After John Holland resigned from the Mobile County school board following an ethics ruling, at least ten names circulated as possible appointees, with a state takeover looming if the board…
Lions Club Prepares to Roast the Outgoing Mayor of Mobile
The Mobile Lions Club scheduled a March 31, 2005 roast of retiring Mayor Mike Dow, with allies and old critics alike lined up to take their turn at the microphone.
Mobile Eye-Drug Startup InnoRx Sold to SurModics in $38.7 Million Deal
InnoRx Pharmaceuticals, a Mobile company built around an implant that delivers drugs inside the eye for more than a year, has been acquired by Minnesota-based SurModics in a cash-and-stock deal…
Copeland Aims for a Sixth Term on the Mobile City Council, but a Firefighter May Challenge Him
Mobile City Council President Reggie Copeland said in December 2004 he would seek a record sixth term in District 5, even as city firefighter Bryan T. Lee weighed his first…
Mobile Mayor Mike Dow Poised to Step Aside, Clearing the Way for a Peavy-Jones Contest
Sources said in December 2004 that Mobile Mayor Mike Dow did not intend to seek a fifth term, setting up an expected 2005 mayoral race between City Councilman John Peavy…